CSFA SFA 201 WEEK 4 TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
When operating to repair a vascular trauma patient, what should the first
assistant do? - ANSWER Control above and below bleeding
During lower leg salvage surgery, a bypass will be done from the femoral artery
to which artery? - ANSWER Posterior tibial
What is the primary reason for cerebrovascular accidents? - ANSWER
Occlusion
Abdominal wound dehiscence is within how many days postop? - ANSWER 7-
10
Claudication is the most common symptom of what disease? - ANSWER
Peripheral arterial occlusive
What type of peripheral aneurysm occurs most often? - ANSWER Popliteal
What is the most common intraluminal upper urinary tract obstruction cause? -
ANSWER Calculus
What is one of the key preventative procedures done in the operating room to
prevent thrombosis in the surgical patient? - ANSWER Applying compression
stockings
What kind of shock would the surgeon experience with regard to extensive
gastrointestinal blood loss? - ANSWER Hemorrhagic
, Vesicle inflammation, dysuria, and frequency, sometimes with fever is a
symptom of: - ANSWER Acute bacterial cystitis
What is the most common cause of massive bowel obstruction? - ANSWER
Colon cancer
Which term involves transplantation from a non-identical donor to a recipient of
the same species? - ANSWER Allograft
What is the most common type of shock that the surgical team will see? -
ANSWER Hypovolemic
What are the consequences of post-op splenectomy? - ANSWER Increase in
circulating platelet count
What type of injury is characteristic of a human or animal bite? - ANSWER
Avulsion
This is a highly aggressive form of breast cancer with a red, tender, inflamed
painful breast that may be mistaken for a breast abscess - ANSWER
Inflammatory
In which modal stage of cancer does testicular cancer in situ become
extralymphatic? - ANSWER IV
Critical limb ischemia can be defined as a limb in which the ankle systolic
pressure is less than what? - ANSWER 50mmHg
Asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm should be treated when the size is
greater than what value? - ANSWER 5.5 cm
What document should be completed and in the patient's record prior to
commencement of the surgical procedure? - ANSWER Consent for surgery
AND ANSWERS
When operating to repair a vascular trauma patient, what should the first
assistant do? - ANSWER Control above and below bleeding
During lower leg salvage surgery, a bypass will be done from the femoral artery
to which artery? - ANSWER Posterior tibial
What is the primary reason for cerebrovascular accidents? - ANSWER
Occlusion
Abdominal wound dehiscence is within how many days postop? - ANSWER 7-
10
Claudication is the most common symptom of what disease? - ANSWER
Peripheral arterial occlusive
What type of peripheral aneurysm occurs most often? - ANSWER Popliteal
What is the most common intraluminal upper urinary tract obstruction cause? -
ANSWER Calculus
What is one of the key preventative procedures done in the operating room to
prevent thrombosis in the surgical patient? - ANSWER Applying compression
stockings
What kind of shock would the surgeon experience with regard to extensive
gastrointestinal blood loss? - ANSWER Hemorrhagic
, Vesicle inflammation, dysuria, and frequency, sometimes with fever is a
symptom of: - ANSWER Acute bacterial cystitis
What is the most common cause of massive bowel obstruction? - ANSWER
Colon cancer
Which term involves transplantation from a non-identical donor to a recipient of
the same species? - ANSWER Allograft
What is the most common type of shock that the surgical team will see? -
ANSWER Hypovolemic
What are the consequences of post-op splenectomy? - ANSWER Increase in
circulating platelet count
What type of injury is characteristic of a human or animal bite? - ANSWER
Avulsion
This is a highly aggressive form of breast cancer with a red, tender, inflamed
painful breast that may be mistaken for a breast abscess - ANSWER
Inflammatory
In which modal stage of cancer does testicular cancer in situ become
extralymphatic? - ANSWER IV
Critical limb ischemia can be defined as a limb in which the ankle systolic
pressure is less than what? - ANSWER 50mmHg
Asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm should be treated when the size is
greater than what value? - ANSWER 5.5 cm
What document should be completed and in the patient's record prior to
commencement of the surgical procedure? - ANSWER Consent for surgery
