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Surgical First Assist
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health-sciences
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surgery
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. To prevent the plates - screws and rods from breaking when performing a spinal fusion - bone graft is need to fuse to...
Perpendicular to the long axis of the underlying muscle
Tunica musclaris
Bone
Forearm
2. The ovarian artery is a branch of the
Sympathetic nervous system
0.9% sodium chloride
Abdominal aorta
Anterior cruicate ligament
3. What is not considered a permanent urinary diversion?
Chief
HCO3
Nephrostomy
10 - 14 days
4. Delayed wound healing may be related to...
Intestinal obstruction - stump rupture - sepsis
Age
15x/hr with 3 exchanges of fresh air
Thoracodorsal
5. Lidocaine with epinephrine is contraindicated in surgery of the
Reverse trendelenburg
Chemoreceptor
Hand
Santorini
6. The primary factor when selecting the surgical needle is...
Age
Reducing as much as possible the trauma to the tissue
Subscapularis
Some - but not all - atrial beats are conducted to the ventricles
7. Normal adult range for potassium is...
3.5 - 5.5 mEq/L
Abdominal aorta
Simple columnar epithelium
Spina bifida
8. A major concern in draining a gangrenous gallbladder is...
Contamination
5 -000 - 10 -000/mm3
Stenosis - agenesis - membrane atresia
Internal carotid
9. During the adminstration of general anesthesia - there is a loss of the eyelid reflex in stage
Round
Renal pelvis
II
Glenoid labrum
10. A cholesteatoma is a benign tumor that develops in the
Portal vein
The footplate of the stapes cannot move
Mastoid bone
Berry
11. Is procaryotic
Adrenal
Bacteria
Left gastric - splenic - and hepatic arteries
Saphenous vein and internal mammary artery
12. A vagotomy is typically performed in conjection with which other procedure?
Clostridium perfringens
Pyloroplasty
Tucking - advancement - resection
Sutures should be placed in deep tissue to prevent hematoma
13. What is the loose areolar tissue that seperates the breast fromt he pectoralis major muscle?
Facial
Ilioinguinal
Retromammary space
X
14. A procedure to treat retinal detachment is...
The space of riolan
Internal mammary - axillary and lateral thoracic
ACL
Scleral buckling
15. What is the mechanism of action in heparin?
Mesovarium
Breaks down the clot
The footplate of the stapes cannot move
Medial meniscus
16. Adipose tissue lies in which skin layer?
Subcutaneous
Margical artery of drummond
Cholangitis
Diaphragm
17. The principal goal of the surgical assistant during the surgical procedure is to...
Inguinal ring - inferior epigastric vessels - spermatic vessels
Provide exposure
Prevent pressure on the lower arm
Tucking - advancement - resection
18. The purpose of hemostasis is to...
Each leg raised slowly and gently as it is grasped by the toes
Prevent blood loss
Spleen
Craniosynostosis
19. What type of patients are at risk for developing latex sesitivity?
Inferior to the rib
Reverse trendelenburg
Children with spina bifida
Arcuate line
20. What statement concerning the Bankart procedure is correct?
Anterior capsule is reattached to rim of the glenoid
Inferior rectal artery
Linea alba
Intestinal obstruction - stump rupture - sepsis
21. The thyroid gland consists of right and left lobes joined by the
Osteochondral defects
Mastoid sinus - facial nerve
Isthmus
Hand
22. The nerves int he axillary region
Lateral pectoral - long thoracic - thoracodorsal - medial pectoral
Pain control and early ambulation
Lembert
Inflammatory
23. The cartilage distal to the thyroid cartilage and proximal to the thyroid gland is the
Interrupted
Mesentery
Suprasternal notch
Cricoid
24. Which section of the stomach is wrapped behind the esophagus during a Nissen procedure?
Extended beyound the basement membrane
Fundus
Lysosome
Arch bars
25. Dumping syndrome is a complication of...
Incarcerated hernia
Boutonniere deformity
Oddi
Gastric bypass
26. The arterial supply to the intestinal tract - with the exception of the stomach - duodenum - and distal rectum - is derived from the
Chiba
Right hepatic artery - left hepatic artery - proper hepatic artery - celiac trunk - splenic trunk - left gastric artery - common hepatic artery - gastroduodenal artery
Superior and inferior mesenteric arteries
Positioned on the fracture table
27. The celiac artery trifurcates into the
Recurrent laryngeal
Boutonniere deformity
Antibodies to the donor foreign proteins
Left gastric - splenic - and hepatic arteries
28. The two muscles that form the pelvic diaphragm are...
Common bile duct - ampulla of vater - intrahepatic ducts - right hepatic duct - left hepatic duct - gallbladder - cystic duct - common hepatic duct
Lidocaine
Body fluids and laser plume
Levator ani and coccygeus
29. The most common cause of delayed wound healing in the operative patient is...
Femur
Wound infection
Pain control and early ambulation
Meibomian gland
30. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt is used to...
Aspiration
Treat hydrocephalus
Foramen
Potassium and calcium
31. Phagocystosis by the white blood cells is an example of the body's
De Quervain's
Nephrostomy
Second line of defense
Renal calyx
32. 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
Between the external and internal anal sphincters
10 minutes
Anterior cruicate ligament
Serratus anterior
33. The border of the acetabular fossa of the hip joint that is deficient forming a C-shaped fossa that creates a gap is bridged by the
Purse-string
Transverse ligament
Platelets
Frontal and temporal lobe
34. A rounded protuberance found at a point of articulation with another bone is called a
Condyle
Stomach
Santorini
250-300mmHg
35. Increased WBC - bilirubin - alkaline phosphatase and positive blood culture would be associated with
Genitofemoral and lateral femoral cutaneous nerves
Iliac
Cholangitis
Patellar
36. What is the most common cause of mitral stenosis?
Brachiocephalic - left common carotid - left subclavian
Craniosynostosis
Arcuate line
Rheumatic fever
37. The liver is divided into two principal lobes by which ligament?
Falciform
Diaphragm
Heparin
Splenic
38. Incomplete closure of paired verterbral arches that can be treated surgically is know as
Spina bifida
Co2 - nd:yag - argon
Treat hydrocephalus
Secobarbital
39. Which nerve that innervates the muscles around the chin must be protected from injury when repairing a fracture of the madible?
Median
Caesarean section
Foramen of Monro
Marginal mandibular
40. Which hernia is typically the result of postoperative wound dehiscence?
Incisional
Positioned on the fracture table
1.015 - 1.025
Hepaticojejunostomy
41. Which arteries are identified - ligated - and divided during the perineal dissection of an abdominoperineal resection?
Inferior rectal artery
Tort
Genitofemoral and lateral femoral cutaneous nerves
Placement of an elbow on unpadded table
42. What is considered to be a biological hazard in the operating room?
Breaks down the clot
Body fluids and laser plume
Iliac fossa
Fifth and tenth
43. Which opthalmic medications are injected into the anteior chamber during a cataract procedure to aid in keeping the iris in position prior to inserting the lens prosthesis?
Ligament of treitz
Edge of the minor calyces
Levator ani
Acetylcholine chloride
44. At which vertebral level is the ondontoid process located?
C2
Vein
Myocardial ischemia
Increased blood flow
45. What is an abnormal activiated clotting time?
HCO3
Mastoid sinus - facial nerve
Transverse ligament
More than 120 seconds
46. The trauma patient with a cervical spine injury at or near C3 or C5 is at great risk for
Clostridium perfringens
Triangle of Calot
Respiratory difficulties
Hypovolemic shock
47. During hemostasis - prothrombin and thromboplastin - along with calcium ions in the blood - form
Acetylcholine chloride
Amylase
Thrombin
Interrupted
48. Which procedures involve abdominal - perineal - and groin dissection?
Penicillinase-resistant penicillin
Frontal and temporal lobe
Radical vulvectomy
Bone
49. The narrow rim of fibrocartilage around the edge of the glenoid cavity is...
Ischemic orchitis
Hand
Children with spina bifida
Glenoid labrum
50. Which cranial nerves are at risk for injury during acarotid endarterectomy?
Anterior screws is competed first
Mri
Iliac fossa
Hypoglassal