Surgical Therapeutics Flashcards
1
Q
Reasons to operate?
A
- It’ll have to come out
- It won’t get better by itself
- We don’t know what’s happening inside
- We have to fix something
(Trauma, degeneration, cancer, infection, congenital deformity, operating to prevent disease)
2
Q
-Ectomy
A
Taking something out
3
Q
-Otomy
A
Opening something up. Just looking!
4
Q
-Ostomy
A
Making a hole. Hole stays!
5
Q
-Orraphy or -plasty
A
repairing something that’s broken!
6
Q
Advantages of Surgery
A
- Definitie
- Its live/die
- it works
7
Q
Disadvantages of Surgery?
A
- Can’t be undone
- It’s not really that simple
- Causes injury
- Causes pain
- Complications
- Using a sledgehammer to crack a nut
8
Q
Appendectomy
A
Removal of appendix
9
Q
Cesarian Section
A
Used to deliver babies. Incision through lower abdomen.
10
Q
Hernia Repair
A
Repairing hernia
11
Q
Dental Extraction
A
Removing tooth
12
Q
Hysterectomy
A
Removal of the uterus
13
Q
Cataract Surgery
A
Cloudiness in eyes
14
Q
Circumcision
A
Foreskin
15
Q
Cholecystectomy
A
Removal of the gall bladder
