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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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1. NOT a layer of an artery
Chief
Mattox
Frontal and temporal lobe
Tunica musclaris
2. In which circumstance could the patient sustain an injury to the pudenal nerves?
Ovary
Positioned on the fracture table
Anterior cruicate ligament
Temporal - zygomatic - buccal - madibular - cervical
3. Collagen is produced by which connective tissue cells?
Clean-contaminated wound
Fibroblasts
Sinuses of Valsalva
Inferior to the rib
4. Which type of needle would be selected for use on skin or tendon?
Flame-retardant
Cutting
Stapedotomy
Free TRAM flap
5. A transplanted kidney is placed into the
Iliac fossa
Three layer
Inflammation
Secobarbital
6. The force of integumentary injuries that results from the skin remaining stationary while the underlying tissues shift is known as
Shearing
Respiratory difficulties
Date of expiration
Arteriograms
7. An injury to the ulnar nerve could cause
Esophagus
Low lithotomy
Claw hand
Dehiscence
8. Drains are typically passed to the exterior through?
Adjacent stab wound incision
External carotid
Subcuticular
Cardiac arrhythmias
9. Measures to treat atelectasis include
Embolectomy
Pain control and early ambulation
Increase in end-tidal CO2
Nucleus pulposus
10. A sigmoid colostomy is brought through the
Omphalocele
Rectus muscle
Tucking - advancement - resection
Marcaine
11. Which nerve innervates the the diaphram?
Lignual
Ventricles
Ampulla of vater
Phrenic
12. The blood component administered to patients with a clotting problem is...
Free TRAM flap
Coronal
Platelets
Iliac crest
13. The earliest sign of MH is...
Treat hydrocephalus
Increase in end-tidal CO2
Percutaneous ultrasound - liver function tests
Inguinal ligament
14. Which type of hernias occur in Hesselbach's triangle?
Splenectomy
Compression
Direct
Flow decreases and pressure increases
15. The small ducts that drain bile directly into the gallbladder are called
Talus
Cricoid cartilage and suprasternal notch
Hepatic
Hepaticojejunostomy
16. Incomplete closure of paired verterbral arches that can be treated surgically is know as
Spina bifida
Aspiration
C2
Internal iliac
17. Which carpal bones are fractured most frequently?
Scaphoid
Shearing
Children with spina bifida
Taper
18. The patellar ligament is attached proximally to the patella and distally to which structure?
II
Tibial tuberosity
Clean-contaminated wound
Condensation
19. When performing an open AAA - which artery or arteries are cross-clamped prior to cross-clamping the aorta?
Iliac
Aqueduct of Sylvius
Holds each individual responsible for his or her own actions
Vitamin B12
20. What is the nourishing coat of the eyeball that consists mainly of blood vessels?
Choroid
Pilocarpine
Paramedian
Rugae
21. What is the fornix in the kidney organ?
Axillary tail of Spence
Rectus muscle
Edge of the minor calyces
Total abdominal hysterectomy
22. The P-wave displays__ - and the PR segment is caused by the delay in the AV node.
Obturator
Median
Atrial depolarization
Temporal
23. Which two electrolytes are essential for normal cardiac contractions?
Wound infection
Hepatic
Potassium and calcium
Obturator
24. Lidocaine with epinephrine is contraindicated in surgery of the
Veins
Hand
Spina bifida
Santorini
25. A drug used to reverse hypotension is...
Fluorescein sodium
Stomach
Levartenernol (levophed)
Vitamin B12
26. When the myocardium weakens and enlarges - losing the ability to pump blood into the systemic circulation - the resulting condition is called
PaCO2
Employer liability for employee's negligent conduct
Some - but not all - atrial beats are conducted to the ventricles
Heart failure
27. Which nerves can be injured during a lateral lower leg fasciotomy?
Bacteria
Levator ani and coccygeus
Internal iliac artery
Superficial peroneal
28. Removal of all liver tissue to the right of the falciform ligament is called?
Myocardial ischemia
Trisegmentectomy
Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)
Tentorium cerebelli - transverse
29. Wich hemostatic agents are most frequently used during a spinal fusion?
The footplate of the stapes cannot move
Diaphragm
Thrombin
Extended beyound the basement membrane
30. The flexure at the junction of the duodenum and jejunum is the
Flame-retardant
Between the external and internal anal sphincters
Ligament of treitz
136 - 145 mEq/L
31. The most common cause of delayed wound healing in the operative patient is...
Wound infection
Vein
Purse-string
Procedure is complete
32. When an immediate confirmation of malignancy is needed - the specimen will be sent to pathology for
Frozen section
Ventricular septal defect
Taper
At the location of the inguinal ligament
33. The frontal lobe is bounded posteriorly by the central sulcus - also called the
Bone
Placement of an elbow on unpadded table
Duramater - arachnoid - pia mater (DAP)
Fissure of rolando
34. The wound classification of a thoracotomy is...
Clean-contaminated wound
Dura
Nonabsorbable suture on a cutting needle
Gas gangrene
35. Which term refers to the transmission of fluid along a strand of suture?
Kept dry to avoid interference with chemical analysis
Internal iliac artery
Capillarity
Aspiration
36. An imperforation or closure of a normal opening is called
Frozen section
Atresia
Radical vulvectomy
De Quervain's
37. When possible during a plastic surgery procedre - incision should be placed
Purse-string
Perpendicular to the long axis of the underlying muscle
Paramedian
Enterocele
38. A patient who has undergone a right-side herniorrhaphy presents 2-5 days postoperatively with swollen and tender testis. What is a likely complication?
Hypocalcemia
Water
Ischemic orchitis
Vertebral
39. The series of arcades along the mesenteric border thorughout the length of the colon is called the
Perforation
Retromammary space
Margical artery of drummond
Genitofemoral and lateral femoral cutaneous nerves
40. An organelle that is responsible for the packaging of proteins is the
Klatskin
Nonabsorbable suture on a cutting needle
Golgi complex
Shearing
41. Fissure Sylvius separates the
Frontal and temporal lobe
Meibomian gland
Open
Patellar tendon
42. Which is an alternate procedure to stapedectomy?
Subscapularis
Pilocarpine
Triangle of doom
Stapedotomy
43. Failure of the intestines to encapsulate within the peritoneal cavity of a newborn is...
Omphalocele
Debridement
Fifth
15x/hr with 3 exchanges of fresh air
44. The term for a wound that completely separates and the internal organs extrude is...
Trigeminal
Evisceration
Fungi
Choroid
45. Which retractors are typically used to retract the strap muscles during a thyroidectomy?
Gas gangrene
Green
Epidural hematoma
Talus
46. Blood passes through the bicuspid (mitral) valve when it flows from...
Trochlear (IV)
Transversalis fascia
Internal iliac artery
the right atrium to the right ventricle
47. This local anesthetics has a longer duration
14 - 16 mmHg
Sutures should be placed in deep tissue to prevent hematoma
Flame-retardant
Marcaine
48. The normal adult range of WBC is...
Clean-contaminated wound
Follicular
Gastroduodenal
5 -000 - 10 -000/mm3
49. Which lymph nodes must be removed and histologically examined when performing a segmental pulmonary resection for lung cancer?
Co2 - nd:yag - argon
Azygos
Lobar
Cystic duct - common hepatic duct - lower edge of the liver
50. What is a measurement of the amount of bicarbonate in arterial blood?
the right atrium to the right ventricle
Myringotomy
Linea alba
HCO3