Surgical First Assist Practice Exam
The primary purpose of a robotic device designed to hold
eliminate tremor associated with operating an endoscope.
and maneuver a laparoscope is to
Which of the following are the MOST important consid-
erations when preventing wound infection in the surgical
patient?
1. pathogen transmittal B. 1, 2, and 4 only
2. portal of entry into the susceptible host
3. anesthetic options for the patient's operative process
4. invasion of the susceptible host
Which of the following tendon autografts is MOST typically
patellar
utilized when performing ACL reconstruction?
What is the normal range of red blood cells in a complete
4.6 - 6.2 million/nl
blood count for an adult male?
Which of the following organisms normally found on the
Staphylococcus aureus
skin can cause wound infections?
Which of the following is the desired effect when applying
a partially threaded cancellous screw to a bone fragment
A. distraction
compression
B. rotation
C. compression
D. subluxation
When transferring a thoracotomy patient to recovery, the
maintained below the patient's chest level
chest drainage system should be
Which of the following bones make up the pelvic girdle?
1. coccyx
2. acetabulum coccyx, sacrum, os coxae
3. sacrum
4. os coxae
, Surgical First Assist Practice Exam
During a carotic endarterectomy, the arteries are un-
clamped and reclamped before arteriotomy closure is flush free debris from the carotid
performed to
Injury to which of the following arteries is commonly seen
in the temporal lobes, where the skull is the thinnest and
middle meningeal
meningeal blood vessels are numerous, and is the usual
cause of epidural hematomas?
Epidural hematoma is typically caused by trauma to what
middle meningeal
artery?
During arterial cannulation in cardiopulmonary bypass
(CPB), the cannula tip must be directed into which of the aorta
following arteries?
Which of the following is an example of a high level dis-
infection agent?
A. glutaraldehyde
glutaraldehyde
B. isopropyl alcohol
C. quaternary ammonium
D. iodophor solution
A wound that is known to be infected at the time of surgery
and is left open to be closed at a later date is categorized delayed primary closure
as
first intention Primary closure of a wound.
secondary intention (granulation)Allowing a wound to
secondary intention (granulation)
close on it's own.
A long-term complication of a cemented total hip arthro-
loosening of the prosthesis
plasty is
When preforming compression hip screw fixation, the lag
within 1 cm of the femoral articular surface
screw is inserted
The primary purpose of a robotic device designed to hold
eliminate tremor associated with operating an endoscope.
and maneuver a laparoscope is to
Which of the following are the MOST important consid-
erations when preventing wound infection in the surgical
patient?
1. pathogen transmittal B. 1, 2, and 4 only
2. portal of entry into the susceptible host
3. anesthetic options for the patient's operative process
4. invasion of the susceptible host
Which of the following tendon autografts is MOST typically
patellar
utilized when performing ACL reconstruction?
What is the normal range of red blood cells in a complete
4.6 - 6.2 million/nl
blood count for an adult male?
Which of the following organisms normally found on the
Staphylococcus aureus
skin can cause wound infections?
Which of the following is the desired effect when applying
a partially threaded cancellous screw to a bone fragment
A. distraction
compression
B. rotation
C. compression
D. subluxation
When transferring a thoracotomy patient to recovery, the
maintained below the patient's chest level
chest drainage system should be
Which of the following bones make up the pelvic girdle?
1. coccyx
2. acetabulum coccyx, sacrum, os coxae
3. sacrum
4. os coxae
, Surgical First Assist Practice Exam
During a carotic endarterectomy, the arteries are un-
clamped and reclamped before arteriotomy closure is flush free debris from the carotid
performed to
Injury to which of the following arteries is commonly seen
in the temporal lobes, where the skull is the thinnest and
middle meningeal
meningeal blood vessels are numerous, and is the usual
cause of epidural hematomas?
Epidural hematoma is typically caused by trauma to what
middle meningeal
artery?
During arterial cannulation in cardiopulmonary bypass
(CPB), the cannula tip must be directed into which of the aorta
following arteries?
Which of the following is an example of a high level dis-
infection agent?
A. glutaraldehyde
glutaraldehyde
B. isopropyl alcohol
C. quaternary ammonium
D. iodophor solution
A wound that is known to be infected at the time of surgery
and is left open to be closed at a later date is categorized delayed primary closure
as
first intention Primary closure of a wound.
secondary intention (granulation)Allowing a wound to
secondary intention (granulation)
close on it's own.
A long-term complication of a cemented total hip arthro-
loosening of the prosthesis
plasty is
When preforming compression hip screw fixation, the lag
within 1 cm of the femoral articular surface
screw is inserted
