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Sterile tech 1 Flashcards

1
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Suture

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A term for materials used to bring severed body tissue together and hold in place for healing

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Natural Suture

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Suture made from a living thing

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Synthetic Suture

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Man made suture

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Absorbent Sutrue

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Suture capable of being broken down by body enzymes

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5
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Plain suture

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Suture not treated for delayed absorbtion

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Chromic Suture

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Suture treated with a chemicle for delayed absorbsion

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Non-Absorbable suture

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Suture under normal circumstances not capable of being broken down by body enzymes

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Monofilament suture

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Suture made from one strand of material, slippery, less likley to see bacterial infections

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Multifilament Suture

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Suture made of many braided starnds, more likley to see bacterial infections

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Capillary

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Ability of a strand of suture to wick liquids

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Non-Capilary

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Inability of a strand of suture to wick liquids

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Memory

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Ability of a strand of suture to remember what the operator wants the suture to do

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13
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Ligature

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A strand of suture amterial to ligate blood vessels or to issolate a mass of tissue to be excissed

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14
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Surgical gut

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Suture made form intestines, usually sheep

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15
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Approximation

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Bringing together of tissue edges

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16
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Primary Suture Line

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Line of sutures that approximate the edges of an incision

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Stay Suture

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Heavy non-absorbable suture placed through tissue on each side and a short sidtance from the primary suture line to relieve tension

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18
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Tensile Strength

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Amount of pull or weight neccessary to break suture

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19
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Guage

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Diameter of suture material

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20
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Aught

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Zero

21
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Vicryl (Brand)/Polyglactin 910 (Generic)

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Synthetic, multifilament, absorbs in 56-70 days

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Dexon (Brand)/Polyglycolic Acid (Generic)

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Synthetic, multifilament, absorbs in 90-120 days

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PDS (Brand)/Polydioxanone (Generic)

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Synthetic, Monofiliament,absorbs in180 days

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Maxon (Brand)/Polyglyconate (Generic)

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Synthetic, monofilament, absorbs in 180 days

25
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Abdomnial SX shave

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Xiphoid process to pubis, around both sides of the animals. Cryptorchid use this prep

26
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Shave for Neuters

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Lightly graze over testicle with clippers, cats and rabbits can be plucked. 2-4 in around and behind the testicles.

27
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Ortho SX shave

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Hang leg, clip entire circumference of limb.

28
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Order of Draping Soft Tissue

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4 quarter drapes, Towel clamps, Patient drape, Mayo scissors, Michelle clips

29
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Order of draping Ortho

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Quarter drapes, towel claps, stockinette and or vet wrap, patient drape

30
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SX table set up

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Peripad, ciculating H2O blanket, peripad, cautery grounded plate wrapped in a wet towel

31
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Hernia

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Protrusion of an organ through an abnormal opening in the muscle wall of the cavity the surronds it

32
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Incision

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A cut produced surgically by a sharp instrument

33
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Laparotomy

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any surgical incision into the peritoneal cavity

34
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Linea- alba

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The mid abdominal, fibrous white connective tissue

35
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Paracentesis

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The manual evacuation of fluid from a body cavity

36
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Proud flesh

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Excessive granulation tissue growth in areas previously traumatized

37
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Recumbancy

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The state of laying down`

38
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Static

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Inhibits growth or replication

39
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Back up table

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Sterile table or counter that holds DVM gloves, gown, Pt drapes, quarter drapes, etc.

40
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Cautery

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Instrument that seals the vessel with a controlled electrical current that burns or cauterizes the bleeding end of that vessel

41
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Circulator

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The mediator between sterile and non sterile personel

42
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Drapping

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Application of sheets of various materials to tissue areas surrounding a proposed surgical site in an effort to minimize the transfer of contaminants

43
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Fenestrated

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An object that has holes or openings

44
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Mayo stand

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A stand, when coverd is considerd steril, that holds sterile instrumentsand suture

45
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Quarter Drapes

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Drapes, usually 4, that protect the Pt and the sterile field between the Pt and the Pt drape

46
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Scrub nurse

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Assistant to surgeon, wears the same attire as the sureon

47
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Suction

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Drawing out fluids

48
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Wicking

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The act of transporting liquid via capillary action

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