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Surgical First Assist

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1. Which dressing is used when moderate to heavy fluid drainage is expected?






2. Chronic otitis media can lead to loss of hearing. In the early stages - the patient can be helped by






3. A vesicourethral abdominal suspension is aka






4. Postop hernias are common after which incisions?






5. Hemolytic reactions caused by ABO






6. When positioning a patient for a gnecological procedure involving the candy cane stirrups - the surgical assistant is deliverate in avoiding pressure on the laterl aspect of the patient's knee to prevent injury to which nerve?






7. An injury to the long thoracic nerve could cause






8. When performing a cannulated screw fixation for nondisplaced femoral neck fractures - compression of the






9. Which nerves travel along the anterior-lateral chest wall and innervates the serratus anterior muscle?






10. When performing a radical cystectomy with ileal conduit - Which is an alternative patient position that a surgeon may prefer?






11. General and regional anesthesia contribute to body heat loss by causing






12. Prior to plating a mandibular fracture - what should be applied to ensure proper occlusion of the teeth?






13. Which vein drains the right side of the vertebral column?






14. Which organ is frequently trapped in the inguinal sac of female patients?






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






16. Ulnar nerve damage could result from






17. Which position would be the most optimal for a pilonidal cycstectomy?






18. Which cranial nerves are at risk for injury during acarotid endarterectomy?






19. The small ducts that drain bile directly into the gallbladder are called






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






21. The most common skin cancer is...






22. The inner lining of the mucosa within the g.i. tract is composed of...






23. What is the most common type of hernia that occurs in females?






24. A miotic drug is...






25. Which disorders are characteriezed by compression of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendon near the radial styloid process?


26. Which movements of the upper extremity would be most painful if tendinitis of the supraspinatus muscle is present?






27. Which type of needle would be selected for use on skin or tendon?






28. The recurrent laryngeal nerve that supplies the vocal cords lies very close to the






29. What is the body's normal reponse to cell and tissue injury?






30. The amount of tension or pull expressed in pounds that a suture can withstand before it breaks is...






31. The isotonic solution that is closest to human physiology is...






32. What is a result of potassium imbalance?






33. What is the amount of time that heparin is systemically distributed in the adult?






34. Normal adult male range for RBC is...






35. What statement describes second-degree AV block?






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






37. The drug added to a local anesthetic to increase diffusion is...






38. What is usually caused by an injury to the middle meningeal artery?






39. The normal adult range of WBC is...






40. Which ligament connects the thryoid to the trachea?






41. When performing a high ligation and stripping of the great saphenous vein - which arteries are located at the saphenofemoral junction and should be kept from injury






42. Woulds in which there is significant bacterial contamination - foreign bodies - or extensive tissue trauma are generally closed by which intention?






43. The celiac artery trifurcates into the






44. Polyglactin 910 suture is...






45. This local anesthetics has a longer duration






46. Which cranial nerves innervate the lateral rectus muscle of the eye?






47. Mechanical - thermal - and chemical are appropriate mechanisms to achieve






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






49. When the myocardium weakens and enlarges - losing the ability to pump blood into the systemic circulation - the resulting condition is called






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