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Surgeries and Post-Operative Care Flashcards

1
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What is an Ovariohysterectomy?

A

Spay

Removes uterine body, horns and ovaries

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What are some basic Home wound management care?

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Make sure bandage isn't causing more damage
Keep dry
Keep indoors
Restrict exercise
Check for anything unusual
Check bandage at least twice a day
If swelling bandage needs to come off immediately
Give handouts and directions
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3
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What is an Orchidectomy?

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Neuter

Can be open or closed

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4
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What are the types of hernia repair?

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Reducable: hole still open

Non-reducable: not able to push contents back through hole

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5
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What is a Laparotomy?

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Exploratory abdominal surgery

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6
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What is an Onychectomy?

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Declaw surgery

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7
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What is a thoracotomy?

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When you weave a tube through the body of something needing to enter thorax.

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What are the main points for Post-operative care?

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Helping them come out of anesthesia.
IV fluids
Keep warm
Pain control

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9
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What is Moist Heat Sterilization?

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Occurs in an autoclave

Contains steam, builds pressure

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How do you tell if something has been through the autoclave?

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Autoclave tape, white lines turn black.

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What is Cold Sterilization?

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Chemical sterilization, but not actually sterile.

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12
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Define Disinfection.

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Destroys bacteria, but not bacterial spores.

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13
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Define Antisepsis

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Used on living tissue
Never going to kill all living tissue
Not completely sterile
Iodine

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14
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Define Sanitation

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“keeping things clean”
Shave animal
Keep clean

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15
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Name some Surgical instruments

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Blades
Scissors
Needle-holders
Thumb forceps
Hemostatic forceps
Ophthalmic instruments
Orthepedic instruments
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16
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Describe some tips for Instrument care

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Store scissors unclamped
Multipart instruments taken apart
Scrub brush clean
Drop into ultrasonic cleaner
Take out and rinse
Let air dry
17
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What are instrument packs?

A

Group like instruments

18
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How do you drape gown packs?

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Gown folded and wrapped same way each time

19
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What is the treatment room?

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Where a patient is anesthesized,, shaved

Sanitary but not disinfected

20
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What are some ideal features of an operating room?

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Positive pressure ventilation
Uncluttered is ideal
Everything should be wiped at least once a week
Nothing dirty

21
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What are some points to patient preparation

A

Know surgery

Shave at least 3-5 cm away from edge pf incision

22
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What is a surgical scrub?

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Scrubbing area clean with chlorhexidine 3x in pattern
Local anesthetic
Paint alcohol in same pattern
Paint on iodine

23
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Name steps of surgical scrub: (8)

A 
Shave
Vacuum
Express bladder
Scrub
Local
Surgical scrub
Alcohol
Iodine
24
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What are some basic attire for surgical team?

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Sterile gown or clean scrub top

Wear separate shoes

25
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Describe Hand scrub

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Start with fingertips and move up to wrist
Should take 5 minutes for abdominal surgery
Hands should stand upright after wash

26
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What is the sterile field?

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Front from shoulders to waist
Hands must stay above waist
Don't touch green!!
Dont reach over sterile field
If you feel hot, sit down.
27
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What are the types of suture?

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Absorbable (body absorbs, internal)

or non-absorbable (lasts longer)

28
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What are the key points to monofilament suture?

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Less resistance
More memory
Doesn't wick
Less tissue reaction
Can be damaged with over crushing
29
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What are the key points to multifilament suture?

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More tissue drag
Easier to handle
more likely to wick bacteria
Greater tissue reaction
good knot security
30
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How is suture sized?

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Zero is base (ought)
1, 2, 3…getting bigger (wider)
1-O (1-ought, 1 smaller than ought)

31
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What are the types of suture needles?

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Swadged (suture pinched in): smaller hole

vs Eye Needle (has hole)

32
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What do we describe in needles?

A

Shape of body (taper vs cutting)

and shape of needle

33
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Define suture reactions?

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Sutures are foreign bodies that can caused local mediated tissue response
Usually happens towards end of healing

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