CSFA PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CSFA PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS During a laparoscopic Cholecystectomy the surgeon requests an intraoperative Chloe angiogram in which the hepatic tree is not visible what should be anticipated - ANS Common bile duct injury A complication of steep reverse Trendelenburg position is - ANS Deep vein thrombosis During an ORIF Of a clavicular fracture the surgeon must use extreme caution when drilling screw holes to avoid injury to this structure which lies directly underneath the clavicle - ANS Subclavian artery To model bone tissue in plastic and reconstructive surgery what should be used - ANS Rotating burr When considering the plan of care for an 80-year-old obese male with diabetes undergoing thoracotomy for a lobectomy what immediate factors can be altered to influence wound healing - ANS The suture material selected And effective way to estimate the proper femoral nail diameter and length of it an acute severely comminuted femur fracture - ANS Pre-operative radiographs of the uneffected leg Normal adult human hematocrit range - ANS 37-52% The minimum depth of split thickness skin graft - ANS 0.3mm Which of prostate procedure involves a transvesical approach - ANS Suprapubic During chest tube placement it is important to place the tube in the inferior aspect of the intercostal space to avoid - ANS Neurovascular injury During an abdominal hysterectomy the surgeon initially isolates the uterus by separating it from the - ANS Round ligaments When a flank approach is used for a nephrectomy, which of the following muscles are involved? A. serratus anterior and trapezius B. gluteus maximus and pectoralis major C. latissimus dorsi and internal oblique D. transverse abdominis and rectus abdominis - ANS C. The latissimus dorsi curves upward from the lower back around the arm to the armpit. The internal oblique muscle would be involved. A patient with known bovine allergies presents with persistent internal oozing of blood from the liver bed which hemostatic agent should be used - ANS Surgicel A 46-year-old patient presents to plastic surgeon for reconstruction status post MOHS excision of basal cell cancer removal from right medial cheek which should be considered for the most acceptable cosmetic outcome - ANS Closure along relaxed skin tension lines Rotator cuff muscles - ANS supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis Lies between the lung and the chest wall - ANS Pleura