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instruments/supplies

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chisels have 1 beveled side, the ostome has 2 beveled sides   true  
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a rasp is used to remodel bone   true  
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a very fine balanced "elevator" such as a pennfield is used in vasocular surgery to seperate arthroscloric plaque from inside a blood vessel   true  
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sharp hooks & rake retractors are used close to nerves/blood vessels   false  
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dull hook & rake retractors are designed to grasp the underside of superficial tissue   false  
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dialators are used to stretch the inside diameter of a lumen   true  
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rather than opening expensive implants and possibly contaminating them, a sicor allows the surgeon to test the replica for the correct size first   true  
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hemostats should never be used to grasp needles or metal objects as it can damage the tip of the instrument   true  
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a castro-vejo needle is usually used for orthropedic case such as total knee or hip replacement   false  
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poole suctions are designed to work in the abdominal cavity   true  
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hinge portion of an instrument   box lock  
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a process in the ST & Circulator prioritize tasks and carry out the preparations for a surgical case in an orderly manner   case planning  
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instrument that is a 1 pc instrument used to cut thru soft tissue during amputation   amputation knife  
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fibrous connective tissue requires heavy scissors for cutting   curved mayo  
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when a surgeon is using a rongue (sp) it is important to   all of the above (use damp sponge, save all tissue using raytex,do not pull out of surgeons hand)  
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a retractor is described as   all of the above (hand held, wide/narrow, mallable)  
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what member of the surgical team must keep track of how many & what kind of instruments are inside the wound   ST & surgeon  
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are the major cause of lawsuits arising from surgery.   items retained in the surgical wound  
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marks surgical time & is entered into the pts operative record   1st incision  
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an example of an autramutic instrument   all of the above (babcock, debacky forceps)  
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when opening steril pkgs w/tape, you should   break the tape  
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what indicates the preferred method of counting   written hospital policy  
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what must be left in the OR until final count for the procedure is verified   all of the above (trash/linen, surgical team, pt)  
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what is never removed until after final count   all of the above (contaminated needle holder, dropped instrument, broken blades)  
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speciment must be laid on what to protect the bone or tissue   a moist teflon pad  
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tissue that is heavy w/fluid, inflammed or diseased   boggy  
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what can tolerate the pressure of an allis   elastic tissue; vaginal vault & some gandular tissue (B & C)  
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many instruments have expensive   tunstine carbon inserts  
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ST can anticipate and assist the surgeon by   all of the above (memorize instruments; learn nicknames of instruments; memorize the tissues they are used on)  
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to place 1 or more clamps at a right angle   cross clamping  
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ortho instrument used that has 1 side beveled   chisel  
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instrument w/2 hinges in the middle is   double action instrument  
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a graduated smooth instrument used to increase the diameter of a anatomical opening in tissue   dialator  
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an instrument placed w/in the natural lumen of a fiscula to determine it's length and direction   probe  
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a hemostat w/a straight shank and a right angle tip   mixter  
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an autramatic instrument who's jaws do not close completely as to not injure the tissue/organ   semi occulding clamp  
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seperating on a vertical plane using dissecting scissors   undermining  
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39 picture   self-retaining retactor  
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40 picture   stapler  
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41 picture   grain retractor  
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42 picture   russian forceps  
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43 picture   double ended eastman retractor  
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what is used on fibrous tissue   toothed instrument  
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how to anticipate what the surgeon will need   B observe tissue being worked on  
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order by tip   1. holstead 2. crile 3. kelly 4. pion-rodchester (mosquite)  
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47 picture   cellerem retractor  
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which is not a cutting instrument   mayo collins  
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the 35w stapler is for   skin  
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not a forcep   blake  
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name of picture   green retractor  
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tip of forcep is a   russian  
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double ended retractor   eastman richardson  
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a schmidt can also be called a tonsil snap   true  
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is not a retractor   carter glass man  
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stent dressing   a type of dressing in which a molded pressure dressing is sutured to the wound site  
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serosa   the delicate outer layer of tissue of most organs  
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