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Surgical First Assist
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health-sciences
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surgery
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The left gastric - right gastric - right gastroepiploic - left gastroepiploic - and short gastric arteries supply the
Stomach
Perforation
Underlying muscle tension
Each leg raised slowly and gently as it is grasped by the toes
2. During common bile duct exploration - which structures are more likely to be accidently injured?
Triangle of Calot
Hepatic artery
Myocardial ischemia
Splenic - superior mesenteric
3. What is a fibrocartilage structure of the acetabular fossa that encloses the head of the femur?
Labrum
Cutting
Renal calyx
Vertebral and internal carotids
4. What may be requested during an emergency femoral embolectomy?
At the location of the inguinal ligament
Arteriograms
Fifth and tenth
Wet towels
5. The three protective tissue layers called the meninges lie in the following order - starting with the most superficial
Duramater - arachnoid - pia mater (DAP)
Bacteria
Arrest
Hypocalcemia
6. The reversal agent for heparin-induced anticoagulant is...
Cystic
Peroneal
Protamine sulfate
Increase in end-tidal CO2
7. When drawing a blood sample - a safe time lapse between blood drawing and analysis is...
Approx. 2 feet from the ileocecal valve
10 minutes
Levartenernol (levophed)
Superior
8. The frontal lobe is bounded posteriorly by the central sulcus - also called the
Arteriograms
Choroid
Fissure of rolando
Retention
9. The head of the pancreas is surrounded by the
Duodenum
Protamine sulfate
Glenoid labrum
Cholangitis
10. The cartilage distal to the thyroid cartilage and proximal to the thyroid gland is the
Green
Uterine
On the opposite side of the OR table from the surgeon
Cricoid
11. Which congential anomalies limit the skull's volume and increases the intracranial pressure?
Anterior screws is competed first
Craniosynostosis
Herniation
Hematoma
12. What sutures should not be used int he placement of heart valves?
Ventricles
Osteochondral defects
Polydioxanone
Edge of the minor calyces
13. Which types of fractures is at the greatest risk for infection?
Gastric bypass
Open
Talus
Aspiration
14. When an immediate confirmation of malignancy is needed - the specimen will be sent to pathology for
Anterior screws is competed first
Herniation
Frozen section
Right hepatic
15. The curved transverse incision used for pelvic surgery is called a/an
Pfannensteil
5 -000 - 10 -000/mm3
Cefazolin
The footplate of the stapes cannot move
16. Which two electrolytes are essential for normal cardiac contractions?
Potassium and calcium
Patellar tendon
Employer liability for employee's negligent conduct
Triangle of doom
17. What local anesthetic is used most frequently for preoperative ocular-instillation?
Circumflex and anterior descending arteries
Wire scissors
Tetracaine
Inferior to the rib
18. Sutures fromt he ear may be removed after
10 - 14 days
Kraske
Gastric bypass
Nucleus pulposus
19. During a carotid endarterectomy - which arteries are initially incised?
Duramater - arachnoid - pia mater (DAP)
Common carotid
Respiratory difficulties
Meibomian gland
20. Impaired healing of a vertical abdominal incision can result in
Lower leg flexed - upper leg straight
Herniation
Anaphylaxis
Vein
21. Which nerve that innervates the muscles around the chin must be protected from injury when repairing a fracture of the madible?
Provide exposure
Marginal mandibular
Ventricles
Iliohypogastic and ilioinguinal
22. According to the Mallampati classification of preoperatively assessing airway adequacy for intubation purposes What is Class III?
Splenectomy
Circumflex and anterior descending arteries
Only the base of the uvula can be visualized
Ligament of treitz
23. The legal doctrine that mandages every professional to carry out his or her duties according to the national standards of care practiced throughout the country is the
Adjacent stab wound incision
Doctrine of reasonable man
Body fluids and laser plume
7.3 - 7.4
24. A needle biopsy of the lung may be accomplished with a
Inferior mesenteric vein - superior mesenteric vein - superior hemorrhoidal vein - splenic vein - right gastric artery - portal vein
Chiba
Axillary tail of Spence
Recurrent laryngeal
25. The amount of tension or pull expressed in pounds that a suture can withstand before it breaks is...
Foramen
Tensile strength
Low lithotomy
250-300mmHg
26. What is a result of potassium imbalance?
Ventricular repolarization
Abdominal aorta
Cardiac arrhythmias
Incarcerated hernia
27. The flexure between the transverse colon and the descending colon is called the
Splenic
Mri
4.2 - 6.1 mill/ul
Nerve damage
28. Normal adult male range for RBC is...
Axillary
4.2 - 6.1 mill/ul
1.015 - 1.025
Vertebral
29. Which rectus muscle moves the eyeball upward and medially?
Cholangitis
Superior
Absorbable - synthetic
Nerves of latarjet
30. Pathologic enlargement of the male breast is called
Nerves of latarjet
Gynecomastia
Anterior cruciate
Right hepatic
31. The setting of the pneumatic tourniquet pressure on an average adult for a lower extremity should be
Higher than the systolic pressure by one-half of the value
Abdominal aorta
Extracorporeal
Esophagus
32. In severe aortic stenosis the following are indications for valve replacement
Tibial tuberosity
Tort
Congestive heart failure - angina - syncope Palpitations
Abduction of the shoulder
33. What referes to a civil wrong committed against a person or property - not including a breach of contract?
Tort
Golgi complex
Secobarbital
Talus
34. Postop complications of an appendectomy include these
Intestinal obstruction - stump rupture - sepsis
Wet towels
Brocas
Absorbable - synthetic
35. What is the nourishing coat of the eyeball that consists mainly of blood vessels?
Ampulla of vater
Klatskin
Choroid
Middle cerebral
36. Incomplete closure of paired verterbral arches that can be treated surgically is know as
Heart failure
Sinuses of Valsalva
Absence of a popliteal artery pulse when palpated
Spina bifida
37. Which nerve is at the greatest risk for injury during a thyroidectomy?
Recurrent laryngeal
Caesarean section
4-8L/minute
Renal
38. The ovary is suspended from the posterior leaf of the broad ligament by the
Vertebral
Brachiocephalic - left common carotid - left subclavian
Mesovarium
Higher than the systolic pressure by one-half of the value
39. Which vein proximally travels across the neck of the abdominal aorta?
Labrum
Water
Renal
Can cause severe ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity
40. At the base of each internal carotid artery is an enlargement called the
Foramen
Open
Sinus
3 months
41. The tibial and common peroneal nerves are terminal branches of the what nerves?
Sutures should be placed in deep tissue to prevent hematoma
Duodenum
Sciatic
Debridement
42. What structures are located in the anterior mediastinum?
Procedure is complete
Hematoma
Thymus - ascending aorta - lymph nodes
Radical keratotomy
43. Under which structure is the nerve trapped in carpal tunnel syndrome?
Cefazolin
Low lithotomy
Transverse carpal ligament
Each leg raised slowly and gently as it is grasped by the toes
44. Which cranial nerves innervate the superior oblique muscle?
YAG
Aqueduct of Sylvius
Trochlear (IV)
Expand blood plasma volume
45. What cavities within the brain is filled with CSF?
Ventricles
Duramater - arachnoid - pia mater (DAP)
Inguinal ligament
Arch bars
46. The fascia surrounding the kidney is called
Secobarbital
Azygos
Internal carotid
Gerotas
47. Which cranial nerve emerges from the medulla - passes through the skull - and descends through the neck region into the thorax and abdominal region?
X
Vesicovaginal
Drying of secretions
Circumflex and anterior descending arteries
48. During a triple arthrodesis - the capsule of the talonavicular - calcaneoocuboid and subtalar joint are circumferentially incised to...
Cholangitis
Suspend the vesicle neck
Vein
Gain as much ankle joint mobility as possible
49. Removal of all liver tissue to the right of the falciform ligament is called?
250-300mmHg
Intestinal obstruction - stump rupture - sepsis
Trisegmentectomy
Falx cerebri
50. The most frequent site of cartilage tears in the knee joint is the
Medial meniscus
Hepaticojejunostomy
Date of expiration
Smith's