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Surgical First Assist

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. The purpose of hemostasis is to...






2. The legal doctrine that mandages every professional to carry out his or her duties according to the national standards of care practiced throughout the country is the






3. Which artery is susceptible to injury during a cholesycstecomy?






4. What types of stitches incoporates the seromuscular layer and submucosa?






5. During a laparoscopic hernia repair - stapling is avoided in the triangular area inferior to the internal inguinal ring called






6. Which two electrolytes are essential for normal cardiac contractions?






7. The condition of imperforate anus includes these






8. The narrow rim of fibrocartilage around the edge of the glenoid cavity is...






9. The most common skin cancer is...






10. Removal of all liver tissue to the right of the falciform ligament is called?






11. Acid based imbalances reflect






12. What is the princial goal of suctioning blood and body fluids fromt the wound?






13. A patient is being evaluated for undergoing a breast reconstruction procedure and indicates she still smokes. Which procedures would the surgical assistant recommend?






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






15. The three structures that form the anatomical triangle of Calot are...






16. The wound classification of a thoracotomy is...






17. A thoracoabdominal incision should be used for






18. A left subcostal incision is typically used for






19. A patient scheduled for surgery has a hematocrit reading of 45% of total blood volume - which is...






20. Serosanguineous drainage means






21. In which procedure would a Fogarty catheter be utilized?






22. Adipose tissue lies in which skin layer?






23. Valves of the gallbladder are called






24. Delayed wound healing may be related to...






25. What is considered to be a biological hazard in the operating room?






26. A common autologous donor site for a free flap graft for replacing the jaw bone is the






27. What is the normal value of the BUN for adults?






28. Studies show that the lowest infection rates have been obtained in surgical cases where patient body hair was






29. In which circumstance could the patient sustain an injury to the pudenal nerves?






30. The setting of the pneumatic tourniquet pressure on an average adult for a lower extremity should be






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






32. Failure of the intestines to encapsulate within the peritoneal cavity of a newborn is...






33. The tibial and common peroneal nerves are terminal branches of the what nerves?






34. The gelantinous substance within an intervertebral disc is called the






35. The mechanical strength of a weak eye muscle due to strabismus in a pediatric patient can be corrected by...






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






37. To establish a tracheostomy - a transverse or midilne incision is made in the neck between the






38. Liability is a legal rule that






39. Which structures must be anastomosed during a liver transplant?






40. Two-thirds of the breast tissue rests on the pectoralis major muscle and the other one-third rests on the






41. Which is the best indicator for possible failure of a below-th-knee amputation to heal?






42. Where do the mental nerves and vessels exit from the mandible?






43. The T-wave indicates






44. Which fractures is most commonly associated with a fat embolism?






45. The volume of red blood cells in whole blood is determined by which of the following tests?






46. Hernia means






47. The P-wave displays__ - and the PR segment is caused by the delay in the AV node.






48. Heat loss from the body occurs by all the following methods except






49. The anastomsis - or linking - of arcades between the superior and inferior mesenteric vessels is known as the long anastomosis of...






50. Endoscopic knot tying performed externally - introduced - and secured intra-abdominally is...