Vet Tech Small Animal Surgical Nursing
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| show | To cut inanimate objects (sutures, sponges, etc.)
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| What is the intended use for Mayo Scissors? | show 🗑
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| What is the intended use for Metzenbaum Scissors? | show 🗑
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| show | The horizontal serrations only extend half the length of the jaw on Kelly forceps vs. the entire length seen in Crile.
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| Describe Rochester-Pean Forceps: | show 🗑
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| How does the Olsen-Hegar differ from other needle holders? | show 🗑
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| show | Blades numbered 10-15
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| Which scalpel blades fit a No. 4 scalpel handle? | show 🗑
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| show | Thoracic, vascular or neurologic procedures. Delicate tissue.
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| When is it most appropriate to use a Gelpi retractor? | show 🗑
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| show | Retraction of the thoracic wall.
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| show | Breaking up bits and pieces of bone for grafting purposes.
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| What is the intended use for a Balfour retractor? | show 🗑
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| show | Poole
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| show | Dehydration
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| What is the normal PCV in a canine? | show 🗑
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| show | 27 - 48%
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| A blood glucose reading of less than ____mg/dl indicates hypoglycemia in both dogs and cats. | show 🗑
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| show | 80 - 130mg/dl
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| show | 70 - 180mg/dl
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| show | The kidney's ability to remove nitrogenous waste (urea) from the blood.
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| show | The measures taken in the prevention of disease (antibiotic admin, sterile & aseptic technique, etc.)
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| What are the 5 determining factors for selecting a catheter? | show 🗑
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| What does CVP monitoring assess? | show 🗑
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| What 5 methods can help determine proper ET tube placement? | show 🗑
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| What is a Pulse Deficit? | show 🗑
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| Define Pulse Strength: | show 🗑
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| The normal ETCO2 levels for canines & felines is between: ____ & ___ mm Hg | show 🗑
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| show | Dissociative anesthetics
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| A blood pressure cuff should be what % of the width of the limb? | show 🗑
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| show | Commitment of surgical personnel to strictly adhere to aseptic technique to prevent infection and thus harm to the patient.
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| What is "Strike-Through?" | show 🗑
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| show | Occurs when microorganisms are released from the body of surgery personnel into the environment. (Sweat, hair follicles)
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| show | 1) FDA compliant, 2) Broad activity spectrum, 3) fast & effective, 4) non-irritating, 5) persistent effects & cumulative activity.
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| What does "Supination" mean? | show 🗑
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| What does "Pronation" mean? | show 🗑
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| show | LRS or 0.9% Normal Saline
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| show | 6ml and 10ml respectively
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| show | 1/2 to 3/4 inch from the incision line
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| show | Just under the skin to eliminate need for skin sutures.
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| Where and why are Subcutaneous suture patterns placed? | show 🗑
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| show | Usually on a hollow organ (stomach, bladder, intestine) to create a fluid tight & relatively air-tight apposition.
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| show | Time consuming and results in more foreign materials in the wound (sutures).
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| show | Horizontal mattress
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| If pulled too tightly, which suture pattern can result in an inverting pattern? | show 🗑
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| When are sutures generally removed? | show 🗑
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| What tools are used to remove sutures? | show 🗑
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| Explain the process to remove a skin suture that was done in a simple continuous pattern: | show 🗑
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| How should the patient be positioned for an abdominal procedure? | show 🗑
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| show | With a simple interrupted or continuous suture pattern or with staples.
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| show | Separation of all layers of an incision or wound resulting from suture breakage, knot slippage/untying or by the animal chewing/scratching the site.
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| What does "Plication" mean? | show 🗑
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| What is the primary reason to perform a Gastrotomy? | show 🗑
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| show | Hair ball
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| Why are Stay Sutures applied during a gastrotomy procedure? | show 🗑
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| What is the primary reason to perform a Enterotomy? | show 🗑
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| What are Doyen Clamps used for? | show 🗑
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| What suture type is appropriate for closure of an intestinal incision? | show 🗑
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| What is ischemia? | show 🗑
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| Why is it necessary to wrap an anastomosis site with omentum? | show 🗑
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| What does "Volvulus" refer to? | show 🗑
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| What does GDV stand for? | show 🗑
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| show | Severe abdominal distention past the rib cage, restlessness, hypersalivation, abdominal pain, retching/dry-heaving, signs of shock.
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| What are the steps to correct GDV? | show 🗑
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| show | Permanent affixation of the stomach to the body wall to prevent future occurrences of GDV.
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| What is a common complication in dogs post-GDV surgery? | show 🗑
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| show | To aid in retrieval of cystic calculi, especially if in neck of the bladder
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| show | Dividing and dissecting the muscles and tendons of the eye.
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| What is Entropion? | show 🗑
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| What is the Holtz-Celsus Procedure? | show 🗑
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| show | The application of an external cast or splint to immobilize a fracture.
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| The Ehmer sling is used for: | show 🗑
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| show | Pre and Post op support of humeral or femoral fractures
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| show | Pre and Post op support of scapular fractures
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| How often should an orthopedic bandage be checked and what should you be checking for? | show 🗑
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| show | Age of the patient, whether active growth plates are present, proper confinement and restriction of activity, size and weight, too much force or pressure on repaired limb, owner compliance.
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| show | Grade 1 = small puncture hole in skin. Bone broke through but no longer visible. Soft tissue damage minimal
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| show | Grade 2 = large puncture or tear. Soft tissue damage associated with external trauma evident
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| show | Grade 3 = large tears, loss of skin. Soft tissue damage extensive - usually from severe bone fragmentation or force of external impact. Shearing injuries also fall into this category.
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| What is a Physeal Fracture? | show 🗑
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| Describe the meniscus and its function in the body: | show 🗑
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| show | Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
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| show | To create surgical incisions, excise after incision or for ablation of tissue.
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| Which surgical prep should be used when lasers are involved for surgery? | show 🗑
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| show | 4-way distal tip deflection w/180 degree of upward deflection, Water flushing, air insufflation, suctioning, locking controls, accessory channel, forward viewing optics.
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| Describe the steps to check and prepare an endoscope for a procedure: | show 🗑
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| Which conditions can be definitively diagnosed via Gastroscopy? | show 🗑
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| show | intestinal parasites, inflammation, lymphangiectasia, ulcerations, neoplasia.
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| show | False.
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| show | Clockwise.
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| show | To decrease the incidence of mammary tumors
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| What is the most common complication that occurs after OHE? | show 🗑
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| What are some advantages of laser surgery vs traditional? | show 🗑
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| Why should narcotics be avoided when performing gastroduodenoscopies? | show 🗑
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| What are the major diagnostic tests for CCL injury? | show 🗑
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| show | About 2/3rds into the needle's curve
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| show | Approx. 1/8 to 1/4 inch beyond the knot
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| show | Approx. 1/2 inch beyond the knot to help with their removal
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| When should a fenestration drape be cut? | show 🗑
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| What are the 4 ways heat is lost in a patient? | show 🗑
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| For every 1 degree (celsius) of heat loss, there is also a ____% decrease in MAC requirements | show 🗑
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| show | Heat loss exceeds heat production
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| How much time prior to anesthesia should neonates be fasted? | show 🗑
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| What is the preferred therapeutic correction for hypoglycemia? | show 🗑
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| show | Collection of tissue fluid in a pocket under the skin formed in areas of excessive movement.
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| show | Directly after the injury occurs
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| show | Clean = Surgical | Clean-Contaminated = Surgical contaminated with GI, Resp, or Urinary contents | Contaminated = Heavy contamination w/grass, asphalt, comprimised tissue | Infected = inflamed, purulent, necrotic tissue
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| What is the goal of lavaging a wound? | show 🗑
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| show | Secondary Closure
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| A wound that is left open for a few days, protected with dressings and sutured closed later is known as: | show 🗑
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| Wounds left to heal without suturing is known as | show 🗑
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| Name the basic layers of a bandage: | show 🗑
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| show | Every 72 hrs and in a different vein.
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| How often does a central catheter require replacement? | show 🗑
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| What does swelling proximal to a catheter indicate? | show 🗑
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| show | 85% - otherwise assisted feeding is necessary
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| show | Exercises that support a joint while moving it to the extent of its limitations.
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| show | The cleaning of all equipment in the surgery and prep areas after completion of the daily surgery schedule.
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| What is the main limitation of gas plasma sterilization? | show 🗑
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| What is the difference between antiseptics and disinfectants? | show 🗑
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| show | Care for the next 24 hrs addressing: confinement, feeding, meds, adverse reaction signs, emergency contact for hospital
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| show | The process of keeping the suture out of the incision and out of the way of the surgeon so they can place a continuous pattern.
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| How many layers are closed during an abdominal procedure? | show 🗑
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| show | Flank incision
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| Why are stay sutures placed during gastrotomy procedures? | show 🗑
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| show | Allis tissue forceps
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| How many layers are involved when closing an incision into the stomach? | show 🗑
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| show | Just distal to the foreign object on the antimesenteric border of the intestine.
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| What type of draping is used for an aural hematoma? | show 🗑
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| show | To provide a firm surface under the eyelid when making an incision
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| show | The thumb and ring finger should be placed in the rings. The thumb shouldn’t go beyond the first knuckle on the ring and the ring finger should be no further than the second knuckle
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| show | Dorsal recumbency, hair removed within two clipper blade widths in every direction from the incision site, which will likely be mid-sternum to pubis and laterally to the edge of the ribs
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| show | Start at proposed surgical site using a sterile scrub sponge w/scrub solution that is a soap or detergent base. Move sponge outward in a circle to the hairline w/o going back to incision site. Repeat w/alcohol sponge. Repeat 3 times or until clean.
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| show | left lateral recumbency. The right paw should be wrapped in gauze, tape, or stockinet and suspended from an IV pole with the use of a stirrup
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| show | Opioids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, local anesthetic agents, and α2-adrenergic agonists
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| Describe an iodophor antimicrobial scrub solution and indicate some of its properties. | show 🗑
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| show | Closed gloving= no bare skin is exposed b/c the gloves are grasped through the folded cuff of the sleeve or another glove.
Open gloving used when only the hands need to be sterile/no gown needed.
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| show | They are used to hold bone fragments in alignment. They are a form of internal fixation.
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| What are the phases of wound healing? | show 🗑
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| If using an ultrasonic cleaner, what type of solution should be used and why? | show 🗑
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| show | Different types of Suction tips
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| What are Halstead Mosquito Hemostatic Forceps used for? | show 🗑
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| show | clamping medium-sized vessels or small tissue masses
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| What are Ferguson Angiotribe Forceps used for? | show 🗑
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| Describe Rochester-Carmalt Hemostatic Forceps: | show 🗑
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| Describe a No. 12 scalpel blade: | show 🗑
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| show | Backhaus are the most common and have penetrating tips.
Roeder have balls on the tips preventing the clamp from going to deeply into tissue.
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| show | Non-penetrating and used to secure second-later drapes to ground drapes.
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| What are bone curettes for? | show 🗑
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| show | When a sealed suture line is needed (intestine, hollow organ). It has a sharp point that pierces/penetrates without leaving small cuts behind b/c the cross section is rounded.
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| show | The ability of the suture to allow wicking of microbes to the interior of the suture strand. More common with un-coated, multi-filament than monofilament.
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| show | Bleach. Used for both cleaning and disinfecting. Corrodes metals, deteriorates fabrics. Irritating, deactivated by fecal matter.
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| Give an example of a Phenol-based disinfectant and some of its properties: | show 🗑
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| Give an example of a quarternary amine-based disinfectant and some of its properties: | show 🗑
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| show | From the tip of the prepuce to just above the scrotum and then extending laterally in each direction.
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| show | Closed = tunics are not incised and the entire spermatic cord encased in its parietal vaginal tunic is ligated and transected.
Open = tunics are incised and contents of the cord are ligated and transected separately.
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| show | Strict confinement for 6-8 weeks.
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| During a declaw procedure, why shouldn't you place a tourniquet proximal to the elbow? | show 🗑
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