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Surgical procedures Flashcards

1
Q

what word does surgery come from?

A

the Latin word chirurgiae

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2
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what are some common complications in surgery?

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hemorrhaging, infection, pain, and death

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3
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what are elective procedures?

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procedures performed at the vet and owner’s convenience
usually done on healthy animals

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4
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what are nonelective procedures?

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procedures that need to be done urgently

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5
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procedure

A

surgery to be performed

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6
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diagnosis

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medical condition causing ailment that may require a procedure

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what are the different types of abdominal incisions?

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ventral midline (along midsagittal plane of stomach following the linea alba), paramedian incision (lateral and parallel to ventral midline), flank incision (perpendicular to long axis of body), paracostal incision (parallel to last rib)

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what procedures are soft tissue procedures?

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ovariohysterectomy, cesarean, orchiectomy, laparotomy, cystotomy, gastronomy, gastropexy, splenectomy, enterotomy, intestinal anastomosis, mastectomy

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what procedures are orthopedic procedures?

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onychectomy, intramedullary bone pinning, joint stabilization, femoral head osteotomy (FHO)

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10
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what incision is used for a laparotomy?

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flank incision into the abdominal cavity

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11
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what procedures could be used for a gastric foreign body?

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gastrostomy or enterotomy (resection and anastomosis)

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12
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what procedure is used for a gastric dilation and volvulus?
stomach gets twisted which cuts off circulation

A

gastropexy
animal could still bloat and have aerophagia (swallowed air) even after surgical correction

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13
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what are some common reproductive procedures?

A

ovariohysterectomy (spay), cesarean section (have to do if there is dystocia), pyometra (pus-filled uterus), orchiectomy (neuter), cystotomy (for uroliths)

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what are some common ear procedures?

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aural hematoma and lateral ear canal resection

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what are some common eye conditions that could need surgery?

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entropion/extropian eyelids, eyelid mass, protrusion of nictitating membrane, enucleation (eye removal)

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16
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simple fracture

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clean cut break

17
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comminuted fracture

A

multiple fragments

18
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open (compound) fracture

A

breaks through the skin

19
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salter-harris fracture

A

growth plate fracture

20
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transverse fracture

A

a break that runs horizontal across the bone

21
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linear fracture

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break that runs vertical down bone, bone stays in one piece and it doesn’t move the bone

22
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oblique non-displaced fracture

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slanted break that doesn’t move the bone

23
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oblique displaced fracture

A

slanted break that does move the bone, usually is also an open fracture

24
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spiral fracture

A

bone breaks because of a twisting motion

25
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greenstick fracture

A

bone cracks
not broken into pieces

26
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how can a fracture be repaired through internal fixation?

A

plates, screws, intramedullary pins, wire

27
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how can a fracture be repaired through external fixation?

A

cast, rigid splint, SK fixation, Kirschner-Ehmer (KE) fixation, ring fixation

28
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what are some complications that could arise from internal fixation methods for fracture repairs?

A

the body rejecting the material used to repair fracture

29
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what are some common orthopedic procedures?

A

internal fixation fracture repair, amputation, cranial cruciate repair, onychectomy

30
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what are some minimally invasive procedures?

A

mass removal, biopsy, laser surgery, laparoscopy, endoscopy

31
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incisional vs excisional biopsy

A

incisional is where an incision is made first to get to what needs to be biopsied, then biopsy is taken
excisional biopsies can be taken without needing to make an incision

32
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what are some different types of biopsies?

A

needle, punch, bone

33
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what postoperative care needs to be done?

A

check incision daily for redness, swelling, and discharge
sutures will be removed after 10-14 days
monitor for seromas (collection of fluid swelling beneath skin due to body trying to fill empty space)

34
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what are some postoperative concerns?

A

dehiscence due to suture break, trauma, or knot slipping and evisceration (exposure of abdominal organs) due to sepsis or self mutilation

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