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Surgical First Assist
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Subjects
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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. Which surgical maneuvers refers to the dissection of the lateral peritoneal attachments of the duodenum to allow inspection of the duodenum - pancreas - and other retroperitoneal structures?
Within normal range
Kocher
7-8 mg/dl
Hypoxia - hypothermia - and hypovolemia
2. During a triple arthrodesis - the capsule of the talonavicular - calcaneoocuboid and subtalar joint are circumferentially incised to...
Gain as much ankle joint mobility as possible
Hypoglassal
Iliac crest
Polydioxanone
3. Which carpal bones are fractured most frequently?
Scaphoid
Tentorium cerebelli - transverse
Anaphylaxis
Radical keratotomy
4. Which solutions are used during a diagnostic cystoscopy?
Cricoid cartilage and suprasternal notch
Water
De Quervain's
Fluorescein sodium
5. Infants are at risk of losing body heat quickly due to their
Antibiotic
Retromammary space
Thin layer of subcutaneous brown fat for insulation
Debridement
6. Newborn vomiting - free of bile - and projectile in nature - is indicative of...
Pyloric stenosis
C2
Aminoglycosides
HCO3
7. The term epistaxis means
Pilocarpine
Nasal bleeding
Fibroplastic phase - remodeling phase - inflammatory phase
Anterior cruciate
8. What is at the greatest risk for fluid volume deficit?
Labrum
Levator ani and coccygeus
Wire scissors
Trauma victim with extensive burns of the body
9. The normal pH of blodd is...
Nephroblastoma
7.3 - 7.4
Open
Improve wound visibility
10. Seepage of skin preparation solution under a patient may result in a
Age
Chemical burn
Cystic
3.5 - 5.5 mEq/L
11. The thyroid gland consists of right and left lobes joined by the
Recurrent laryngeal
Iliac fossa
Isthmus
Tentorium cerebelli - transverse
12. In order to preserve the hepatic artery during liver and pancreas procurement - Which branch artery must be identified and ligated?
Gastroduodenal
Calcium chloride
Kraske
Reducing as much as possible the trauma to the tissue
13. A laceration or avulsion of the extensor tendon at the proximal phalanx or proximal interphalangeal (PIP) join is called a
Kept dry to avoid interference with chemical analysis
Platelets
Boutonniere deformity
Nerves of latarjet
14. Which arteries are contained within the cardinal ligament?
Recurrent laryngeal
Uterine
Fundus
Hepaticojejunostomy
15. The type of fracture that is caused by impaction of one one upon another is...
Pronator teres
Portal
Triangle of Calot
Compression
16. Woulds in which there is significant bacterial contamination - foreign bodies - or extensive tissue trauma are generally closed by which intention?
Metastatic disease
Peroneal
Granulation
Nasal bleeding
17. Incomplete closure of paired verterbral arches that can be treated surgically is know as
Drying of secretions
Spina bifida
Foramen of Monro
Rheumatic fever
18. Which section of the stomach is wrapped behind the esophagus during a Nissen procedure?
Fundus
Age
Low lithotomy
Frozen section
19. The nerves int he axillary region
Heart failure
Cefazolin
Paramedian
Lateral pectoral - long thoracic - thoracodorsal - medial pectoral
20. The fascia surrounding the kidney is called
Gerotas
3 months
Falx cerebri
Recurrent laryngeal
21. Blood passes through the bicuspid (mitral) valve when it flows from...
Chiba
the right atrium to the right ventricle
Antibiotic
Procedure is complete
22. What would affect normal wound healing?
Wound infection
Evisceration
Paramedian
Peripheral vascular disease
23. Cell 'drinking' is called
Pinocystosis
Acromegaly
Renal
Shearing
24. Which wound complication would require immediate surgery?
Pain control and early ambulation
Suprasternal notch
3.5 - 5.5 mEq/L
Evisceration
25. If a surgical assistant places the operative patient's well-being above all other factors - then the s.a. is aid to have a strong
Duramater - arachnoid - pia mater (DAP)
Can cause severe ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity
Treat hydrocephalus
Surgical conscience
26. The correct range for the pneumatic tourniquet pressure on an average adult for an upper extremity is...
Vein
Sutures should be placed in deep tissue to prevent hematoma
Arrest
250-300mmHg
27. The principal goal of the surgical assistant during the surgical procedure is to...
PaCO2
Provide exposure
Fundus
Underlying muscle tension
28. Sutures fromt he ear may be removed after
Hold everyone legally responsible for their hown negligent acts
10 - 14 days
Gel pads
Atrial depolarization
29. Which anastomoses is accomplished during a Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy)?
14 - 16 mmHg
Frozen section
Antibodies to the donor foreign proteins
Hepaticojejunostomy
30. A miotic drug is...
Pilocarpine
Lysosome
Inguinal
Nerves of latarjet
31. Wound drains may be secured with
II
Increase in end-tidal CO2
Heister
Nonabsorbable suture on a cutting needle
32. A major concern in draining a gangrenous gallbladder is...
1 -000 grams
Contamination
Fracture of the proximal third of the ulna with radial dislocation
Trochlear (IV)
33. Plication of the inferior vena cava or insertion of an imbrella-type filter is performed to treat
50-70%
Gastroduodenal
Pulmonary embolus
Protamine sulfate
34. Extrauterine disease of the female reproductive system may utilize the following lasers via a colposcope or laparoscope
Temporal
Nephroblastoma
Cricoid
Co2 - nd:yag - argon
35. In severe aortic stenosis the following are indications for valve replacement
Congestive heart failure - angina - syncope Palpitations
Tucking - advancement - resection
Hepatic artery
Radial
36. During a laparoscopic hernia repair - stapling is avoided in the triangular area inferior to the internal inguinal ring called
Scaphoid
Riolan
Triangle of doom
Bone
37. Which artery is susceptible to injury during a cholesycstecomy?
Duramater - arachnoid - pia mater (DAP)
Propofol
Sciatic
Right hepatic
38. Which lasers are used to destroy the lens casule during cataract surgery?
Winged scapula
Bone
YAG
Suspend the vesicle neck
39. An enzyme active in the digestion of starches is...
Pinocystosis
Free TRAM flap
Holds each individual responsible for his or her own actions
Amylase
40. Which ligament is attached to the posterior lateral condyle of the femur and to the notch of the midline of the tibia between the tibial condyle?
Anterior cruciate
Hypotension
Mattox
Chemical burn
41. What is a correct statement concerning the principles of suture placment?
Patellar
Sutures should be placed in deep tissue to prevent hematoma
Heart failure
Temporal - zygomatic - buccal - madibular - cervical
42. The recommended minimum number of air exchanges in the or is...
Arch bars
Mannitol
Interrupted
15x/hr with 3 exchanges of fresh air
43. Cleft lip repair is usually recommended at
Healon
3 months
Anterior screws is competed first
Gastroduodenal
44. Which dressing is used when moderate to heavy fluid drainage is expected?
Three layer
Condensation
Middle cerebral
Inferior mesenteric vein - superior mesenteric vein - superior hemorrhoidal vein - splenic vein - right gastric artery - portal vein
45. The rectus sheath that meet to form a tough fibrous white band that extends from the xiphoid process to the pubic symphysis is the
Brocas
Linea alba
Kept dry to avoid interference with chemical analysis
Nucleus pulposus
46. High doses of nitrous oxide block the metabolism of what vitamin?
Vitamin B12
Hypoxia
Traction sutures
Tort
47. Which nerves are most frequently injured due to a shoulder dislocation?
3.5 - 5.5 mEq/L
Delayed closure
Dantrolene
Axillary
48. When drawing a blood sample - a safe time lapse between blood drawing and analysis is...
Treat hydrocephalus
Falx cerebri
10 minutes
5-7 days
49. The T-wave indicates
Evisceration
Splenic
Emissary
Ventricular repolarization
50. What is the princial goal of suctioning blood and body fluids fromt the wound?
Improve wound visibility
Splenic - superior mesenteric
Drying of secretions
0.9% sodium chloride