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Surgical First Assist

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1. A needle biopsy of the lung may be accomplished with a






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






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






4. When an immediate confirmation of malignancy is needed - the specimen will be sent to pathology for






5. Which nerves are most frequently injured due to a shoulder dislocation?






6. Which cells secrete pepsinogen?






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






8. Which lymph nodes are located between the pectoralis major and minor muscles?






9. If the suture breaks and the remainder of the suture line stays intact - which suture technique was utitlized?






10. What is normal cardiac output for an adult?






11. The uterine artery is a branch of th anterior trunk of the






12. The lateral ventricles within the cerebral hemisphere communicate with the third ventricle through the opening called






13. An emergency drug that increases myocardial contractility is...






14. The fold of dura mater that seperates the cerebral hemispheres






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






16. The term epistaxis means






17. It is recommended that the square knot is...






18. Insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle may lead to...






19. When closing the peritoneum or intestine - which type of needle is used?






20. Which section of the stomach is wrapped behind the esophagus during a Nissen procedure?






21. The only depolarizing muscle relaxant in clinical use is...






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






23. Newborn vomiting - free of bile - and projectile in nature - is indicative of...






24. When a drug loses its effectiveness in a patient - the patient is said to have developed






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






26. In severe aortic stenosis the following are indications for valve replacement






27. Sutures fromt he ear may be removed after






28. What is applied topically to arteries for prevention of vasoconstriction?






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






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






31. The most frequent site of cartilage tears in the knee joint is the






32. Which nerve is at the greatest risk for injury during a thyroidectomy?






33. Hernia means






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






35. Which affect renal vascular resistance?






36. The kidney lift should be situated directly below What part of the patient when positioning a patient for a nephrectomy?






37. The flexure at the junction of the duodenum and jejunum is the






38. During cataract surgery - the irrigation/aspiration handpiece is used for






39. To perform cholangiography - which duct is identified and incised for placement of the cholangiocatheter?






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






41. The most common congenital defect of the heart is a






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






43. Which phase of healing begins within minutes of injury?






44. Which two arteries must be preserved during pancrease retrieval?






45. _____ is eucaryotic






46. The normal pH of urine is...






47. Which nerves are dissected from the lesser curvature of the stomach when performing a highly sensitive selective vagotomy (parietal cell vagotomy)?






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






49. When given as a preoperative medication - atropine produces






50. In cataract surgery - a viscous jelly sometimes used to occupy space is...