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Surgical supplies and instruments

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The collection of pus under the skin or deep within the body that cause tissue destruction.   Abscesses  
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A rigid tube that can be inserted into the body; often for deliver or removal of fluid for data gathering   Cannula  
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The act of scraping a boy cavity with a surgical instrument   Curettage (curette)  
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The opening or widening of the circumference of a body orifice with dilating instrument.   Dilation  
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To cut or separate tissue with a cutting instrument or scissors   Dissect  
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A sheet or band of fibrous tissue deep in the skin that covers muscles and boy organs   Fascia  
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A recess in the upper part of the vagina caused by the protrusion of the cervix into the vaginal wall   Fornix  
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A metal rod with a smooth, rounded tip that is placed in hollow instruments to reduce injury to body tissues during insertion.   Obturator  
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Open condition of a body cavity or canal   Patency  
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A metal probe that is inserted into or passed through a catheter, needle, or tube used for clearing purposes or to facilitate passage into a body orifice.   Stylus  
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Rubber drains placed in a wound at the end of a surgical procedure to drain excess fluid   Wound drains (Penrose drains)  
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Squares or strops saturated with petroleum jelly or petrolatum- used to pack wounds   Sterilized gauze  
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1/4 in to 2 in wide and impregnated with iodoform iodine- used to pack abscesses to act as a wick to draw out the infection; also used as a local antibacterial agent   Sterilized iodoform gauze strips  
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used to absorb blood and protect tissues during surgery   Surgical sponges  
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Used to inject local anesthetics and irrigate wounds   Syringes and needles  
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must be cleansed with an antiseptic preparation to reduce the number of pathogens   Surgical sites  
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Ethyl chloride is highly flammable, it should never be used with/   Electrical cauterizing equipment  
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local anesthetics are injected into the?   Subcutaneous tissue  
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Same suffix -caine, most frequently used lidocaine (xylocaine) Nesacaine and Sensorcaine   Local Anesthetics  
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Pt who find injection of anesthetics painful or traumatic may?   Spray with tropical anesthetic  
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Local anesthetics act with?   5 to 15 minutes  
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Anesthesia usually last from?   1 to 3 hours  
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Epinephrine causes   vasoconstriction  
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AgNO3   Silver nitrate  
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Allows the suture to be cut and removed without trauma to the wound   hooked shape instrument  
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has a flat, blunt tip that can slide under the bandage without damaging the skin   Bandage scissors  
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used to withdraw fluids from cavities or for draining and irrigation with a catheter   a Trocar  
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used to find foreign bodies embedded in dermal tissue or muscle or trace a wound tract   A probe  
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used to lock an instrument into position   Ratchets  
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long slender tips are used during nose or ear procedures   Bayonet forceps  
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has a narrow tip for picking up material   Splinter forceps  
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used to drape the patient (sharp clamps on a towel)   Towel forceps  
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valves that are used to spread open tissue for visualization   Specula  
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used to clap small vessels or hold tissue   Hemostat  
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Used to grasp a suture needle   Needle holders  
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Has a fine tip for foreign object retrieval   Splinter forceps  
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used to insert packing into or remove objects from deep cavities   Plain thumb forceps (dressing)  
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used to grasp tissue muscle or skin surrounding a wound   Allis tissue forceps  
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used to hold gauze squares to sponge the surgical site   Forester sponge forceps  
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used to arrange items on a sterile tray   Transfer forceps  
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have a grooved tip that can slide under the suture material without traumatizing the wound   Suture removal scissors  
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strong and has a high degree of elasticity   Nylon suture  
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1.Bandage scissors 2.Operating (surgical) scissors 3.Littauer stitch or suture scissors 4. Disposable scalpels   Cutting and Dissecting  
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1. Hemostat forceps 2.Needle holders 3.Splinter forceps 4.Adson forceps 5. Palin thumb (dressing) forceps   Grasping and clamping  
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Senn retractor   Retractors  
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1.probes 2.Trocars and obturators 3.Specula 4.Nasal specula   Probes and Dilators  
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1. forester sponge forceps 2.placenta forceps 3.Bozeman Uterine dressing forceps 4.Endo cervical curette 5.Sims uterine curette 6.Schroeder uterine tenaculum 7. long allis forceps 8. Schroeder uterine tenaculum forceps   Gynecologic instrument's  
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