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Surgical First Assist

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1. Body temperature is regulated by the






2. Which types of fractures is at the greatest risk for infection?






3. Insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle may lead to...






4. Which arteries supplies the cecum - ascending colon - hepatic flexure - and proximal portion of the transverse colon?






5. What structures of the kidney does urine drain into the major calyces?






6. A hemodynmaic complicatino in the patient could be caused by






7. The section of the gastrointestinal tract that is least affected by Crohn's disease is the






8. What is a narcotic antagonist?






9. Wound drains may be secured with






10. Which is not a carppal bone?






11. Which fractures are caused by falling on the back of the hand with the wrist flexed - aka reverse Colles' fracture?

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12. What is the nourishing coat of the eyeball that consists mainly of blood vessels?






13. Which cranial nerve emerges from the medulla - passes through the skull - and descends through the neck region into the thorax and abdominal region?






14. A barbituate that may be used for sleep in the night before surgery is...






15. The most common cause of delayed wound healing in the operative patient is...






16. In which circumstance could the patient sustain an injury to the pudenal nerves?






17. The structure that bind the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall is the






18. What are the branches of the left coronary artery?






19. The T-wave indicates






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






21. A miotic drug is...






22. 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






23. What is not considered a permanent urinary diversion?






24. An organelle that contains digestive juices is the






25. Which nerves travel along the anterior-lateral chest wall and innervates the serratus anterior muscle?






26. Which movements of the upper extremity would be most painful if tendinitis of the supraspinatus muscle is present?






27. When closing the peritoneum or intestine - which type of needle is used?






28. In addition to the zygoma - which other bone comprises the zygomatic arch?






29. The left gastric - right gastric - right gastroepiploic - left gastroepiploic - and short gastric arteries supply the






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






31. What is the durg of choice when lidocaine fails to achieve response for treating ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation during sudden cardiac arrest?






32. Hirschsprung's disease is synonymous with






33. Prior to plating a mandibular fracture - what should be applied to ensure proper occlusion of the teeth?






34. When performing a high ligation and stripping of the great saphenous vein - which arteries are located at the saphenofemoral junction and should be kept from injury






35. Clostridium perfringens is associated with with clinical condition?






36. The five branches of the facial nerve from






37. The great sensory nerve of the face and head is the






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






39. Cricoid pressure is applied to prevent






40. What is the most common type of hernia that occurs in females?






41. When given as a preoperative medication - atropine produces






42. The amount of tension or pull expressed in pounds that a suture can withstand before it breaks is...






43. Which knee ligament prevents the femur from sliding posteriorly on the tibia and is the usual site for knee ligament reconstruction?






44. The lithotomy position does not require






45. Which nerves are dissected from the lesser curvature of the stomach when performing a highly sensitive selective vagotomy (parietal cell vagotomy)?






46. Which breast procedure removes the entire breast and axillary contents but preserves the pectoral muscles?






47. Which cells secrete pepsinogen?






48. Which nerve can be injured if the legs are improperly flexed at the hip int he lithotomy position?






49. A major concern in draining a gangrenous gallbladder is...






50. Deoxygenated blood is carried from the right ventricle to the lungs via which structure?






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