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VTA 190
Final Exam Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Consent Form | document includes the patient name, signalment, procedure to be performed, risks, and permission from the client |
| Discharge instructions Form | postoperative instructions for the patient for clients to reference |
| Passive Scavenger | Scavenging system relies on GRAVITY to evacuate waste gases |
| Active Scavenger | Mechanical device attached to the machine, and then connected to a vacuum source within the building |
| Hemostasis | stop bleeding |
| Proper surgical attire includes freshly laundered scrubs, head covers, shoe covers, and _________ | Mask |
| Non-rebreathing System | For smaller patients that weigh less than 7 kg |
| Re-breathing System | for bigger patients that way more than 7kg |
| COHAT | Visual evaluation of the entire mouth, Dental evaluation and charting, Full intraoral radiographs |
| Non-rebreathing System | For smaller patients that weigh less than 7 kg |
| What position should a cat be in for a neuter? | Dorsal Recumbency |
| How often should eye lubricant be reapplied in an anesthetized patient? | 90 mins |
| Re-breathing System | Allows the patient to re-breathe some of the exhaled gases stored in the re-breathing bag, Allows manual ventilation of the patient |
| Suction | Removal of fluid or air using a syringe, bulb, or mechanical pump |
| Cavitation | sound waves are used to create tiny bubbles that produce a scrubbing effect |
| When performing a surgical scrub what type of solution is used FIRST? | a scrub (its soapy) |
| Hypothermia | Temperature lower |
| Hyperthermia | Temperature higher |
| What position should the surgical patient for a procedure involving a leg be placed in? | Lateral Recumbency |
| When performing a surgical scrub what type of solution is used FIRST? | a scrub (its soapy) |
| How many teeth does a feline have? | 30 |
| Explorer | used to identify irregularities of the tooth surface. |
| Probe | Used to measure the depth of the gingival pockets (sulcus) |
| Scaler | 30 |
| Curette | used to identify irregularities of the tooth surface. |
| Assisted gloving | a sterile team member to apply another scrubbed-in team member’s gloves |
| Probe | evaluate the health status of each tooth |
| Open gloving | Used when, One glove becomes contaminated and no assistant is available, Only hands need to be sterile |
| Closed gloving | No bare skin exposed, Hands within cuffs of the gown,Palm to palm, thumb to thumb, fingers of glove face elbow |
| Target scrubbing pattern | most common “bulls eye” |
| Orthopedic scrubbing pattern | Cover hair on foot, can use gloves, vet rap, etc. Then tape it in place, Then make a stirrup with tape to hang limb. Then rescrub all surfaces. |
| Perineal scrubbing pattern | Place a purse string suture to prevent fecal material from exiting the anus mid surgery. The three segments are 3 separate target pattern areas so that the anus is on the outside of all three scrubs |
| Aseptic | absence of pathogenic microorganisms that cause infection on a living organism |
| Decontaminated | neutralize or remove dangerous substances |
| Sterile | the process in which all living organisms are destroyed |
| Flowmeter | Component that measures and delivers a constant gas flow (mainly oxygen) to the patient |
| Brachyodontic | Canine, feline, pig, human More root, less crown, or “low-crowned” teeth |
| Hyposodontic | Equine, ruminant, rodent Less root, more crown, or “high-crowned” teeth Continually erupt Feed on gritty, fibrous material |
| Vaporizer | turns the liquid to gas where it will be mixed with oxygen flow - controls the level of anesthetic gas delivered to the patient |
| Manometer | gauge on an anesthetic machine that measures pressure in the system, but does not regulate it, |
| Precleaning | Rinsing surgical instruments in distilled water to rid them of tissues and blood |
| Presoaking | involves placing the soiled instruments in distilled water mixed with a detergent solution that is specifically approved for use with surgical instruments. |
| Crown | exposed part of a tooth |
| Root | part of the tooth below the gumline |
| When you tie a patient to the surgery table what's the point of using TWO loops around the patients legs? | it distributes pressue |
| Deciduous | baby tooth |
| When you tie a patient to the surgery table what's the point of using TWO loops around the patients legs? | it distributes pressue |
| Flash Sterilization | Abbreviated sterilization cycle, For unwrapped individual instruments, Takes 2 - 3 minutes sterilization @272°F |
| Capnometry | measurement and evaluation of the level of CO2 |
| Elizabethan collar | prevents an animal from chewing on their surgery site |
| How many teeth does an adult canine have? | 42 |
| Carnassial | the upper fourth premolar and lower first molar |