Ch 14 Surgical Positions/ Surgery Terms

Question 1

fowler

Answer 1

sitting with back positioned at a 45 degree angle

Question 2

lateral recumbent

Answer 2

lying on either the left or right side

Question 3

lithotomy

Answer 3

lying face up with hips and knees bent on 90 degree angles

Question 4

prone

Answer 4

lying horizontal and face down

Question 5

supine

Answer 5

lying horizontal and face up; also called dorsal recumbent

Question 6

Trendelenburg

Answer 6

lying face up and on an incline with head lower than legs

Question 7

analgesic

Answer 7

medication to relieve pain

Question 8

anesthetic

Answer 8

medication to produce partial to complete loss of sensation

Question 9

cauterization

Answer 9

use of heat, cold, electricity, or chemicals to scar, burn, or cut tissues

Question 10

circulating nurse

Answer 10

nurse who assists the surgeon and scrub nurse by providing needed materials during the procedure and by handling the surgical specimen. This person does not wear sterile clothing and may enter and leave the operating room during the procedure

Question 11

cryosurgery

Answer 11

technique of exposing tissues to extreme cold to produce cell injury and destruction. Used in the treatment of malignant tumors or to control pain and bleeding.

Question 12

day surgery

Answer 12

type of outpatient surgery in which the patient is discharged on the same day he or she is admitted; aka ambulatory surgery

Question 13

dissection

Answer 13

surgical cutting of parts for separation and study

Question 14

draping

Answer 14

process of covering the patient with sterile cloths that allow only the operative site to be exposed to the surgeon

Question 15

electrocautery

Answer 15

use of an electric current to stop bleeding by coagulating blood vessels

Question 16

endoscopic surgery

Answer 16

use of lighted instrument to examine the interior of a cavity

Question 17

hemostasis

Answer 17

stopping the flow of blood using instruments, pressure, and/or medication

Question 18

intraoperative

Answer 18

period of time during surgery

Question 19

laser surgery

Answer 19

use of a controlled beam of light for cutting, hemostasis, or tissue destruction

Question 20

perioperative

Answer 20

period of time that includes before, during, and after a surgical procedure

Question 21

postoperative (post-op)

Answer 21

period of time immediately following the surgery

Question 22

preoperative (preop, pre-op)

Answer 22

period of time preceding surgery

Question 23

resection

Answer 23

to surgically cut out or remove; excision

Question 24

scrub nurse

Answer 24

surgical assistant who hands instruments to the surgeon. This person wears sterile clothing and maintains the sterile operative field

Question 25

suture material

Answer 25

used to close a wound or incision. Ex are catgut, silk thread, or staples. They may or may not be removed when the wound heals, depending on the type of material that is used.