NIGEL NOTES Flashcards
3 CATEGORIES OF THORACIC SURGERY
- OSCOPIES
- VATS
- THORACOTOMIES
KINDS OF BRONCH PROCEDURES
- BIOPSY
- LAVAGE
- STENT/XRAY
- WASHOUT
KINDS OF EGD PROCEDURES
- BIOPSY
- LAVAGE
- STENT/XRAY
- BALLOON
- DILATION
KINDS OF VATS PROCEDURES
- BIOPSY
- REDUCTION (LV)
- ECTOMIES (WEDGE, LOBE, SEGMENT, PLEURA_
- PLEUEDESIS (CHEMICAL/MECHANICAL)
KINDS OF THORACOTOMIES
- RIBS OUT
- ESOPHAGECTOMY (EGD,LAPAROTOMY, VATS)
- PLEURECTOMY
BED PREP FOR LATERAL POSITION
8 PILLOWS
SAND BAG (BBWW)
SUCTION
KINDS OF SPECIMENS
CULTURE
PATHOLOGY
HLA
RULE OF 4 FOR CULTURE
A/A
G/S OR BAL
MYCO
FUNGUS
KINDS OF PATHOLOGY SPECIMENS
PERMANENT
FROZEN
CYTOLOGY
HOW TO SEND SPECIMENS
ALL FRESH AND ROUTINE
WHERE TO SEND HLA SPECIMENS
FRONT DESK
HLA SPECIMENS USUALLY FOR WHAT PROCEDURES
TRANSPLANTS
THORACIC TIMEOUT
NAME PROCEDURE/MARKING/SIDE? ALLERGIES? ANTIBIOTICS? SCDS, BOVIE, FILMS MINIMAL FIRE RISK. EQUIPMENTS? INSTRUMENTS? IMPLANTS? EBL? BLOOD? PATIENT DISPOSITION? (ICU/PACU?) QUESTIONS?
TO MAKE SURE ON THE FIELD:
GOWN GLOVES TOWELS MEDS FLUIDS
RULES FOR OSCOPIES
SCD
LOWER BODY WARMER
RULES FOR VATS AND THORACOTOMY
SCD/BOVIE
WARMER/MEPILEX
POSITIONING FOR OSCOPIES
MONITORS AT HEAD AND FEET
TURN BED
POSITIONING FOR VATS AND THORACOTOMIES
MONITORS AT HOB
CAMERA RIGHT
BOVIE SUCTION LEFT LOWER