FREE CSFA Surgical First Assist Questions and Answers

Question 1

When positioning a patient, which of the following should be taken into account?
1. Patency of the airway is the prime concern when positioning a patient
2. Pressue injuries are most common after surgical procedures lasting one hour or longer.
3. An anesthetized patient with muscle paralysis is at increased risk for muscle strain
4. The most common sites of peripheral nerve injury are the divisions of the brachial plexus and the ulnar, radial, peroneal, and facial nerves

Accepted Answer

1, 2, and 4 only

Answer

respiratory compromise

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1 and 3 only

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incompetent valves

Question 2

What arteries can be separated during a AAA resection and then reanastomosed to the graft?

Accepted Answer

renal

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hepatic

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ent

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lumbar

Question 3

A jejunojejunostomy may be performed when a loop of the jejunum is anastomosed end to side with the esophagus during a total gastrectomy.

Accepted Answer

prevent regurgitation esophagitis

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reduce protein maldigestion

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prevent mechanical metastasis

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prevent dumping syndrome

Question 4

When placing a patient for surgery, which of the following complications is MOST important?

Accepted Answer

Answer

neurogenic bladder

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cranioschisis

Question 5

Which of the following applies to a sharps container's requirements?
1. self-closing lid to prevent overfilling
2. biohazard labels and color coding
3. durable, closable, leakproof, and puncture resistant
4. lids which allow sharps to enter by gravity

Accepted Answer

2, 3, and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, and 4 only

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1 and 3 only

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1, 2, and 3 only

Question 6

Among the structures most frequently implicated in a sliding left indirect hernia

Accepted Answer

sigmoid

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podiatric

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inflammation.

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descending colon

Question 7

Another name for a suture ligature is

Accepted Answer

a stick tie

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mattress suture

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purse string

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a hinged knee brace