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Kirsti - Instrument Identification and Anatomy Flashcards

1
Q

Identify the following;

  1. The instrument
  2. The category it falls under
  3. Its main purpose and any cautions for its use
A

Name: Adson-Hudson Tissue Forceps

Category: Thumb Forceps

Used for: Grabbing delicate tissue

Do not use for: Coarse tissue

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Identify the following;

  1. The instrument
  2. The category it falls under
  3. Its main purpose and any cautions for its use
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Name: Allis Tissue Forceps

Category: Tissue Forceps

Purpose: Strong tissue retraction such as tendons

Do not use: On tissue that will not be excised (it is damaging)

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Identify the following;

  1. The instrument
  2. The category it falls under
  3. Its main purpose and any cautions for its use
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Name: Backhaus Towel Clamp

Category: Miscellaneous

Purpose: Clamp towels/drapes to patient skin

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Identify the following;

  1. The instrument
  2. The category it falls under
  3. Its main purpose and any cautions for its use
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Name: Bard-Parker Scalpel Handle

Category: Miscellaneous

Purpose: Becomes the surgical knife when a blade is attached

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Identify the following;

  1. The instrument
  2. The category it falls under
  3. Its main purpose and any cautions for its use
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Name: Bunt Instrument Clip

Category: Miscellaneous

Purpose: To organize instruments in a pack by hanging them by their ring handles

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Identify the following;

  1. The instrument
  2. The category it falls under
  3. Its main purpose and any cautions for its use
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Name: Dressing Forceps

Category: Thumb Forceps

Purpose: Holding dressings only

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Identify the following;

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  2. The category it falls under
  3. Its main purpose and any cautions for its use
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Name: Kelly Hemostat

Category: Hemostatic Forceps

Purpose: To occlude small to medium sized vessels. Stops bleeding without crushing the vessels since the damaging striations only run half way down the jaws

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Identify the following;

  1. The instrument
  2. The category it falls under
  3. Its main purpose and any cautions for its use
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Name: Kocher Forceps or Rochester-Oschner Forceps

Category: Tissue Forceps

Purpose: ONLY to clamp drapes

Do not use: On animal at all, very traumatic instrument due to the large rat tooth tip

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Identify the following;

  1. The instrument
  2. The category it falls under
  3. Its main purpose and any cautions for its use
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Name: Mayo-Hegar Needle Driver (Non-Cutting)

Category: Miscellaneous

Purpose: To hold suture needle and material

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Identify the following;

  1. The instrument
  2. The category it falls under
  3. Its main purpose and any cautions for its use
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Name: Olsen-Hegar Needle Driver (Cutting)

Category: Miscellaneous

Purpose: To hold suture needle and material and cut the material as needed

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Identify the following;

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  2. The category it falls under
  3. Its main purpose and any cautions for its use
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Name: Mayo Scissors

Category: Scissors

Purpose: For blunt dissection through tough tissue such as the linea alba.

Do not use: On anything other than tough tissue

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Identify the following;

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  2. The category it falls under
  3. Its main purpose and any cautions for its use
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Name: Metzenbaum Scissors

Category: Scissors

Purpose: Used for tissue dissection of thin or delicate areas, or tissues deep inside the body cavity

Do not use: On anything other than delicate tissue

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Identify the following;

  1. The instrument
  2. The category it falls under
  3. Its main purpose and any cautions for its use
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Name: Mosquito Hemostat

Category: Hemostatic Forceps

Purpose: Occlude small vessels or capillaries that are about to be cut or have already been cut. Place on the vessel so that the striations run perpendicular to the vessel

Cautions: Crushes vessel

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Identify the following;

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  2. The category it falls under
  3. Its main purpose and any cautions for its use
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Name: Operating Scissors

Category: Scissors

Purpose: For bandage and suture material

Do not use: On animal at all

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Identify the following;

  1. The instrument
  2. The category it falls under
  3. Its main purpose and any cautions for its use
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Name: Rochester Carmalt Tissue Forceps

Category: Tissue Forceps

Purpose: Occlude large bundles of tissues for security before cutting (ovarian pedicle). Often use 2 because there is a risk it will slip on moist tissue, this is why it has cross-hatching at the tip.

Do not use: On small, delicate tissue

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Identify the following;

  1. The instrument
  2. The category it falls under
  3. Its main purpose and any cautions for its use
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Name: Snook Spay Hook

Category: Miscellaneous

Purpose: To retract the uterine horn by sliding down the abdominal wall and hooking it

17
Q

Identify the following;

  1. The instrument
  2. The category it falls under
  3. Its main purpose and any cautions for its use
A

Name: Sponge Forceps

Category: Miscellaneous

Purpose: Grasp surgical sponge or gauze to minimize trauma

Do not use: On animal at all

18
Q

Which is the smallest of all Hemostats?

A

Mosquito Hemostat

19
Q

What is one reason why you would use the Rochester-Carmalt Tissue Forceps? (Be specific)

A

Occluding the ovarian pedicle

20
Q

True or false: Kocher Forceps/ Rochester-Oschner Forceps can be used to occlude strong arteries or clamp drapes at Seneca.

A

The forcep can be used to occlude strong arteries, but at SENECA, it is used to clamp drapes ONLY

21
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Why is the Allis Tissue Forcep used only on tissues that will be excised from the patient?

A

The teeth at the grip are very damaging

22
Q

Which instrument has teeth like this?

A

Allis Tissue Forceps

23
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The Veterinarian needs to occlude a vessel but doesn’t want to crush or do any damage to it. He can’t remember the name of the instrument he wants. Which instrument do you give him?

A

Kelly Hemostats. The striations on the jaws are damaging. However, they only run halfway down the jaws. This is so vessels can be safely occluded without being crushed or destroyed by striations.

24
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What is the difference between a Forcep in the Tissue Forcep category vs the Thumb Forcep category?

A

Tissue forceps clamp and lock using a ratchet, which enables the user to leave it and it will continue to clamp. Thumb forceps require active holding in order to clamp.

25
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Some instruments have the ability to clamp closed and remain closed even when put down. What piece of anatomy enables this to happen?

A

The ratchet

26
Q

True or false: Backhaus Towel Clamps are risky because they are so sharp they can easily pierce blood vessels

A

False. They are sharp but are designed not to pierce blood vessels.

27
Q

Scissor tips can be any of 3 combinations. What are they?

A

Blunt/Blunt (-/-)

Sharp/Sharp (+/+)

Sharp/Blunt (+/-)

28
Q

The “Joint” of an instrument is referred to as the:

A

Box Lock

29
Q

The pin inside of the box lock is fused to its outer frame within the unit. Why is this?

A

So that if the instrument ever broke, the screw would not fall out into the patient but would remain inside

30
Q

Striations are on the jaws of an instrument. What two types of striations are there?

A

Longitudinal (parallel to the jaw) and Transverse (perpendicular to the jaw)

31
Q

Which part of the instrument is referred to as the Shank?

A

The length of the instrument between the Box Lock/Screw and the Ring Handles

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