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Surgical First Assist
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Subjects
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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. Excessive secretion of growth hormones in adults causes
Fundus
Acromegaly
Aspiration
Phrenic
2. Which two electrolytes are essential for normal cardiac contractions?
Bile duct
Blood loss - fluid shifts and replacements
Quick preliminary diagnosis
Potassium and calcium
3. What blood componenets are essential in clot formation?
Recurrent laryngeal
Internal iliac artery
Platelets
Spleen
4. Which cranial nerve emerges from the medulla - passes through the skull - and descends through the neck region into the thorax and abdominal region?
Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)
Coronal
Contamination
X
5. Which artery is susceptible to injury during a cholesycstecomy?
Stapedotomy
Right hepatic
Vein
Debridement
6. The two muscles that form the pelvic diaphragm are...
Rectum
Levator ani and coccygeus
Each leg raised slowly and gently as it is grasped by the toes
Renal calyx
7. The ovarian artery is a branch of the
Abdominal aorta
Fibroblasts
Aspiration
Pyloric stenosis
8. Which metacarpals is most commonly fractured when associated with a 'boxer's fracture?
Increase in end-tidal CO2
Fifth
Gastroduodenal
Flow decreases and pressure increases
9. Which wound complication would require immediate surgery?
De Quervain's
Superficial peroneal
Evisceration
Approx. 2 feet from the ileocecal valve
10. The most appropriate devices to prevent skin pressure ulcers and deep tissue injury in the OR are...
Blood loss - fluid shifts and replacements
Gel pads
Co2 - nd:yag - argon
Labrum
11. Which knee ligament prevents the femur from sliding posteriorly on the tibia and is the usual site for knee ligament reconstruction?
Congestive heart failure - angina - syncope Palpitations
ACL
Not removed
Santorini
12. What characteristics of draping materials is true?
Recurrent laryngeal
Kocher
Hematocrit
Flame-retardant
13. The tibial and common peroneal nerves are terminal branches of the what nerves?
Golgi complex
Inferior thyroid artery
Falx cerebri
Sciatic
14. Which muscle is an important anatomical landmark in fractures of the forearm?
Incisional
Golgi complex
Pronator teres
Rupture
15. Some patients may show the most severe and lifethreatening type of reaction to certain drugs known as
Employer liability for employee's negligent conduct
Anaphylaxis
0.9 NS
Reverse trendelenburg
16. Which lymph nodes must be removed and histologically examined when performing a segmental pulmonary resection for lung cancer?
Lobar
Saphenous vein and internal mammary artery
Talus
0.9 NS
17. Which branch of the trigeminal nerve must be identified and prserved when performing a submandibular gland removal?
Open
Kraske
Gastric bypass
Lignual
18. In addition to the zygoma - which other bone comprises the zygomatic arch?
Temporal
Aminoglycosides
Stomach
7-8 mg/dl
19. A potential complication that can occur when the patient is undergoing an occipital craniotomy while in Fowler's position is...
Iliac fossa
Renal
Hypotension
Variant laryngeal nerve that branches from the vagus and travels directly into the larynx
20. What is the most common cause of mitral stenosis?
Inguinal ligament
Cystic
Rheumatic fever
Hypothyroidism - tetany - hoarseness
21. The usual location of a Meckel's diverticulum is...
Increased blood flow
5-7 days
Ampulla of vater
Approx. 2 feet from the ileocecal valve
22. Which lasers are used to destroy the lens casule during cataract surgery?
Perpendicular to the long axis of the underlying muscle
Prevent escape of methane gas
Superior mesenteric
YAG
23. If the veres needle is not positioned inside the peritoneal cavity - what happens to the flow of the CO2 and ressure?
Brachiocephalic - left common carotid - left subclavian
Pronator teres
Flow decreases and pressure increases
Enterocele
24. Wound drains may be secured with
Nonabsorbable suture on a cutting needle
Prevent escape of methane gas
Thin layer of subcutaneous brown fat for insulation
4.6 - 8.0
25. A common complication during emergence from general anesthesia is...
Vesicovaginal
Succinylcholine (Anectine)
Prevent pressure on the lower arm
Hypoxia
26. A needle biopsy of the lung may be accomplished with a
Anaphylaxis
Epidural hematoma
Sinus
Chiba
27. The gelantinous substance within an intervertebral disc is called the
Nucleus pulposus
Hypotension
Riolan
Superior
28. In the lateral chest position - a sand bag - or padding is placed under the chest at the axillary level to...
Heart failure
Tentorium cerebelli - transverse
Adrenal
Prevent pressure on the lower arm
29. Endoscopic knot tying performed externally - introduced - and secured intra-abdominally is...
According to surgeon's preference
Extracorporeal
Approx. 2 feet from the ileocecal valve
Winged scapula
30. The patellar ligament is attached proximally to the patella and distally to which structure?
Tibial tuberosity
Group B steptococci
Subcuticular
Flame-retardant
31. Which vein proximally travels across the neck of the abdominal aorta?
Subcuticular stitch
Green
Renal
An infection
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
Congestive heart failure - angina - syncope Palpitations
Vertebral and internal carotids
Anterior cruicate ligament
Body fluids and laser plume
33. Which arteries could be injured if the screws for an anterior cervical discectomy are placed laterally rather than straight or at a medial angle?
Adrenal
Vertebral
II
Cefazolin
34. Which ligament is attached to the posterior lateral condyle of the femur and to the notch of the midline of the tibia between the tibial condyle?
Hepatic artery
Pilocarpine
Anterior cruciate
Modified radical mastectomy
35. A transplanted kidney is placed into the
Iliac fossa
Incisional
Congestive heart failure - angina - syncope Palpitations
Between the external and internal anal sphincters
36. An emergency drug used in cardiac surgery that increases myocardial contractility is...
Simple columnar epithelium
Calcium chloride
Abdominal aorta
Lobar
37. The carotid body and carotid sinus are two sensory structures; the carotid body is a
Chemoreceptor
Duramater - arachnoid - pia mater (DAP)
Fifth and tenth
Triangle of doom
38. Failure of the intestines to encapsulate within the peritoneal cavity of a newborn is...
Lembert
Omphalocele
Gain as much ankle joint mobility as possible
Dehiscence
39. Which congential anomalies limit the skull's volume and increases the intracranial pressure?
Craniosynostosis
Three layer
Amylase
Rectal inury
40. Cephalothin sodium (Keflin) is a/an
Tachyphylaxis
Traction sutures
Common bile duct - ampulla of vater - intrahepatic ducts - right hepatic duct - left hepatic duct - gallbladder - cystic duct - common hepatic duct
Antibiotic
41. Which cranial nerves innervate the lateral rectus muscle of the eye?
Abducens (IV)
Hypoxia
Thoracodorsal
Poupart's ligament
42. Which of the following areas located in the fronal gyrus of the brain controls of the function of speech?
Brocas
Foramen of Monro
Common bile duct - ampulla of vater - intrahepatic ducts - right hepatic duct - left hepatic duct - gallbladder - cystic duct - common hepatic duct
Lembert
43. Which nerve that innervates the muscles around the chin must be protected from injury when repairing a fracture of the madible?
Marginal mandibular
Sinuses of Valsalva
Evisceration
Inguinal ligament
44. The setting of the pneumatic tourniquet pressure on an average adult for a lower extremity should be
Higher than the systolic pressure by one-half of the value
Balanced salt solution (BSS)
Uterosacral
Intussusception
45. The kidney lift should be situated directly below What part of the patient when positioning a patient for a nephrectomy?
Group B steptococci
Iliac crest
Azygos
Pain control and early ambulation
46. A vagotomy is typically performed in conjection with which other procedure?
Nephrostomy
Second line of defense
Sliding
Pyloroplasty
47. A hernia through Which bowel or omentum extends and cannot be returned to its normal position through manipulation is referred to as a/an
Incarcerated hernia
Granulation
Gynecologic
10 minutes
48. The thyroid gland consists of right and left lobes joined by the
Isthmus
Left gastric - splenic - and hepatic arteries
Platelets
Ampulla of vater
49. Which movements of the upper extremity would be most painful if tendinitis of the supraspinatus muscle is present?
Abduction of the shoulder
5-7 days
Hematoma
Pulmonary arteries
50. 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?
Hematocrit value
Median
Acetylcholine chloride
Brachiocephalic - left common carotid - left subclavian