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Surgical First Assist
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25 Questions

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

2. The primary factor when selecting the surgical needle is...

3. What is the principal muscle of the pelvic floor?

4. In which procedure would a Fogarty catheter be utilized?

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

6. What statement describes second-degree AV block?

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

8. Postop complications of an appendectomy include these

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

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

11. To prevent the plates - screws and rods from breaking when performing a spinal fusion - bone graft is need to fuse to...

12. Seepage of skin preparation solution under a patient may result in a

13. A patient is being evaluated for undergoing a breast reconstruction procedure and indicates she still smokes. Which procedures would the surgical assistant recommend?

14. The frozen section examination provides the surgen with a

15. Plication of the inferior vena cava or insertion of an imbrella-type filter is performed to treat

16. Which diagnostic imaging techniques are used to aid in diagnosing a rotator cuff tear?

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

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

19. 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?

20. What is not an inhalation anesthetic agent?

21. Between what postop days can dehiscence typically occur?

22. The opthalmic artery divides into the

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

24. When performing an open AAA - which artery or arteries are cross-clamped prior to cross-clamping the aorta?

25. The distal tibia articulates with which structures?