Surgery Flashcards
What number blade is this?
10
What number blade is this?
11
What number blade is this?
12
What number blade is this?
15
What is a 11 blade commonly used for?
Stab incisions into
hollow viscera such as the bladder or stomach
What is a 15 blade commonly used for?
It is used for more precise cuts
such as urethrostomies
What instrument is this and what are they used for?
Mayo scissors.
Used for cutting tough tissues such as
the linea alba.
What instrument is this and what are they used for?
Curved Metzenbaum scissors.
Delicate scissors for use in subcutaneous tissues. The curved allow for better visualisation of the tissue being cut.
What instrument is this and what are they used for?
Straight Metzenbaum scissors.
Delicate scissors for use in subcutaneous tissues.
What instrument is this and what are they used for?
Suture cutting scissors.
Blunt for cutting sutures and not skin.
What instrument is this and what are they used for?
Iris scissors.
They have two sharp tips. They are used when fine cuts are required such
as during a feline urethrostomy.
Name this instrument.
Olsen Hegar needle holders.
Name this instrument.
Mayo Hegar needle holders.
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Gillie needle holders.
What do gold handles indicate?
That they have tungsten carbide implants.
Name this instrument.
Treves rat toothed forcepts.
Name this instrument.
Dressing foreceps.
Name this instrument
Adson rat-toothed foreceps.
Name this instrument.
Debakey forceps.
Name this instrument.
Halstead mosquito (straight) haemostatic forceps.
Name this instrument.
Halstead mosquito (curved) haemostatic forceps.
Name this instrument.
Spencer wells haemostatic forceps.
Name this instrument.
Carmalt haemostatic forceps.
Name this instrument.
Allis tissue holding forceps.
Name this instrument.
Babcock tissue holding forceps.
Name this instrument.
Doyen atraumatic bowel clamps.
Name this instrument.
Balfour (three point) abdominal retractor.
Name this instrument
Finchietto thoracic retractor.
Name this instrument.
Gelpi retractor.
Name this instrument.
Travers retractor.
Name this instrument.
Senn retractor.
Name this instrument.
Langenbeck retractor.
Name this instrument.
Hohmann retractor.
Name this instrument.
Malleable retractor
Name this instrument.
Backhaus towel clamp.
Name this instrument.
Crossover towel clamp.
What type of needle is this?
Closed
What type of needle is this?
Split
What type of needle is this?
Swaged
What are the problems with eyed needle holders?
- They use a double strand of suture material.
- Multiple uses can make them blunt.
What are the benefits of swaged needle holders?
- Minimal trauma.
- Single use.
- Optimal penetration properties.
Which needle shapes can be described as blunt?
- Circular
- Blunt point
- Elliptic
Which needle shapes can be described as compound?
- Tapercut
- Short cutting point
- Etc
What needle shape is this?
Taperpoint
What needle shape is this?
Tapercut/taper cutting
What needle shape is this?
Regular cutting
What needle shape is this?
Reverse cutting
What needle shape is this?
Spatula point
What needle shape is this?
Blunt point
Name three anti-biotics that are commonly used prophylactically in small animal surgery.
- Co-amoxiclav (IV)
- Cefuroxime (IV)
- Metronidazole (IV)
Name three anti-biotics that are commonly used prophylactically in equine surgery.
- Penicillin G
- Gentamicin
- Oxytetracyline