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Surgical First Assist
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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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1. Which is not a complication of a transurethral prostatectomy?
Tunica musclaris
Rectal inury
Arch bars
Facial
2. Which nerve innervates the the diaphram?
Boutonniere deformity
Phrenic
Marcaine
Potassium and calcium
3. What microorganisms is responsbile for causing postoperative wound edge erythema and rebound tenderness?
Fissure of rolando
Group B steptococci
Klatskin
Blood loss - fluid shifts and replacements
4. The force of integumentary injuries that results from the skin remaining stationary while the underlying tissues shift is known as
7-8 mg/dl
Peroneal
Marginal mandibular
Shearing
5. Which lymph nodes must be removed and histologically examined when performing a segmental pulmonary resection for lung cancer?
Bacteria
Lobar
1 -000 grams
Tetracaine
6. The rectus sheath that meet to form a tough fibrous white band that extends from the xiphoid process to the pubic symphysis is the
Linea alba
Aqueduct of Sylvius
Prevent pressure on the lower arm
Tachyphylaxis
7. The recurrent laryngeal nerve that supplies the vocal cords lies very close to the
3 months
Inferior thyroid artery
Kocher
Hypocalcemia
8. When establishing the pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic procedures - the CO2 gas pressure is kept between
Adrenal
Trigeminal
Expand blood plasma volume
14 - 16 mmHg
9. Which of the following is an example of an isotonic IV solution?
10 minutes
Internal carotid
0.9% sodium chloride
Iliac crest
10. To prevent the plates - screws and rods from breaking when performing a spinal fusion - bone graft is need to fuse to...
Positioned on the fracture table
Bone
Inguinal
Pronator teres
11. To perform cholangiography - which duct is identified and incised for placement of the cholangiocatheter?
Kocher
Wound infection
Calcium chloride
Cystic
12. The three structures that form the anatomical triangle of Calot are...
4.2 - 6.1 mill/ul
Cystic duct - common hepatic duct - lower edge of the liver
Cuboid bone
Stomach
13. What cavities within the brain is filled with CSF?
Modified radical mastectomy
Hyaluronidase
Ventricles
Myringotomy
14. What blood componenets are essential in clot formation?
Iliac fossa
Treat hydrocephalus
Hypoglassal
Platelets
15. The large artery that arises from the left side of the aortic arch and descends into the arm is the
Linea alba
Arch bars
Mesovarium
Subclavian
16. A patient is being evaluated for undergoing a breast reconstruction procedure and indicates she still smokes. Which procedures would the surgical assistant recommend?
Portal
Free TRAM flap
Prevent pressure on the lower arm
Radial
17. Which nerve can be injured if the legs are improperly flexed at the hip int he lithotomy position?
Superficial external pudendal
Obturator
Spina bifida
Drying of secretions
18. A hernia through Which bowel or omentum extends and cannot be returned to its normal position through manipulation is referred to as a/an
Three layer
Kraske
Incarcerated hernia
Radial nerve
19. A patient who has undergone a right-side herniorrhaphy presents 2-5 days postoperatively with swollen and tender testis. What is a likely complication?
Ischemic orchitis
5-7 days
Transversalis fascia
Extracorporeal
20. The principal goal of the surgical assistant during the surgical procedure is to...
Choroid
Flame-retardant
Stenosis - agenesis - membrane atresia
Provide exposure
21. An emergency drug that increases myocardial contractility is...
Differential
Calcium chloride
Rotter
Caesarean section
22. The three protective tissue layers called the meninges lie in the following order - starting with the most superficial
Granulation
Duramater - arachnoid - pia mater (DAP)
Tensile strength
Foramen
23. Which nerve that innervates the muscles around the chin must be protected from injury when repairing a fracture of the madible?
Marginal mandibular
Superficial external pudendal
Modified radical mastectomy
Abdominal aorta
24. The patellar ligament is attached proximally to the patella and distally to which structure?
Percutaneous ultrasound - liver function tests
Mannitol
Tibial tuberosity
Fissure of sylvius
25. Normal adult range for potassium is...
3.5 - 5.5 mEq/L
Femur
Hypoxia - hypothermia - and hypovolemia
Retention
26. A thoracoabdominal incision should be used for
Low lithotomy
Duramater - arachnoid - pia mater (DAP)
Ventricular septal defect
Hiatal hernia repair
27. Which organ is completely retorperitoneal?
Kidney
Internal iliac
Vesicovaginal
Pyloromyotomy
28. The proper placement of th legs for a patient in the lateral position is...
Clostridium perfringens
Green
Aspiration
Lower leg flexed - upper leg straight
29. A radical lymphadenectomy is performed to treat cancer of the
Paramedian
Testicles
Three layer
Lobar
30. What local anesthetic is used most frequently for preoperative ocular-instillation?
50-70%
Cefazolin
Edge of the minor calyces
Tetracaine
31. The inner lining of the mucosa of the g.i. tract is composed of...
Epithelium
Healon
Shearing
Thrombin
32. Which surgical maneuvers refers to the dissection of the lateral peritoneal attachments of the duodenum to allow inspection of the duodenum - pancreas - and other retroperitoneal structures?
Thrombin
Kocher
Marshall-Marchetti
De Quervain's
33. Which muscle is an important anatomical landmark in fractures of the forearm?
Transverse carpal ligament
Pronator teres
7-8 mg/dl
Lignual
34. An emergency drug used in cardiac surgery that increases myocardial contractility is...
Calcium chloride
Veins
Radial nerve
Dantrolene
35. Incomplete closure of paired verterbral arches that can be treated surgically is know as
Enterocele
Spina bifida
Mattox
Forearm
36. What nerves are located lateral to the long thoracic nerve and innervates the latissimus dorsi muscle
Hepaticojejunostomy
Right and left common iliacs
Emissary
Thoracodorsal
37. What types of stitches incoporates the seromuscular layer and submucosa?
Lembert
Inguinal
Rectal inury
Pyloroplasty
38. A major concern in draining a gangrenous gallbladder is...
Contamination
Subcuticular
Fissure of rolando
Nerve damage
39. What should be sent postop with the patient who has arch bars applied?
Papaverine
Wire scissors
Hypothalamus
Sutures should be placed in deep tissue to prevent hematoma
40. Insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle may lead to...
Myocardial infarction
Marcaine
Riolan
Green
41. Which artery is susceptible to injury during a cholesycstecomy?
Clean-contaminated wound
Right hepatic
Stomach
Protamine sulfate
42. A procedure to treat retinal detachment is...
Scleral buckling
Permission is signed by two consulting physicians
Talus
0.9 NS
43. Woulds in which there is significant bacterial contamination - foreign bodies - or extensive tissue trauma are generally closed by which intention?
At the location of the inguinal ligament
Triangle of Calot
Granulation
Acromegaly
44. Which arteries are contained within the cardinal ligament?
10 - 14 days
10 minutes
Heparin
Uterine
45. Intraoperative fluid and electroyte imbalance are affected by
Anterior screws is competed first
Epithelium
Blood loss - fluid shifts and replacements
Flame-retardant
46. The position used typically in thyroid and gallbladder surgery is...
Thoracodorsal
Reverse trendelenburg
Intussusception
Some - but not all - atrial beats are conducted to the ventricles
47. Which arteries are identified - ligated - and divided during the perineal dissection of an abdominoperineal resection?
Inferior rectal artery
5-7 days
7.3 - 7.4
Femoral hernia
48. Cleft lip repair is usually recommended at
Radical vulvectomy
Armboards extended <90 - with palms facing up
3 months
Intestinal obstruction - stump rupture - sepsis
49. At the base of each internal carotid artery is an enlargement called the
Secobarbital
Falx cerebri
Sinus
Suspend the vesicle neck
50. What is a narcotic antagonist?
Superior and inferior mesenteric arteries
Congestive heart failure - angina - syncope Palpitations
Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)
Prevent escape of methane gas