Chapter 10 Flashcards
What type of surgical supply does NOT come with an option for being impregnated with iodine or other antimicrobial agent?
Radiopaque surgical sponges
The thin, compressed sponges used during neurosurgical procedures to protect delicate neutral structures are called..
cottonoids
by what action does a cigarette drain remove fluid from a wound?
wicking
Op-site, collodion, adhesive gels, and steri strips are examples of which types of surgical dressing?
one layer
What do Broviac and Hickman catheters do?
monitor central venous pressure changes
The #12 blade is used almost exclusively for which surgical procedure?
tonsillectomy
Bougie, Heaney, Hegar, and Van Buren are types of:
Dilators
Which suction tip is designed with multiple rows of perforations to prevent tissue damage (intestinal) in abdominal surgery laparotomy
Poole
What is the term for the opening in a surgical drape that is placed over the operative site?
Fenestration
Which classification of an instrument can be of a forcep or ringed and ratcheted configuration?
grasping and holding
Which device can be used sterilely by an ENT or neurosurgeon or unsterily by an anesthesia provider to determine the location or conduction of nerves?
Nerve Stimulator
Which type of instrument alloy is lightweight, durable, and nonmagnitizing
titanium
What is the minimum number of suction systems or units required in an operating room?
two
Which of the following types of surgical sponges are prepacked in unites of five?
Lap
Into which classification of dressings would body and Minerva jackets and walking and spica casts fall?
rigid
