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assisting with minor office surgery

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scrubbed personnel should never   drop their hands below their waist  
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when applying antiseptic soap to the skin in concentric circles   work from the center outward  
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how far beyond the dressing should the bandage extend   1-2 inches  
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what is debridement   removal of dead tissue  
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what is applied directly over the wound   primary dressing  
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what is achieved by applying a moist dressing, allowing it to dry, and then removing it   autolytic debridement  
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a discharge that contain serum and blood is known as   serosanginous  
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alternative wound care for delayed healing using negative pressure to help close a wound   subatmospheric pressure device  
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which items are not considered sterile   cap, mask, shoe covers,eye shields  
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when identifying a patient always use   two identifiers  
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prior to any procedure you should have the patient   empty their bladder  
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when preparing the mayo tray for a procedure it should be at your   waist level  
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sterile solutions should be slowly poured   2-6 inches above the field  
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surgical scrub should be done for   2-6 minutes  
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anything below waist level is considered   not sterile  
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MA's role prior to procedure   ensure patient is comfortable and relaxed  
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during the procedure   hand physician instruments, replace instruments as needed  
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at the conclusion of a procedure it is your responsibility to apply the   sterile dressing and bandage  
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stage one of would healing   inflammatory  
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stage two of wound healing   proliferative  
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stage three of wound healing   maturation  
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sterile dressing are used to keep out   dirt and bacteria  
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dressing that lays directly over the wound is classified as a   primary dressing  
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dressing placed over a primary dressing to assist with fluid absorption is classified as a   secondary dressing  
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drainage that contains serum and is clear/yellow   serous  
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discharge that contains blood   sanguinous  
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wrapping material that is placed over a dressing   bandage  
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bandaging should be wrapped   distal to proximal  
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most common method of bandaging to secure a dressing   circular  
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bandaging to immobilize a joint is done in a   figure eight  
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patient instructions prior to surgery should include   when to be NPO and what medications should be stopped and/or should be taken  
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what should a patient wera when coming in for a procedure   loose comfortable clothing, leave all valuables home  
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a surgical card file includes what information   the physicians preferences for procedures regularly performed  
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common antimicrobial soap used to clean the skin   hibiclens  
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skin antiseptic applied to the surgical area after cleaning   iodine/betadine  
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a drape with an opening that goes over the surgical site   fenestrated drape  
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discharge that contains both serum and blood   serosanginous  
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discharge that contains pus   purulent  
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MA job when assisting with additional lidocaine   clean the top of the vial and hold it upside for the physician to draw more medication up  
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this procedure using forced oxygen to help promote healing for difficult wounds   hyperbaric oxygen therapy  
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instrument using electric current to cut and control bleeding   cautery  
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uses liquid nitrogen to freeze skin lesion off   cryosurgery  
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uses an intense beam of light to get rid of unwanted lesion   laser  
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repair of a wound usually caused by trauma   laceration repair  
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incision of an abcess to drain collection of pus   incision and drainage (I&D)  
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