Quiz 1 Flashcards
What is true for surgical suction
The suction tube should be in a sterile package
The suction could be mechanical or manual
The suction tube end connected to the suction tip should be kept sterile
Which suction tip is best for abdominal fluid suction during surgery
Poole
What surgical needle is most commonly used in veterinary surgery
Reverse cutting
A re-breathing system…
Should be used on patients that weight 7kg or more
Uses less oxygen flow than a non-rebreathing system
Conserves heat and moisture
What forceps are best for handling delicate lung tissue during surgery?
DeBakey
When scrubbing in for a surgical procedure, which are considered the “dirtiest” areas?
Under the fingernails and the webbing between the fingers
Which of the following is like a “melon baller” and is used to “scoop” out necrotic bone?
bone curette
Which of the following forceps is best for intestinal surgery requiring an anastomosis?
Doyens
What offers tissue security, and less compromise of blood supply when compared to the horizontal mattress pattern?
The interrupted vertical mattress pattern
Open gloving would NOT be used for what procedure?
dog abdominal exploratory
The sterile field for a surgical gown is…
- 2 inches above the elbow to the edge of the cuff
- the front of the chest to the level of the surgical table
What is true for using the oxygen flush valve when the anesthesia machine is connect to an anesthesia patient using a partial rebreathing system?
It can dilute the anesthetic gas being delivered to the patient
- It can be dangerous for the patient by delivering 35 to 75 ml / minute of oxygen which can lead to alveolar rupture
- It can bypass the flow meter and vaporizer and deliver 100% oxygen
What is not the responsibility of the circulating nurse?
To perform retraction during surgery
What is true when handling a curved surgery needle
When placing suture material through the eye of the needle, the suture passes through the eye from the inside of the curve to the outside.
Contamination of the sterile field that occurs through the passage of fluid through, or a puncture in, a microbial barrier is…
strike-through
Before an anesthetic procedure occurs, the recommended minimum PSI in the E tank that require the tank to be switched out is…
500 PSI
When planning the surgery schedule for the day, one should schedule…
the “cleanest” procedure first and progress with the “dirtiest” procedures last
How often should a test for low-pressure leaks on an anesthetic system be performed?
before each use
Which of the following biopsy instruments are most appropriate for bone?
Michele
What is the maximum pressure you should deliver when manually ventilating a small animal anesthetic patient?
20 cm H20
When should a charcoal canister in a passive scavenging anesthetic system be changed based on weight of the canister or the time in use?
At 50 grams of weight or 12 hours of use.
Which of the following suture material has more ability to harbor bacterial contaminants?
regular Vicryl
The absence of pathogenic microorganisms that cause infection is known as…
asepsis
Why should PPE be worn when changing the carbon dioxide absorbent granules?
Inhalation of the dust is corrosive to mucous membranes
Inhalation anesthetic agents commonly in use today will require what type of vaporizer?
precision vaporizer out of the circuit
Which of the following needle holders have embedded scissors in the jaw
Olsen-Hegar
Of the following, which of the types of DEAD SPACE, can we control and modify?
Mechanical
Surgical wire…
- is usually made of stainless steel.
- increased gauge size means decreased thickness
- has little to no tissue reactivity
Synthetic Suture…
if absorbable is done so by hydrolysis
When Quarter Draping, what is the sequence of placing drapes?
close, caudal, cranial, far
What does a subcuticular pattern placed at the skin margin superficial to the subcutaneous circumvent the need for?
External skin sutures.
What has more knots which lead to the increased possibility of tissue reaction?
The simple interrupted pattern
