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1. AS - Surgical Instruments and Suture Flashcards

1
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Used in small animal surgery to hold securely brandish a blade:

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3 Scalpel Handle

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Used in surgery to cut tough tissue:

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Mayo Scissors

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Scissors used in surgery to cut delicate tissue:

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Metzenbaum Scissors

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4
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Scissors used to cut delicate tissue in ophthalmic surgery:

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Iris Scissors

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5
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Blunt/Blunt, Sharp/Blunt, Sharp/Sharp are classifications of these versatile instruments:

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Operating Scissors

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6
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A cousin to the quilter’s thread puller, this instrument does the same task in medicine:

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Suture or “Littauer” Scissors

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7
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Used to remove “packaging” material on patients, this instrument is called:

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Bandage or “Lister” Scissors

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8
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The delicate tip, and single row of teeth indicates the gentle nature of this instrument:

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Adson Thumb Forceps

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9
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The delicate tip, and multiple rows of teeth indicates the gentle nature of this instrument:

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Brown Adson Thumb Forceps

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10
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Most would squeak at the site of this vermin:

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“Rat Tooth” or Cushing Thumb Forceps

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11
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Using this tool you might say, “they ayes have it” :

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Iris Thumb Forceps

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12
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These “tweezers” should NEVER be used to hold tissue:

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Dressing Thumb Forceps

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13
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Securing the lid and protecting the orb, these are used in ophthalmic surgery:

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Desmarres Chalazion Forceps

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14
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Adventure can be scary. You may want to travel down the rabbit hole with this:

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Allis Tissue Forceps

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15
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Cousin to corn tongs - Entero-gation may be possible with these:

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Babcock Intestinal Forceps

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16
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“Hold the stool” could be said to this instrument:

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Doyen Intestinal Forceps

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17
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Doing the dishes might be easier if you had a pair of these:

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Sponge Forceps

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18
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This instrument won’t make you itch with its small bite:

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Halsted Mosquito Hemostat

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19
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Being stuck in the middle is no reason to cry for this instrument:

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Crile Hemostat

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20
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The large hemostat with transverse grooves is known as:

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Rochester-Pean Hemostat

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21
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This tool is commonly used on the ovarian pedicle and uterine body during OHE Sx:

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Rochester-Carmalt Hemostat

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22
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Cousin to the Rochester-Pean, this tool bares teeth:

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Rochester-Ochsner Hemostat

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23
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Cousin to the Crile, this medium tool bares teeth:

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Kocher Hemostat

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24
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This prude’s transverse grooves don’t go all the way:

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Kelly Hemostat

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25
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This instrument may be useful in a pinch:

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Backhaus Towel Clamp

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26
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Used to clamp ovarian pedicles in OHE Sx:

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Ferguson Angiotrobe

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27
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Your patient may be in stitches when you have this in hand:

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Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder

28
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Tying the knot and cutting the cord can be done with this:

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Olsen-Hegar Needle Holder

29
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Casting off in the eye of the storm may not be wise without this:

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Castroviejo Needle Holder

30
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No need to spring in to action, holding still for cleaning is the purpose of this:

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Needle Spring Rack

31
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Desk work would not be suitable for this:

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Staple Remover

32
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Senn Retractor

33
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Used in OHE Sx to “pull back the curtain” :

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Spay or “Snook” Hook

34
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Used to retract muscle, this “wick’d” instrument is known as:

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Weitlaner Retractor

35
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Used to retract “private” muscles, this instrument is known as:

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Gelpi Perineal Retractor

36
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Used to distract the sternum and sides of the incision to expose the abdominal cavity:

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Balfour Abdominal Retractor

37
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This “vacuum” is used in general surgery:

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Yankauer Suction Tip

38
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This “holy” one is used in abdominal and thoracic cavity Sx:

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Poole Suction Tip

39
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The sharp cupped jaws of this instrument are used for removing small pieces of bone:

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Rongeurs

40
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Used for cutting the small, sharp edges of bone, this instrument is called:

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Bone Cutting Forceps

41
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The ratchet allows this tool to “hold” its place:

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Kern Bone Holding Forceps

42
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Prying muscle and periosteum is the purpose of this tool:

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Freer Periosteal Elevator

43
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Hearing the tap of this tool could be bone chiseling:

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Mallet

44
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Two of a kind, this tool can taper on one or both sides:

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Osteotome or “Hoke”

Chisel (tapers on one side)

45
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Giggling may not be the best past time when using this:

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Gigli Saw or Hand & Wires

46
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Used to position intramedullary pins:

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Jacobs Hand Chuck & Key

47
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Placed within the central cavity of bone:

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Intermedullary Pin

48
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“Hold your tongue” could be said to this instrument:

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Tongue Grasping Forceps

49
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Used to remove teeth, this tool is known as:

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Extraction Forceps

50
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Leverage is this tools best friend:

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Dental Elevator

51
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Expeditions are the name of the game for this tool:

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Dental Explorer

52
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Used to measure the depth of the sulcus in the purpose of this tool:

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Dental Probe

53
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Used to remove supra-gingival tartar:

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Dental Scaler

54
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Used to clear sub-gingival tartar:

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Dental Curette

55
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Biomedical Laser

56
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Electrosurgery Unit

57
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Radiosurgery Unit

58
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This organic, multifilament suture material is absorbable and can cause severe tissue reactions:

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Surgical or “Cat” Gut

59
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This is an improved form of an organic, multifilament suture material with an extended absorption period and reduce suture reaction severity:

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Chromic Gut

60
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These synthetic, absorbable, and multifilament suture materials have good knot security and minimal tissue reactions:

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Polyglactin 910 or “Vicryl”

Polyglycolic acid or “Dexon”

61
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These synthetic, absorbable, and monofilament suture materials have good knot security and minimal tissue reactions:

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Polydioxanone or “PDS”

Polyglyconate or “Maxon”

62
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These synthetic, non-absorbable, and multifilament suture materials have poor knot security and minimal tissue reactions:

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Polyester fibers
“Dacron” & “Ethibond”

63
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These synthetic, non-absorbable, and monofilament suture materials have poor knot security and minimal tissue reactions:

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Nylon
“Ethilon” & “Demalon”

64
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This organic, non-absorbable, multifilament suture material causes moderate tissue reactions:

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Silk

65
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This non-absorbable suture material is primarily used on bone and measured by gauge:

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Wire Suture

(Mono / Multi - Filament)

66
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NEEDLES

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