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Surgical First Assist

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1. What is a measurement of the amount of bicarbonate in arterial blood?






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






3. What is an abnormal activiated clotting time?






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






5. The arterial branches of the celiac trunk






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






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






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






9. Which type of hernias occur in Hesselbach's triangle?






10. Which carpal bones are fractured most frequently?






11. The large artery that arises from the left side of the aortic arch and descends into the arm is the






12. What antibiotics should not be given as a preoperative prophylaxis to a pediatric patient?






13. What statement is correct concerning the handling of renal calculi?






14. Langer lines generally lie perpendicular to the direction of...






15. What is the mechanism of action in heparin?






16. A sigmoid colostomy is brought through the






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






18. What microorganisms is responsbile for causing postoperative wound edge erythema and rebound tenderness?






19. By definition - carcinoma in situ is a malignant neoplasm that has not






20. During the adminstration of general anesthesia - there is a loss of the eyelid reflex in stage






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






22. Serosanguineous drainage means






23. At what point does the external iliac artery become the femoral artery?






24. A broad spectrum bactericidal antibiotic that interferes with synthesis of the cell wall and has a chemical structure similar to the penicillins is...






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






26. Impaired healing of a vertical abdominal incision can result in






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






28. What is a correct statement concerning the principles of suture placment?






29. Seperates the frontal and temporal lobes






30. Common pathogens infecting traumatic wounds often require the use of...






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






32. Ulnar nerve damage could result from






33. To prevent the plates - screws and rods from breaking when performing a spinal fusion - bone graft is need to fuse to...






34. Zenker's diverticulum is an outpouching of the






35. Which cranial nerves innervate the inferior - medial - superior rectus - inferior oblique - and levator palpebrae muscle of the eye?






36. Which arteries could be injured if the screws for an anterior cervical discectomy are placed laterally rather than straight or at a medial angle?






37. Which surgical maneuvers refers to the dissection of the lateral peritoneal attachments of the duodenum to allow inspection of the duodenum - pancreas - and other retroperitoneal structures?






38. Excessive secretion of growth hormones in adults causes






39. The thoracic duct begins in the






40. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt is used to...






41. When performing an open AAA - which artery or arteries are cross-clamped prior to cross-clamping the aorta?






42. A method to protect tissue fromt the CO2 laser is to cover the area with






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






44. When establishing the pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic procedures - the CO2 gas pressure is kept between






45. What is a result of potassium imbalance?






46. Wich hemostatic agents are most frequently used during a spinal fusion?






47. Jackson's membrane would be found near the






48. The series of arcades along the mesenteric border thorughout the length of the colon is called the






49. Retraction of eyelid tissues requiring intermittent retraction and release over a period of time is accomplished by utilizing






50. When performing a tympanoplasty - the graft is secured to the oval window when