Question | Answer |
What is the usual length of suture material used? | 18inch |
What are the six chains of infection? | infectious agent, host resiovoir, means of exit, means of transfer, means of enternce, subsetiable host |
what do bandage scissors look like? | one round tip to allow insertion under a bandage |
what does an Iris scissors look like? | small, sharp, and can be curved or straight |
what does a suture scissors look like? | notched blade to facilitate the insertion of one tip under suture |
on your body what is sterility considered with your hands? | above waist |
What is ultrasonic cleaning? | sound waves with special cleaning solutions |
What are the five stages of infection? | incubation, pronomal, acute, declining, convalecence |
What is the temp of an autoclave? | 250-254 degrees |
how far apart should items be in an autoclave? | 2 inches |
how long are instruments autoclaved for? | 20 minutes |
what is the most common autoclave? | steam |
What are surgical wicks used for? | when an infected wound needs to remain open for drainage? |
what does silvadene cream treat? | burns and other abbrasive wounds |
what is the ratio of bleach used to clean biohazard spills? | 1:10 or 10% |
How would you change a dressing or remove sutures that were stuck to wound or scabbed over? | soak in solution prescribed by doc then remove and clean |
What are the signs of inflammation? | redness, swelling, heat |
what are the steps of suture removal and sterip strip application? | lift with forecept, cut below knot, remove suture, applie benzoid outside wound, sterip strip applied end to end like tracks |
Electrosurgery? | uses electricity for skin tags, lesions, or warts |
What is the advantage of using electrosurgery? | little bleeding |
What is cryosurgery? | destroy by freezing tissue |
what are the advantages of cryosurgery? | less traumatic, control of bleeding |
What does the acronym laser stand for? | light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation |
What precaution must you heed when using laser? | don't inhale vapors, used safty glasses, use non flammable products to prepare skin, sterile water available to extingusih fire |
What is the most used suture material in an ambulatory office setting? | swag |
What are the sizeds of suture gages? | 0 to 4 |
Higher the suture number means? | the finer it is and less scarring |
What was absorbable sutures called back in the day? | cat gut |
What is absorbable sutures called today? | vicryo or psd2 |
What are the four types of suture needles? | cutting needle, round tapper needle, point needle, blunt needle |
There are three categories of instruments what are they? | cutting, grasping, dilalting or probing |
What are cutting instruments? | scissors and scalpels |
what are grasping instruments? | hemostate, forceps, clamps and needle holders |
what are dilalating or probing instruments? | specula, scope, probes, retracters, and dialatores |
What are sponges also know as? | gaze |
what are the sizes of sponges? | 2 by 2, 3 by 3, 4 by 4 |
What is dressing? | sterile miteral applied directly to surface of wound. |
what is bandages? | are supported matierial applied over dressing |