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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. What blood componenets are essential in clot formation?
Internal iliac artery
Papaverine
Superior and inferior mesenteric arteries
Platelets
2. The cartilage distal to the thyroid cartilage and proximal to the thyroid gland is the
Axillary
Suspend the vesicle neck
Patellar
Cricoid
3. Which type of hernias occur in Hesselbach's triangle?
Tunica musclaris
Direct
Mri
0.9% sodium chloride
4. What characteristics of draping materials is true?
Flame-retardant
Middle cerebral
Renal calyx
Catabolism
5. During cataract surgery - the irrigation/aspiration handpiece is used for
De Quervain's
Removed residual cortex
Omphalocele
Lysosome
6. The proper placement of th legs for a patient in the lateral position is...
Transverse carpal ligament
Low lithotomy
Lower leg flexed - upper leg straight
Positioned on the fracture table
7. Which muscle is an important anatomical landmark in fractures of the forearm?
Hepaticojejunostomy
Pronator teres
Purse-string
Nasal bleeding
8. What is the body's normal reponse to cell and tissue injury?
At the location of the inguinal ligament
Maxillary
Inflammation
Each leg raised slowly and gently as it is grasped by the toes
9. What can be a cause of locking of the knee joint?
Coronal
Acromegaly
Osteochondral defects
Heister
10. The junction of the superior mesenteric and splenic veins forms the
Nasal bleeding
Portal vein
Ventricular repolarization
Internal carotid
11. Which incisions allow for optimal exposure of frontal sinus fractures?
Absorbable - synthetic
Lidocaine
Coronal
Pelvic exenteration
12. What is a continuous circular suture placed around the lumen of a structure causing it to close?
Purse-string
Mesovarium
Doctrine of reasonable man
Lysosome
13. Normal adult range for sodium is...
Superior
Heparin
Kocher
136 - 145 mEq/L
14. The volume of red blood cells in whole blood is determined by which of the following tests?
Adrenal
15x/hr with 3 exchanges of fresh air
Hematocrit
Myocardial infarction
15. The purpose of hemostasis is to...
Prevent blood loss
Taper
Balanced salt solution (BSS)
Pyloroplasty
16. The correct arm placement when positioning a patient supine with arms extended on armboards is...
Armboards extended <90 - with palms facing up
10 - 14 days
Radial
Tensile strength
17. Cephalothin sodium (Keflin) is a/an
Flow decreases and pressure increases
Subcutaneous
Antibiotic
Hypoxia
18. Which nerve must be preserved to prevent muscle weakness during a parotidectomy?
Respiratory difficulties
Iliohypogastic and ilioinguinal
Frontal and temporal lobe
Facial
19. The terminal arterial branches of the aorta are the
Iliac crest
Tibial tuberosity
The footplate of the stapes cannot move
Right and left common iliacs
20. What may be requested during an emergency femoral embolectomy?
Prevent pressure on the lower arm
Arteriograms
Mastoid sinus - facial nerve
According to surgeon's preference
21. What drug paralyzes the sphincter muscle of the iris?
Phrenic
Cycloplegics
Purse-string
Inderal
22. Excessive secretion of growth hormones in adults causes
Golgi complex
Acromegaly
Thoracoabdominal
Clean-contaminated wound
23. When an immediate confirmation of malignancy is needed - the specimen will be sent to pathology for
Linea alba
Triangle of doom
Frozen section
Vertebral and internal carotids
24. Failure of the intestines to encapsulate within the peritoneal cavity of a newborn is...
Shearing
Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)
Cystic
Omphalocele
25. What is the princial goal of suctioning blood and body fluids fromt the wound?
Cardiac arrhythmias
Falx cerebri
Improve wound visibility
Peroneal
26. Which lymph nodes must be removed and histologically examined when performing a segmental pulmonary resection for lung cancer?
Lobar
Gerotas
Aureus
ACL
27. Which rectus muscle moves the eyeball upward and medially?
Rugae
Superior
The footplate of the stapes cannot move
Fungi
28. Which wound complication would require immediate surgery?
Percutaneous ultrasound - liver function tests
Evisceration
Trisegmentectomy
Gastroduodenal
29. The ovary is suspended from the posterior leaf of the broad ligament by the
Pinocystosis
Hypothyroidism - tetany - hoarseness
Mesovarium
Temporal
30. Which organ is completely retorperitoneal?
Kidney
Flame-retardant
Catabolism
Coronal
31. Dextran is used parenterally to...
Marginal mandibular
Expand blood plasma volume
Atresia
Direct
32. Which arteries are identified - ligated - and divided during the perineal dissection of an abdominoperineal resection?
Inferior rectal artery
More than 120 seconds
Transversalis fascia
Nasal bleeding
33. Deoxygenated blood is carried from the right ventricle to the lungs via which structure?
Pulmonary arteries
Rugae
Chiba
Recurrent laryngeal
34. The center structure of the intervertebral disc - which may herniate into the spinal nerve is the
Dura
0.9% sodium chloride
Mannitol
Nucleus pulposus
35. The coronary arteries originate at the base of the ascending aorta - aka
Congestive heart failure - angina - syncope Palpitations
Sinuses of Valsalva
Abdominal aorta
Splenic - superior mesenteric
36. In which procedures will the patient be placed in supine position with the right side slightly elevated by a wedge?
Stomach
Caesarean section
Hypoxia - hypothermia - and hypovolemia
Choroid
37. What statement describes second-degree AV block?
Embolectomy
Some - but not all - atrial beats are conducted to the ventricles
Compression
Trochlear (IV)
38. An organelle that contains digestive juices is the
Lysosome
Foramen of Monro
Nasal bleeding
Recurrent laryngeal
39. What ligaments travel in the upper part of the broad ligaments below and in front of the fallopian tubes - passing over the vesicle vessels and nerve?
Sinuses of Valsalva
Co2 - nd:yag - argon
Round
Surgical conscience
40. The drug added to a local anesthetic to increase diffusion is...
Between the external and internal anal sphincters
Hiatal hernia repair
Calcium chloride
Hyaluronidase
41. What is an intraoperative hazard of laparascopic surgery?
Gynecomastia
Preserving clotting ability
Perforation
According to surgeon's preference
42. What causes localized temperature elevation during the inflammatory response?
Increased blood flow
Ampulla of vater
Anterior cruciate
Wet towels
43. When given as a preoperative medication - atropine produces
Renal calyx
Drying of secretions
Falciform
Osteochondral defects
44. Mechanical - thermal - and chemical are appropriate mechanisms to achieve
Vasodilation
Left iliac vein
Hemostasis
Oddi
45. Chvostek's sign can indicate
Hypocalcemia
Veins
Secobarbital
YAG
46. A major concern in draining a gangrenous gallbladder is...
The space of riolan
0.9% sodium chloride
Contamination
Antibodies to the donor foreign proteins
47. The curved transverse incision used for pelvic surgery is called a/an
1.015 - 1.025
Pfannensteil
Renal
Anaphylaxis
48. Normal adult range for potassium is...
Temporal
Children with spina bifida
3.5 - 5.5 mEq/L
Hypocalcemia
49. The structures of the biliary tract
Trauma victim with extensive burns of the body
Axillary tail of Spence
Common bile duct - ampulla of vater - intrahepatic ducts - right hepatic duct - left hepatic duct - gallbladder - cystic duct - common hepatic duct
Between the external and internal anal sphincters
50. Which cranial nerves innervate the lateral rectus muscle of the eye?
Abducens (IV)
Labrum
Surgical conscience
Iliac