Surgical First Assisting Exam Study Guide Questions with
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0.5-1 cm - ✔✔In a vertical mattress stitch, the suture is started at what distance lateral to the wound
margin?
5-10 mm - ✔✔How many millimeters from the wound edge should the horizontal mattress stitch
penetrate.
K-Wire removal - ✔✔Example of a clean-contaminated wound
True - ✔✔The CNS is well protected against invasion by pathogenic microorganisms by the rigid, bony
skeleton.
False - ✔✔Infection of the central nervous is unfortunately a common event.
True - ✔✔Only the lower portion of the urethra has a resident bacterial flora.
True - ✔✔Cervicitis is the female counterpart of urethritis in adult males.
False - ✔✔In the primary stage of syphilis a maculopapular rash will appear.
True - ✔✔Genital warts should not be dismissed as a trivial condition in either male or female patients
because they increase the probability of malignant transformation.
True - ✔✔Septic arthritis is usually caused by blood-borne bacteria but can also be caused by viruses or
fungi.
True - ✔✔Congenital infections include rubella and parvovirus infection.
