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Surgical First Assist

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1. A thoracoabdominal incision should be used for






2. To perform cholangiography - which duct is identified and incised for placement of the cholangiocatheter?






3. What may be requested during an emergency femoral embolectomy?






4. What methods should the surgical assistant consider when cutting sutures?

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5. What is an intraoperative hazard of laparascopic surgery?






6. What drug paralyzes the sphincter muscle of the iris?






7. Which cranial nerves innervate the superior oblique muscle?






8. Removal of devitalized tissue is...






9. Which fractures is most commonly associated with a fat embolism?






10. When performing a cannulated screw fixation for nondisplaced femoral neck fractures - compression of the






11. The narrow rim of fibrocartilage around the edge of the glenoid cavity is...






12. What is considered to be a biological hazard in the operating room?






13. The gelantinous substance within an intervertebral disc is called the






14. The reactions ototoxity and nephrotoxity can be a result of administering






15. Removal of all liver tissue to the right of the falciform ligament is called?






16. Reasons for skin graft failure include






17. The inner lining of the mucosa within the g.i. tract is composed of...






18. Which muscle is an important anatomical landmark in fractures of the forearm?






19. Which paired nerves must be carefully identified during a thyroidectomy?






20. Which affect renal vascular resistance?






21. The coronary arteries originate at the base of the ascending aorta - aka






22. Water constitutes What average normal percentage of total body weight?






23. Significantly decreased volume of circulating blood or plasma in the body may cause the patient to go into






24. What cavities within the brain is filled with CSF?






25. Which hernia is typically the result of postoperative wound dehiscence?






26. Which structures must be anastomosed during a liver transplant?






27. Deep vein thrombosis occurs most commonly in the






28. A patient who has undergone a right-side herniorrhaphy presents 2-5 days postoperatively with swollen and tender testis. What is a likely complication?






29. Acid based imbalances reflect






30. The type of fracture that is caused by impaction of one one upon another is...






31. The isotonic solution that is closest to human physiology is...






32. The frozen section examination provides the surgen with a






33. These supplies blood to the brain






34. What is the most common cause of mitral stenosis?






35. Intercostal nerves and vessels are located






36. Lymph channels run parallel to which structures?






37. A prolongation of the breast tissue located in the upper - outer part of the breast that passes through an opening in the axillary fascia is called the






38. If the veres needle is not positioned inside the peritoneal cavity - what happens to the flow of the CO2 and ressure?






39. Epinephrine should be used in this situation






40. The valve that prevents the retrograde flow of blood into the atrium from the left ventricle is the






41. Which position would be the most optimal for a pilonidal cycstectomy?






42. Which disorders are characteriezed by compression of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendon near the radial styloid process?

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43. What types of incisions are used for laparscopy?






44. Which incisions allow for optimal exposure of frontal sinus fractures?






45. An emergency drug used in cardiac surgery that increases myocardial contractility is...






46. The lateral ventricles within the cerebral hemisphere communicate with the third ventricle through the opening called






47. The invagination of the proximal intestine into the lumen of the distal intestine is called






48. Meningiomas are benign tumors that originate in the






49. The anastomsis - or linking - of arcades between the superior and inferior mesenteric vessels is known as the long anastomosis of...






50. The setting of the pneumatic tourniquet pressure on an average adult for a lower extremity should be