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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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1. Water constitutes What average normal percentage of total body weight?
50-70%
Infraumbilical
0.9% sodium chloride
Employer liability for employee's negligent conduct
2. The third ventricle of the brain empties into the fourth ventricle through the
Supraorbital and supratrochlear
Aqueduct of Sylvius
Calcium chloride
Hematoma
3. If the veres needle is not positioned inside the peritoneal cavity - what happens to the flow of the CO2 and ressure?
Fluorescein sodium
Falx cerebri
Flow decreases and pressure increases
Hepaticojejunostomy
4. Collagen is produced by which connective tissue cells?
Embolectomy
Fibroblasts
Succinylcholine (Anectine)
Retention
5. Which of the following arteries is a direct branch of the internal carotid?
Left iliac vein
Testicles
Hiatal hernia repair
Middle cerebral
6. The recommended minimum number of air exchanges in the or is...
15x/hr with 3 exchanges of fresh air
Radical vulvectomy
Ventricular septal defect
Hypothyroidism - tetany - hoarseness
7. Removal of devitalized tissue is...
ACL
Differential
Renal calyx
Debridement
8. A patient scheduled for surgery has a hematocrit reading of 45% of total blood volume - which is...
Removed residual cortex
Absence of a popliteal artery pulse when palpated
Within normal range
Accessory
9. Jackson's membrane would be found near the
Golgi complex
Cecum
Nasal bleeding
Rectal inury
10. At which vertebral level is the ondontoid process located?
Axillary
C2
Rectus muscle
Abdominal aorta
11. The most reliable tendon graft for primary reconstruction of the anteior cruciate ligament is...
Glenoid labrum
Total abdominal hysterectomy
Patellar
Portal
12. Which nerves can be injured during a lateral lower leg fasciotomy?
Right and left common iliacs
Superficial peroneal
Mannitol
Steri-strips
13. A chalazion is a chronic inflammation of the
Facial
Meibomian gland
Iliohypogastic and ilioinguinal
Ovary
14. Which lasers are used to destroy the lens casule during cataract surgery?
YAG
Labrum
Arcuate line
Tort
15. 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?
Bile duct
Intestinal obstruction - stump rupture - sepsis
Propofol
Anterior cruciate
16. Where is Hartmann's pouch located?
Gallbladder infundibulum
Pelvic exenteration
Anaphylaxis
Placement of an elbow on unpadded table
17. The fold of dura mater that seperates the cerebral hemispheres
Falx cerebri
Stomach
Inferior to the rib
1.015 - 1.025
18. The volume of rbc expressed as the number of cells per cubic mm
7-8 mg/dl
Hematocrit value
Compression
Gallbladder infundibulum
19. The normal pH of urine is...
4.6 - 8.0
Golgi complex
4.2 - 6.1 mill/ul
Temporal - zygomatic - buccal - madibular - cervical
20. The usual location of a Meckel's diverticulum is...
Approx. 2 feet from the ileocecal valve
Anterior screws is competed first
Herniation
Hypovolemic shock
21. Which two electrolytes are essential for normal cardiac contractions?
Potassium and calcium
Herniation
Chief
Transverse ligament
22. Which metacarpals is most commonly fractured when associated with a 'boxer's fracture?
Brachiocephalic - left common carotid - left subclavian
Glenoid labrum
Fifth
Respiratory difficulties
23. The gram stain differentiates
Abducens (IV)
Rugae
Bacteria
Extended beyound the basement membrane
24. Which incisions allow for optimal exposure of frontal sinus fractures?
Trigeminal
Subcuticular stitch
Stapedotomy
Coronal
25. Surgical enlargement of the passage between the prepylorus of the stomach and the duodenum is a
Subcutaneous
Pyloromyotomy
Fissure of sylvius
Stomach
26. What types of stitches incoporates the seromuscular layer and submucosa?
Lembert
Genitofemoral and lateral femoral cutaneous nerves
Catabolism
Hold everyone legally responsible for their hown negligent acts
27. What is the fornix in the kidney organ?
Frontal and temporal lobe
Edge of the minor calyces
Heparin
Portal
28. The type of fracture that is caused by impaction of one one upon another is...
Superior and inferior mesenteric arteries
Suspensory ligaments of cooper
Compression
Breaks down the clot
29. The blood component administered to patients with a clotting problem is...
Atrial depolarization
Levartenernol (levophed)
Platelets
Kocher
30. To prevent the plates - screws and rods from breaking when performing a spinal fusion - bone graft is need to fuse to...
Bone
Lobar
An infection
Supraorbital and supratrochlear
31. An emergency drug that increases myocardial contractility is...
Mri
Paramedian
Levartenernol (levophed)
Calcium chloride
32. The arterial branches of the celiac trunk
Open
Right hepatic artery - left hepatic artery - proper hepatic artery - celiac trunk - splenic trunk - left gastric artery - common hepatic artery - gastroduodenal artery
Circumflex and anterior descending arteries
Flame-retardant
33. Which wound complication would require immediate surgery?
Oculomotor (III)
Percutaneous ultrasound - liver function tests
Evisceration
Meibomian gland
34. In which procedures will the patient be placed in supine position with the right side slightly elevated by a wedge?
Cystic
Performed as a two handed tie
Fundus
Caesarean section
35. The most common intraabdominal childhood tumor is...
Nephroblastoma
HCO3
Increase in end-tidal CO2
Hemodialysis
36. Which nerves travel along the anterior-lateral chest wall and innervates the serratus anterior muscle?
Choroid plexus
Nucleus pulposus
Long thoracic
Tachycardia
37. The trendelengurg position would be most appropriate for which procedure?
Blood loss - fluid shifts and replacements
Fibroplastic phase - remodeling phase - inflammatory phase
Gastroduodenal
Total abdominal hysterectomy
38. The great sensory nerve of the face and head is the
Condyle
Splenectomy
Trigeminal
5-7 days
39. Which procedures involve abdominal - perineal - and groin dissection?
Caesarean section
Radical vulvectomy
Gallbladder infundibulum
More than 120 seconds
40. An emergency durg used for treating ventricular fibrilation or tachycardia is...
Free TRAM flap
Vesicovaginal
Ventricular septal defect
Inderal
41. Epinephrine should be used in this situation
Suspend the vesicle neck
Brocas
Contamination
Anaphylaxis
42. Which cranial nerves innervate the lateral rectus muscle of the eye?
Patellar tendon
Abducens (IV)
Thoracoabdominal
Gel pads
43. The coronary arteries originate at the base of the ascending aorta - aka
Intestinal obstruction - stump rupture - sepsis
Trisegmentectomy
Sinuses of Valsalva
Gerotas
44. Body temperature is regulated by the
Hypothalamus
Bone
Stenosis - agenesis - membrane atresia
Heister
45. What types of incisions are used for laparscopy?
Internal iliac artery
Differential
Infraumbilical
Ureteral reimplantation
46. The term epistaxis means
4.2 - 6.1 mill/ul
Nasal bleeding
Prevent blood loss
Rectum
47. The trauma patient with a cervical spine injury at or near C3 or C5 is at great risk for
Polydioxanone
Cricoid
Respiratory difficulties
Basal cell carcinoma
48. These complications can result from a total thyroidectomy
Herniation
3.5 - 5.5 mEq/L
Hypothyroidism - tetany - hoarseness
Condensation
49. Anatomical landmarks for a laparoscopic inguinal hernia include these
Preserving clotting ability
Inguinal ring - inferior epigastric vessels - spermatic vessels
Water
Date of expiration
50. What is the body's normal reponse to cell and tissue injury?
Lateral pectoral - long thoracic - thoracodorsal - medial pectoral
Inflammation
0.9% sodium chloride
Hepatic