SURGICAL FIRST ASSIST PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The primary purpose of a robotic device designed to hold and maneuver a
laparoscope is to
eliminate tremor associated with operating an endoscope.
Which of the following are the MOST important considerations when preventing
wound infection in the surgical patient?
1. pathogen transmittal
2. portal of entry into the susceptible host
3. anesthetic options for the patient's operative process
4. invasion of the susceptible host
B. 1, 2, and 4 only
Which of the following tendon autografts is MOST typically utilized when
performing ACL reconstruction?
patellar
What is the normal range of red blood cells in a complete blood count for an adult
male?
4.6 - 6.2 million/nl
Which of the following organisms normally found on the skin can cause wound
infections?
Staphylococcus aureus
Which of the following is the desired effect when applying a partially threaded
cancellous screw to a bone fragment
A. distraction
B. rotation
, C. compression
D. subluxation
compression
When transferring a thoracotomy patient to recovery, the chest drainage system
should be
maintained below the patient's chest level
Which of the following bones make up the pelvic girdle?
1. coccyx
2. acetabulum
3. sacrum
4. os coxae
coccyx, sacrum, os coxae
During a carotic endarterectomy, the arteries are unclamped and reclamped
before arteriotomy closure is performed to
flush free debris from the carotid
Injury to which of the following arteries is commonly seen in the temporal lobes,
where the skull is the thinnest and meningeal blood vessels are numerous, and is
the usual cause of epidural hematomas?
middle meningeal
Epidural hematoma is typically caused by trauma to what artery?
middle meningeal
During arterial cannulation in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), the cannula tip
must be directed into which of the following arteries?
aorta
Which of the following is an example of a high level disinfection agent?
A. glutaraldehyde
B. isopropyl alcohol
C. quaternary ammonium
D. iodophor solution
glutaraldehyde
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The primary purpose of a robotic device designed to hold and maneuver a
laparoscope is to
eliminate tremor associated with operating an endoscope.
Which of the following are the MOST important considerations when preventing
wound infection in the surgical patient?
1. pathogen transmittal
2. portal of entry into the susceptible host
3. anesthetic options for the patient's operative process
4. invasion of the susceptible host
B. 1, 2, and 4 only
Which of the following tendon autografts is MOST typically utilized when
performing ACL reconstruction?
patellar
What is the normal range of red blood cells in a complete blood count for an adult
male?
4.6 - 6.2 million/nl
Which of the following organisms normally found on the skin can cause wound
infections?
Staphylococcus aureus
Which of the following is the desired effect when applying a partially threaded
cancellous screw to a bone fragment
A. distraction
B. rotation
, C. compression
D. subluxation
compression
When transferring a thoracotomy patient to recovery, the chest drainage system
should be
maintained below the patient's chest level
Which of the following bones make up the pelvic girdle?
1. coccyx
2. acetabulum
3. sacrum
4. os coxae
coccyx, sacrum, os coxae
During a carotic endarterectomy, the arteries are unclamped and reclamped
before arteriotomy closure is performed to
flush free debris from the carotid
Injury to which of the following arteries is commonly seen in the temporal lobes,
where the skull is the thinnest and meningeal blood vessels are numerous, and is
the usual cause of epidural hematomas?
middle meningeal
Epidural hematoma is typically caused by trauma to what artery?
middle meningeal
During arterial cannulation in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), the cannula tip
must be directed into which of the following arteries?
aorta
Which of the following is an example of a high level disinfection agent?
A. glutaraldehyde
B. isopropyl alcohol
C. quaternary ammonium
D. iodophor solution
glutaraldehyde
