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Surgical First Assist

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1. During the adminstration of general anesthesia - there is a loss of the eyelid reflex in stage






2. What is not considered a permanent urinary diversion?






3. The trendelengurg position would be most appropriate for which procedure?






4. The term epistaxis means






5. The celiac artery trifurcates into the






6. When removing anal warts with a laser - the rectum is packed with a wet sponge to...






7. What types of incisions are used for laparscopy?






8. Which nerves are most frequently injured due to a shoulder dislocation?






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






10. The principle of personal liability






11. In which incision could retention sutures be used?






12. A miotic drug is...






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






14. The bladder is supported by the rectovesical fascia called






15. In severe aortic stenosis the following are indications for valve replacement






16. At what point does the external iliac artery become the femoral artery?






17. A Stamey endoscopic procedure is performed to...






18. A wound that is left open and closed secondarily when there is no longer evidence of infection is an example of...






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






20. The most common intraabdominal childhood tumor is...






21. Which of the following areas located in the fronal gyrus of the brain controls of the function of speech?






22. The proper placement of th legs for a patient in the lateral position is...






23. A transplanted kidney is placed into the






24. Which muscle is an important anatomical landmark in fractures of the forearm?






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






26. A left subcostal incision indicates surgery of the






27. Which ligaments enclose the round ligament and extends from the lateral surface of the uterus to the pelvic wall?






28. In addition to the zygoma - which other bone comprises the zygomatic arch?






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






30. Which hernia involves the peritoneum and te abdominal viscera forms What part of the hernia sac?






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






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






33. A common pathogen associated with decubitus ulcers is Staphyloccocus






34. What is a measurement of the pressure of carbon dioxide in the arterial blood?






35. The curved transverse incision used for pelvic surgery is called a/an






36. What is the most common liver cancer?






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






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






39. What is a measurement of the amount of bicarbonate in arterial blood?






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






41. Where is Hartmann's pouch located?






42. Which vein proximally travels across the neck of the abdominal aorta?






43. The primary drug utilized to treat MH is...






44. Under which structure is the nerve trapped in carpal tunnel syndrome?






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






46. Meningiomas are benign tumors that originate in the






47. High doses of nitrous oxide block the metabolism of what vitamin?






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






49. Intraoperative fluid and electroyte imbalance are affected by






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