Instruments, Materials, Sutures Flashcards
Chalazion clamp for eyelid or lip surgery
T
Swage is the strongest portion of the needle
F, weakest
Jewelers forceps are used for suture removal
T
Adson forceps are used for face or genitals
F, trunk and extremities
Gradle scissors are used in the periorbital region
T
Westcott are used for cutting around the eye
T
Supercut have black handle on razor edge side
T
Mayo used for precise dissection
F, for coarse dissection
Bard-parker have a flat handle
T
Body is strongest part of a needle
T
Skin Hooks handle tissue traumatically
F, least traumatic
needles are virtually always curved in dermatology
T
Advantages of surgical staples
decreased tissue reactivity
decreased tissue strangulation
excellent wound eversion
Disadvantages of surgical staples
patient discomfort
staple extractor required
ethylene oxide gas can be used to sterilise instruments
T
bleach can be used to clean surgical stainless steel
false, not to be used
2013 T/F - reverse cutting needle makes tissue more susceptible to tearing
F, less susceptible
suture inner folder is dry except for in gut sutures
T
suture inner folder in gut sutures allows vaseline to bathe the suture
false, alcohol
Polybutester (Novafil) and Monocryl (followed closely by PDS II) have the least bending stiffness and best handling
T
bending stiffness measures how the material handles and resists bending rather than elongation
T
