SURGICAL FIRST ASSIST 2026 REVIEW NEW ALL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A barbituate that may be used for sleep in the night before surgery is -
✔✔secobarbital
✔✔Common pathogens infecting traumatic wounds often require the use of -
✔✔penicillinase-resistant penicillin
✔✔What is the amount of time that heparin is systemically distributed in the adult? -
✔✔3 minutes
✔✔Which of the following is an example of an isotonic IV solution? - ✔✔0.9% sodium
chloride
✔✔The volume of red blood cells in whole blood is determined by which of the following
tests? - ✔✔hematocrit
✔✔A common complication during emergence from general anesthesia is - ✔✔hypoxia
✔✔What antibiotics should not be given as a preoperative prophylaxis to a pediatric
patient? - ✔✔ciprofloxacin
,✔✔During the adminstration of general anesthesia, there is a loss of the eyelid reflex in
stage - ✔✔II
✔✔Aminoglycosides are a category of antibiotics that - ✔✔can cause severe ototoxicity
and nephrotoxicity
✔✔Which of these local anesthetics has a longer duration?
*xylocaine
*marcaine
*novocaine
*cocaine - ✔✔marcaine
✔✔A microscopic blood count that estimates the percentages of each type of leukocyte
within a sample is called a - ✔✔differential
✔✔Some patients may show the most severe and lifethreatening type of reaction to
certain drugs known as - ✔✔anaphylaxis
✔✔A broad spectrum bactericidal antibiotic that interferes with synthesis of the cell wall
and has a chemical structure similar to the penicillins is - ✔✔cefazolin
✔✔Cricoid pressure is applied to prevent - ✔✔aspiration
✔✔Epinephrine should be used in which of the following situations?
*glaucoma
*tachycardia
*hypertension
*anaphylaxis - ✔✔anaphylaxis
✔✔What is a narcotic antagonist? - ✔✔Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)
✔✔The reversal agent for heparin-induced anticoagulant is - ✔✔protamine sulfate
✔✔What should not be administered to a patient who is exhibiting asystole? -
✔✔isoproterenol
✔✔According to the Mallampati classification of preoperatively assessing airway
adequacy for intubation purposes what is Class III? - ✔✔only the base of the uvula can
be visualized
✔✔In cataract surgery, a viscous jelly sometimes used to occupy space is - ✔✔healon
, ✔✔A miotic drug is - ✔✔pilocarpine
✔✔What local anesthetic is used most frequently for preoperative ocular-instillation? -
✔✔tetracaine
✔✔A solution used for eye irrigation is - ✔✔balanced salt solution (BSS)
✔✔What dye is used in opthalmic surgery to diagnose corneal abrasions? -
✔✔Fluorescein sodium
✔✔The reactions ototoxity and nephrotoxity can be a result of administering -
✔✔aminoglycosides
✔✔What drug paralyzes the sphincter muscle of the iris? - ✔✔Cycloplegics
✔✔What statement describes second-degree AV block? - ✔✔some, but not all, atrial
beats are conducted to the ventricles
✔✔The P-wave displays__, and the PR segment is caused by the delay in the AV node.
- ✔✔atrial depolarization
✔✔The T-wave indicates - ✔✔ventricular repolarization
✔✔An emergency durg used for treating ventricular fibrilation or tachycardia is -
✔✔inderal
✔✔High doses of nitrous oxide block the metabolism of what vitamin? - ✔✔vitamin B12
✔✔An emergency drug used in cardiac surgery that increases myocardial contractility is
- ✔✔calcium chloride
✔✔Cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular origin can be treated with - ✔✔lidocaine
✔✔What is the durg of choice when lidocaine fails to achieve response for treating
ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation during sudden cardiac arrest? -
✔✔bretylium
✔✔What methods should the surgical assistant consider when cutting sutures? -
✔✔according to surgeon's preference
✔✔What would affect normal wound healing? - ✔✔peripheral vascular disease
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A barbituate that may be used for sleep in the night before surgery is -
✔✔secobarbital
✔✔Common pathogens infecting traumatic wounds often require the use of -
✔✔penicillinase-resistant penicillin
✔✔What is the amount of time that heparin is systemically distributed in the adult? -
✔✔3 minutes
✔✔Which of the following is an example of an isotonic IV solution? - ✔✔0.9% sodium
chloride
✔✔The volume of red blood cells in whole blood is determined by which of the following
tests? - ✔✔hematocrit
✔✔A common complication during emergence from general anesthesia is - ✔✔hypoxia
✔✔What antibiotics should not be given as a preoperative prophylaxis to a pediatric
patient? - ✔✔ciprofloxacin
,✔✔During the adminstration of general anesthesia, there is a loss of the eyelid reflex in
stage - ✔✔II
✔✔Aminoglycosides are a category of antibiotics that - ✔✔can cause severe ototoxicity
and nephrotoxicity
✔✔Which of these local anesthetics has a longer duration?
*xylocaine
*marcaine
*novocaine
*cocaine - ✔✔marcaine
✔✔A microscopic blood count that estimates the percentages of each type of leukocyte
within a sample is called a - ✔✔differential
✔✔Some patients may show the most severe and lifethreatening type of reaction to
certain drugs known as - ✔✔anaphylaxis
✔✔A broad spectrum bactericidal antibiotic that interferes with synthesis of the cell wall
and has a chemical structure similar to the penicillins is - ✔✔cefazolin
✔✔Cricoid pressure is applied to prevent - ✔✔aspiration
✔✔Epinephrine should be used in which of the following situations?
*glaucoma
*tachycardia
*hypertension
*anaphylaxis - ✔✔anaphylaxis
✔✔What is a narcotic antagonist? - ✔✔Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)
✔✔The reversal agent for heparin-induced anticoagulant is - ✔✔protamine sulfate
✔✔What should not be administered to a patient who is exhibiting asystole? -
✔✔isoproterenol
✔✔According to the Mallampati classification of preoperatively assessing airway
adequacy for intubation purposes what is Class III? - ✔✔only the base of the uvula can
be visualized
✔✔In cataract surgery, a viscous jelly sometimes used to occupy space is - ✔✔healon
, ✔✔A miotic drug is - ✔✔pilocarpine
✔✔What local anesthetic is used most frequently for preoperative ocular-instillation? -
✔✔tetracaine
✔✔A solution used for eye irrigation is - ✔✔balanced salt solution (BSS)
✔✔What dye is used in opthalmic surgery to diagnose corneal abrasions? -
✔✔Fluorescein sodium
✔✔The reactions ototoxity and nephrotoxity can be a result of administering -
✔✔aminoglycosides
✔✔What drug paralyzes the sphincter muscle of the iris? - ✔✔Cycloplegics
✔✔What statement describes second-degree AV block? - ✔✔some, but not all, atrial
beats are conducted to the ventricles
✔✔The P-wave displays__, and the PR segment is caused by the delay in the AV node.
- ✔✔atrial depolarization
✔✔The T-wave indicates - ✔✔ventricular repolarization
✔✔An emergency durg used for treating ventricular fibrilation or tachycardia is -
✔✔inderal
✔✔High doses of nitrous oxide block the metabolism of what vitamin? - ✔✔vitamin B12
✔✔An emergency drug used in cardiac surgery that increases myocardial contractility is
- ✔✔calcium chloride
✔✔Cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular origin can be treated with - ✔✔lidocaine
✔✔What is the durg of choice when lidocaine fails to achieve response for treating
ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation during sudden cardiac arrest? -
✔✔bretylium
✔✔What methods should the surgical assistant consider when cutting sutures? -
✔✔according to surgeon's preference
✔✔What would affect normal wound healing? - ✔✔peripheral vascular disease
