Surgical Terms

Question 1

Anesthesia and the three types

Answer 1

Use of medication or substances to produce temporary loss of sensation consciousness, or pain relief. Three types: General, regional (arm or leg in targeted area) and local (near where the procedure will take place)

Question 2

Hemostasis

Answer 2

Controlling bleeding during surgery promote optimal healing

Question 3

Suture

Answer 3

Surgical threads used to close incisions or wounds after surgery there are absorbable and non absorbable.

Question 4

Laparoscopy

Answer 4

Minimally invasive surgical technique creating tiny incisions in abdominal wall to insert a camera to observe and operate internal organs. Less surgical stress

Question 5

Debridement

Answer 5

Removes diseased, damaged, or non-viable tissue from wounds or injuries. Promotes wound healing lower risk of infection.

Question 6

Cauterization

Answer 6

Uses heat or chemicals to coagulate (change to solid) blood vessels and tissues closing them and halting bleeding.

Question 7

Ligature

Answer 7

Thread used to tie off blood arteries or ducts during surgery to prevent bleeding or fluid escape. Regulating blood flow

Question 8

Cannulation

Answer 8

Insertion of tube into a blood vessel or hollow organ to provide fluids drugs to aid drainage.