Surgical Assisting 4% Flashcards
I&C Incision and curettage is usually for…..
Subacous material such as chalazion
I&D incision and drainage is used for….
Pus filled pockets
*Sx procedure in which upper and lower eye lids down together
Tarsorrhaphy
When is a tarsorrhaphy performed?
When there’s a sick K and we want to protect it
Done in office or operating room
Can be temporary or permanent
What is checked during a “time out” for sx?
Pt ID
surgical site and side
Procedure confirmed
(Everyone must be preset and agree and marked in chart)
What is a chalazion clamp used for?
Positioning the skin where the chalazion is.
What is a needle holder used for?
Holding needles
(Usually has locking mechanism on the handle)
What is a lid speculum used for?
Keeping eyes open during a procedure
(Available in adult and pediatric and may have spring type or screw on it)
What are scissors used for?
Used for cutting supplies or tissue (Can be sharp or blunt, straight or curved)
What are forceps used for?
Used for grasping supplies and tissue (Can be toothed, smooth, or serrated, curved or straight)
Instrument, needles, and cannulas are measured in_______.
Gauges
The bigger the number gauge on the instrument the __________it is. The smaller the number the______it is
Smaller
Bigger
What are corneal burrs used for?
Smoothing K tissue after pterygium sx or after FB removal
What is cautery used for?
Hemostasis and tissue closure
What size blade is typically used to incise a chalazion?
11
*What is a curette used for?
Scooping the sebaceous material out from inside the chalazion.
What should be done first before drawing up med from a vile?
Wipe top with alcohol
You typically use a ______needle to draw up medication
Larger
Fill the syringe with______to equal the amount of med you need to draw up and push it into the vile
Air
What are injectable steroids used to treat?
Uveitis and AMD
What are the side effects of injectable steroids?
GLC and CATS
What are anti VEGF drugs used to treat?
Wet AMD
VEGF stands for ….
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor(a protein that’s in everybody’s body)
Anti VEGF injection does what?
Blocks the VEGF protein and decreases the abnormal blood vessel growth that happens with WET AMD.