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Surgical First Assist

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






2. Which ligament connects the thryoid to the trachea?






3. The fold of dura mater that seperates the cerebral hemispheres






4. Meningiomas are benign tumors that originate in the






5. The avascular area located in the mesentery and to the left of the middle colic artery is...






6. A drug combined with heparin that causes a postop loss of anticoagulant activity is...






7. What is a fibrocartilage structure of the acetabular fossa that encloses the head of the femur?






8. What is a potential physiological response when lowering patient's legs from the lithotomy position?






9. What is the purpose for the surgical creation of an arteriovenous fistula?






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






11. Which cranial nerves innervate the superior oblique muscle?






12. Which branch of the trigeminal nerve must be identified and prserved when performing a submandibular gland removal?






13. Which congential anomalies limit the skull's volume and increases the intracranial pressure?






14. Dextran is used parenterally to...






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






16. Which nerves innervate the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscle - and should be identified and preserved when performing a radical neck dissection?






17. What involves small - corneal incisions as treatment for myopia?






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






19. The lateral ventricles within the cerebral hemisphere communicate with the third ventricle through the opening called






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






21. What is the durg of choice when lidocaine fails to achieve response for treating ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation during sudden cardiac arrest?






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






23. The principle of personal liability






24. The five branches of the facial nerve from






25. A sigmoid colostomy is brought through the






26. What structures are located in the anterior mediastinum?






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






28. A chemical reaction that provides energy by the breakdown of food molecules is called






29. The reversal agent for heparin-induced anticoagulant is...






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






31. Continuous lateral stitches placed beneath the epithelial layer of the skin are...






32. Surgical enlargement of the passage between the prepylorus of the stomach and the duodenum is a






33. What is a continuous circular suture placed around the lumen of a structure causing it to close?






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






35. Which site is used for autotransplanting one or more of the parathyroid glands?






36. Postop hernias are common after which incisions?






37. Which types of fractures is at the greatest risk for infection?






38. Which solutions are used during a diagnostic cystoscopy?






39. At which vertebral level is the ondontoid process located?






40. The structure that bind the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall is the






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






42. Common pathogens infecting traumatic wounds often require the use of...






43. Infants are at risk of losing body heat quickly due to their






44. In which incision could retention sutures be used?






45. What statement describes second-degree AV block?






46. The donor left kidney is preferred in order to procure additional length of the






47. The most common cause of delayed wound healing in the operative patient is...






48. The point of seperation between the posterior rectus sheath superiorly and absence of the sheath inferiorly is called the






49. Which structures may be used for replacement of the ligament during an ACL repair?






50. Which vein - in addition to the gonadal and lumbar - should be clamped and ligated when performing a left kidney procurement?