SURGICAL FIRST ASSIST BOOK EXAM STUDY
GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Traffic |patterns |in |the |surgery |department |are |designed |to: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Aid |in |
preventing |surgical |site |infections
What |is |the |principal |goal |of |suctioning |blood |and |body |fluids |from |the |wound? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Improve |wound |visibility
The |principal |goal |of |the |surgical |assistant |during |the |surgical |procedure |is |to: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Provide |exposure
Which |of |the |following |characteristics |of |drape |materials |is |correct |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Flame |retardant
Which |of |the |following |types |of |patients |is |at |risk |for |developing |a |latex |sensitivity? |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-Child |with |spina |bifida
Which |of |the |following |should |be |confirmed |before |administration |of |any |blood |product? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Date |of |expiration
The |recommended |minimum |number |of |air |exchanges |in |the |OR |is? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
15 |times |an |hour |with |three |exchanges |of |fresh |air
, IF |a |surgical |assistant |places |the |operative |patient's |well |being |above |all |other |factors, |then |
the |surgical |assistant |is |said |to |have |a |strong: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Surgical |conscience
Skin |preparation |solution |under |a |patient |may |result |in: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chemical |
burns
The |frozen |section |examination |provides |the |surgeon |with |a: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Quick |
preliminary |diagnosis
When |assisting |the |surgeon |with |the |draping, |where |should |the |surgical |assistant |stand |in |
relation |to |the |surgeon? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-On |the |opposite |side |of |the |OR |table |from |
the |surgeon
Studies |show |that |the |lowest |infection |rates |have |been |obtained |in |surgical |cases |where |
patient |body |hair |was: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Not |removed
A |hemodynamic |complication |in |the |patient |could |be |caused |by: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Myocardial |ischemia
Infants |are |at |risk |of |losing |body |heat |quickly |due |to |their: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Thin |layer |
of |subcutaneous |brown |fat |for |insulation
Heat |loss |from |the |body |occurs |by |all |the |following |methods |except: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Condensation
The |earliest |sign |of |MH |is: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Increase |in |end |tidal |CO2
Intraoperative |fluid |and |electrolyte |imbalance |are |affected |by: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Blood |
loss, |fluid |shits |and |replacement
GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Traffic |patterns |in |the |surgery |department |are |designed |to: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Aid |in |
preventing |surgical |site |infections
What |is |the |principal |goal |of |suctioning |blood |and |body |fluids |from |the |wound? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Improve |wound |visibility
The |principal |goal |of |the |surgical |assistant |during |the |surgical |procedure |is |to: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Provide |exposure
Which |of |the |following |characteristics |of |drape |materials |is |correct |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Flame |retardant
Which |of |the |following |types |of |patients |is |at |risk |for |developing |a |latex |sensitivity? |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-Child |with |spina |bifida
Which |of |the |following |should |be |confirmed |before |administration |of |any |blood |product? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Date |of |expiration
The |recommended |minimum |number |of |air |exchanges |in |the |OR |is? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
15 |times |an |hour |with |three |exchanges |of |fresh |air
, IF |a |surgical |assistant |places |the |operative |patient's |well |being |above |all |other |factors, |then |
the |surgical |assistant |is |said |to |have |a |strong: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Surgical |conscience
Skin |preparation |solution |under |a |patient |may |result |in: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chemical |
burns
The |frozen |section |examination |provides |the |surgeon |with |a: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Quick |
preliminary |diagnosis
When |assisting |the |surgeon |with |the |draping, |where |should |the |surgical |assistant |stand |in |
relation |to |the |surgeon? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-On |the |opposite |side |of |the |OR |table |from |
the |surgeon
Studies |show |that |the |lowest |infection |rates |have |been |obtained |in |surgical |cases |where |
patient |body |hair |was: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Not |removed
A |hemodynamic |complication |in |the |patient |could |be |caused |by: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Myocardial |ischemia
Infants |are |at |risk |of |losing |body |heat |quickly |due |to |their: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Thin |layer |
of |subcutaneous |brown |fat |for |insulation
Heat |loss |from |the |body |occurs |by |all |the |following |methods |except: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Condensation
The |earliest |sign |of |MH |is: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Increase |in |end |tidal |CO2
Intraoperative |fluid |and |electrolyte |imbalance |are |affected |by: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Blood |
loss, |fluid |shits |and |replacement
