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Surgical First Assist

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1. What is a result of potassium imbalance?






2. Which cranial nerves are at risk for injury during acarotid endarterectomy?






3. Mechanical - thermal - and chemical are appropriate mechanisms to achieve






4. Is procaryotic






5. Which organ is frequently trapped in the inguinal sac of female patients?






6. The donor left kidney is preferred in order to procure additional length of the






7. Where is Hartmann's pouch located?






8. According to the Mallampati classification of preoperatively assessing airway adequacy for intubation purposes What is Class III?






9. The most appropriate devices to prevent skin pressure ulcers and deep tissue injury in the OR are...






10. Dumping syndrome is a complication of...






11. What causes localized temperature elevation during the inflammatory response?






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






13. The arterial supply to the bladder is derives mainly from the






14. At which vertebral level is the ondontoid process located?






15. Failure of the intestines to encapsulate within the peritoneal cavity of a newborn is...






16. 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






17. Lymph channels run parallel to which structures?






18. A stagnorn stone is one that lodges and continues to grow int he






19. Some patients may show the most severe and lifethreatening type of reaction to certain drugs known as






20. These supplies blood to the brain






21. Continuous lateral stitches placed beneath the epithelial layer of the skin are...






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






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






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

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25. Which nerve is at risk for injury in a humerus shaft fracture?






26. Postop complications of an appendectomy include these






27. What should be confirmed before administraion of any blood product?






28. What is the purpose for the surgical creation of an arteriovenous fistula?






29. Which congential anomalies limit the skull's volume and increases the intracranial pressure?






30. What sutures should not be used int he placement of heart valves?






31. Normal adult range for potassium is...






32. What local anesthetic is used most frequently for preoperative ocular-instillation?






33. Studies show that the lowest infection rates have been obtained in surgical cases where patient body hair was






34. Vitamin D deficiency can lead to...






35. When possible during a plastic surgery procedre - incision should be placed






36. Which of the following is an example of an isotonic IV solution?






37. What nerves innervates the latissimus dorsi muscle?






38. Which structures that travel thoughthe temporal bone must be identified and preserved when performing a mastoidectomy?






39. What would affect normal wound healing?






40. What is not an inhalation anesthetic agent?






41. An emergency durg used for treating ventricular fibrilation or tachycardia is...






42. The superior margin of the hip bone s called the






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






44. Which diagnostic imaging techniques are used to aid in diagnosing a rotator cuff tear?






45. A drug used to reverse hypotension is...






46. Woulds in which there is significant bacterial contamination - foreign bodies - or extensive tissue trauma are generally closed by which intention?






47. The thoracic duct begins in the






48. What nerves are located lateral to the long thoracic nerve and innervates the latissimus dorsi muscle






49. What is normal cardiac output for an adult?






50. Increased WBC - bilirubin - alkaline phosphatase and positive blood culture would be associated with