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Surgical First Assist

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1. Intraoperative fluid and electroyte imbalance are affected by






2. Which organ is completely retorperitoneal?






3. Which retractors are typically used to retract the strap muscles during a thyroidectomy?






4. An absorbable suture that offers extended wound support






5. What is a narcotic antagonist?






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






7. Aminoglycosides are a category of antibiotics that






8. Wound classification is assigned when






9. What is a correct statement concerning the principles of suture placment?






10. 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?






11. The gram stain differentiates






12. The thyroid gland consists of right and left lobes joined by the






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






14. Which term refers to the transmission of fluid along a strand of suture?






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






16. The area where the common bile duct joins the pancreatic duct and enters the duodenum is called the






17. What is the nourishing coat of the eyeball that consists mainly of blood vessels?






18. Chvostek's sign can indicate






19. Which ligament connects the thryoid to the trachea?






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






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






22. What should be sent postop with the patient who has arch bars applied?






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






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






25. Which nerve must be preserved to prevent muscle weakness during a parotidectomy?






26. The coronary arteries originate at the base of the ascending aorta - aka






27. The patellar ligament is attached proximally to the patella and distally to which structure?






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






29. The distal tibia articulates with which structures?






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






31. A vesicourethral abdominal suspension is aka






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






33. Which arteries are identified - ligated - and divided during the perineal dissection of an abdominoperineal resection?






34. The invagination of the proximal intestine into the lumen of the distal intestine is called






35. Acid based imbalances reflect






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






37. A lower oblique incision is called a/an






38. A prolongation of the breast tissue located in the upper - outer part of the breast that passes through an opening in the axillary fascia is called the






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






40. What is normal cardiac output for an adult?






41. A microscopic blood count that estimates the percentages of each type of leukocyte within a sample is called a






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






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






44. What sutures should not be used int he placement of heart valves?






45. What should be confirmed before administraion of any blood product?






46. A hemodynmaic complicatino in the patient could be caused by






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






48. Significantly decreased volume of circulating blood or plasma in the body may cause the patient to go into






49. Retraction of eyelid tissues requiring intermittent retraction and release over a period of time is accomplished by utilizing






50. A radical lymphadenectomy is performed to treat cancer of the