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Surgical First Assist
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health-sciences
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A vagotomy is typically performed in conjection with which other procedure?
Rugae
Gain as much ankle joint mobility as possible
Pyloroplasty
Sciatic
2. A patient is being evaluated for undergoing a breast reconstruction procedure and indicates she still smokes. Which procedures would the surgical assistant recommend?
Ureteral reimplantation
Temporal
Free TRAM flap
Protamine sulfate
3. Is procaryotic
Bacteria
Superior
Abducens (IV)
Shearing
4. NOT a layer of an artery
Wire scissors
Median
Tunica musclaris
Myringotomy
5. The thoracic duct begins in the
Abdomen at the cisterna chyli
Cecum
Total abdominal hysterectomy
Iliac crest
6. To prevent the plates - screws and rods from breaking when performing a spinal fusion - bone graft is need to fuse to...
Tunica musclaris
Bone
Hematoma
Fracture of the proximal third of the ulna with radial dislocation
7. What is normal cardiac output for an adult?
4-8L/minute
Superior and inferior mesenteric arteries
Abducens (IV)
Dantrolene
8. The branches of the aortic arch are...
Permission is signed by two consulting physicians
Platelets
Internal mammary - axillary and lateral thoracic
Brachiocephalic - left common carotid - left subclavian
9. The reactions ototoxity and nephrotoxity can be a result of administering
Venous air embolism
Aminoglycosides
Performed as a two handed tie
Dacryocystorhinostomy
10. Which dressing is used when moderate to heavy fluid drainage is expected?
Uterine
Three layer
Inferior thyroid artery
7.3 - 7.4
11. A left subcostal incision is typically used for
Oculomotor (III)
Splenectomy
Rheumatic fever
Levator ani
12. In which procedures will the patient be placed in supine position with the right side slightly elevated by a wedge?
Transversalis fascia
Median
Caesarean section
Cutting
13. Continuous lateral stitches placed beneath the epithelial layer of the skin are...
Subcuticular
Labrum
Permission is signed by two consulting physicians
Patellar tendon
14. Epinephrine should be used in this situation
Lysosome
Ischemic orchitis
Hypotension
Anaphylaxis
15. Increased WBC - bilirubin - alkaline phosphatase and positive blood culture would be associated with
Forearm
Vertical midline
Cholangitis
Wet towels
16. Which movements of the upper extremity would be most painful if tendinitis of the supraspinatus muscle is present?
Subcuticular stitch
Osteochondral defects
Abduction of the shoulder
Claw hand
17. Which section of the stomach is wrapped behind the esophagus during a Nissen procedure?
Fundus
Isthmus
Right and left common iliacs
3.5 - 5.5 mEq/L
18. Which affect renal vascular resistance?
Mannitol
Pyloromyotomy
Hypoxia
Hematocrit value
19. Jackson's membrane would be found near the
Fifth
Cecum
3.5 - 5.5 mEq/L
Hypothyroidism - tetany - hoarseness
20. Following injury to the lower limb - your patient's knee is evaluated. His leg can easily be displaced anteriorly on a fixed thigh. This would indicate a torn
Anterior cruicate ligament
Splenectomy
Chief
Obturator
21. The mechanical strength of a weak eye muscle due to strabismus in a pediatric patient can be corrected by...
Propofol
Hepatic artery
Tucking - advancement - resection
Metastatic disease
22. What is the loose areolar tissue that seperates the breast fromt he pectoralis major muscle?
Interrupted
Treat hydrocephalus
Trauma victim with extensive burns of the body
Retromammary space
23. Cleft lip repair is usually recommended at
3 months
Free TRAM flap
Thrombin
Cecum
24. What statement describes second-degree AV block?
Some - but not all - atrial beats are conducted to the ventricles
Cricoid cartilage and suprasternal notch
Peripheral vascular disease
Debridement
25. Plication of the inferior vena cava or insertion of an imbrella-type filter is performed to treat
Inflammation
Berry
Pulmonary embolus
Stomach
26. During a carotid endarterectomy - which arteries are initially incised?
Common carotid
Spleen
Gerotas
Hand
27. A solution used for eye irrigation is...
Inderal
Sciatic
Facial
Balanced salt solution (BSS)
28. Acid based imbalances reflect
Hypoxia - hypothermia - and hypovolemia
Expand blood plasma volume
Infraumbilical
Absorbable - synthetic
29. The five branches of the facial nerve from
Cricoid
Recurrent laryngeal
Trochlear (IV)
Temporal - zygomatic - buccal - madibular - cervical
30. The condition of imperforate anus includes these
Hypothyroidism - tetany - hoarseness
Craniosynostosis
Some - but not all - atrial beats are conducted to the ventricles
Stenosis - agenesis - membrane atresia
31. Newborn vomiting - free of bile - and projectile in nature - is indicative of...
Pyloric stenosis
Veins
Reverse trendelenburg
Cricoid cartilage and suprasternal notch
32. These complications can result from a total thyroidectomy
Steri-strips
Hypothyroidism - tetany - hoarseness
Vein
Anaphylaxis
33. Which carpal bones are fractured most frequently?
Gas gangrene
Anterior cruicate ligament
Lembert
Scaphoid
34. The great sensory nerve of the face and head is the
Trigeminal
Dura
According to surgeon's preference
Inderal
35. Lidocaine with epinephrine is contraindicated in surgery of the
Fibula
10 - 14 days
Hand
Perpendicular to the long axis of the underlying muscle
36. Which cranial nerves innervate the lateral rectus muscle of the eye?
Abducens (IV)
Secobarbital
Anterior cruicate ligament
Peroneal
37. Which cranial nerves are at risk for injury during acarotid endarterectomy?
Iliac
Abduction of the shoulder
Interrupted
Hypoglassal
38. At the base of each internal carotid artery is an enlargement called the
Levartenernol (levophed)
Tentorium cerebelli - transverse
Sinus
Clostridium perfringens
39. An injury to the long thoracic nerve could cause
Thoracodorsal
Ureteral reimplantation
Cricoid
Winged scapula
40. Blood passes through the bicuspid (mitral) valve when it flows from...
the right atrium to the right ventricle
Within normal range
Peripheral vascular disease
Trisegmentectomy
41. A lower oblique incision is called a/an
Hold everyone legally responsible for their hown negligent acts
Inguinal
Green
Absence of a popliteal artery pulse when palpated
42. The fascia surrounding the kidney is called
Gerotas
Quick preliminary diagnosis
Co2 - nd:yag - argon
Right and left common iliacs
43. The two muscles that form the pelvic diaphragm are...
Platelets
Rectum
Thoracodorsal
Levator ani and coccygeus
44. The kidney lift should be situated directly below What part of the patient when positioning a patient for a nephrectomy?
Thrombin
Subscapularis
Ciprofloxacin
Iliac crest
45. Which nerves can be injured during a lateral lower leg fasciotomy?
II
Superficial peroneal
0.9% sodium chloride
Fissure of sylvius
46. Which cranial nerves innervate the inferior - medial - superior rectus - inferior oblique - and levator palpebrae muscle of the eye?
Oculomotor (III)
Lower leg flexed - upper leg straight
Free TRAM flap
Flow decreases and pressure increases
47. What causes localized temperature elevation during the inflammatory response?
Body fluids and laser plume
5 -000 - 10 -000/mm3
Increased blood flow
Golgi complex
48. During lateral positioning - a
Radical keratotomy
Superficial external pudendal
Pillow is placed between the legs
Trisegmentectomy
49. Which nerves are dissected from the lesser curvature of the stomach when performing a highly sensitive selective vagotomy (parietal cell vagotomy)?
Spina bifida
Extracorporeal
Nerves of latarjet
Edge of the minor calyces
50. Which hernia is typically the result of postoperative wound dehiscence?
Choroid
Some - but not all - atrial beats are conducted to the ventricles
Dantrolene
Incisional