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Surg. Inst. 18-34
Surgical instruments in medical office
Question | Answer |
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Uterine Curette | Used to remove minor polyps, secretions and bits of placental tissue. |
Vaginal Speculum | Used for vaginal examination |
Rectal Speculum | Used for rectal wall examination |
Anoscope | Used for anal area and lower rectum examination |
Sigmoidoscope | Used to examine sigmoid bowel area. Approximately 10" in length and equipped with illumination light. |
Nasal speculum | Used to spread the nostrils for examination for polyps or to introduce applicators and/or nasal snare in the nose. |
Sterilizer/Transfer Forcep | Used to retrieve sterile packs from autoclave and in setting up sterile field. |
Ear Syringe | Used to inject a stream of fluid into the ear canal for cerumen removal. |
Asepto Syringe | Used for various irrigations (ear wound and urinary). |
Bulb Syringe | Used for children for ear and eye irrigations and for suction of nasal passageways. |
Littauer Suture removal scissors | Used to cut sutures to be removed. |
Stethoscope | Used for the auscultation of sounds produced by the heart, lungs and bowel. |
pERCUSSION hAMMER | uSED IN GENERAL EXAM FOR TESTING REFLEXES. |
Tuning Fork | Used to test audio perception, may also be used during neurological examination. |
Ophthalmoscope | Physical examination of optic nerve, retina and blood vessels of the interior of the eye. |
Otoscope | Examination of the ear canal. This instruments provides magnifying lens and light source. |
Diack Tape | Resembles masking tape. Black lines appear on tape after successful sterilization. Used to secure packs of instruments etc. Prepared for sterilization. |