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1. A solution used for eye irrigation is...






2. Which dressing is used when moderate to heavy fluid drainage is expected?






3. What should not be administered to a patient who is exhibiting asystole?






4. Removal of devitalized tissue is...






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






6. A chalazion is a chronic inflammation of the






7. A herniation of the cul-de-sac of Douglas is a/an






8. During a carotid endarterectomy - which arteries are initially incised?






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






10. Adenocarcinoma of th head of the pancreas can result in jaundice - because of compression of the






11. One kilogram is equal to...






12. A transplanted kidney is placed into the






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






14. 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






15. The cartilage distal to the thyroid cartilage and proximal to the thyroid gland is the






16. Anatomical landmarks for a laparoscopic inguinal hernia include these






17. Cell 'drinking' is called






18. The normal pH of urine is...






19. Fissure Sylvius separates the






20. A common pathogen associated with decubitus ulcers is Staphyloccocus






21. What is an intraoperative hazard of laparascopic surgery?






22. Drains are typically passed to the exterior through?






23. What referes to a civil wrong committed against a person or property - not including a breach of contract?






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






25. The thyroid gland consists of right and left lobes joined by the






26. An organelle that contains digestive juices is the






27. Hernia means






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






29. In which procedure would a Fogarty catheter be utilized?






30. What is a continuous circular suture placed around the lumen of a structure causing it to close?






31. The normal adult range of WBC is...






32. The three structures that form the anatomical triangle of Calot are...






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






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






35. The arterial branches of the celiac trunk






36. During a Whipple procedure - what surgical maneuvers are performed to dissect the lateral peritoneal attachments of the duodenum?






37. Which metacarpals is most commonly fractured when associated with a 'boxer's fracture?






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






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






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






41. What is a potential physiological response when lowering patient's legs from the lithotomy position?






42. Which site is used for autotransplanting one or more of the parathyroid glands?






43. What is the loose areolar tissue that seperates the breast fromt he pectoralis major muscle?






44. Which nerve must be preserved to prevent muscle weakness during a parotidectomy?






45. A laceration or avulsion of the extensor tendon at the proximal phalanx or proximal interphalangeal (PIP) join is called a






46. The most reliable tendon graft for primary reconstruction of the anteior cruciate ligament is...






47. Hesselbach's triangle is bounded by the rectus abdominis muscle - inferior epigastric vessels and






48. A left subcostal incision indicates surgery of the






49. A vesicourethral abdominal suspension is aka






50. The legal doctrine that mandages every professional to carry out his or her duties according to the national standards of care practiced throughout the country is the







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