Suture Material and Instrument jeopardy Flashcards

1
Q

Removing accumulated fluid from the abdominal cavity is easiest with this suction tip

A

Poole Suction Tip

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Prolonged absorbable monofilament suture has many uses including closure of enterotomies, cystotomies, and many other otomies

A

PolyDioxanone- PDS (lasts 6 months- good for body wall, overkill for bladder)

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3
Q

Type of tissue forcep should never be used on tissue that is meant to be preserved

A

Allis Tissue Forceps

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4
Q

Group of surgical scrub has a broad spectrum activity bust is deactivated in the presence of organic material

A

Iodophors (last prep used)

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5
Q

Surgical scrub has residual activity lasting hours beyond the actual contact time

A

Chlorhexidine

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Hand held retractor can be used to retract large muscle bellies during orthopedic procedure or one side of an abdominal wall

A

Army-Navy Retractor

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Q

Antiseptic skin prep has a broad spectrum of activity but should never be applied to open skin or mucosa

A

Isopropyl Alcohol

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8
Q

Needle driver that can also cut suture

A

Olsen Hager Needle Driver

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9
Q

Cutting suture with this scissor is a HUGE NO-NO

A

Metzenbaum Scissor

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10
Q

Hemostat that has multiple uses, including occlusion of small vessels and securing stay sutures

A

mosquito hemostats

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11
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B/c of rapid loss in tensile strength, this suture type should not be used to close slower healing tissues

A

Polyglycolic acid (PGA) or polyglactin 910

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12
Q

Monofilament, non-absorbable suture is commonly used to place skin sutures

A

Nylon

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13
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Self-retaining retractor is used to keep the abdominal wall open during a laparotomy

A

Balfour Retractor

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14
Q

Concentration of chlorhexidine solution is appropriate for preputial flushes and cleaning open wounds

A

0.05%

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15
Q

Commonly used by novice surgeons as instruments but should be kept out of the surgical field if at all possible

A

hands (source of contamination)

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16
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Refers to a surgeons ability to resist deformation or breakage

A

tensile strength

17
Q

Retractor that is great for retracting the biceps femoris and vastus lateralis but watch out to not puncture the sciatic nerve

A

Gelpi retractor

18
Q

Self-inflicted injuries can occur when using this instrument to drive steinman pin

A

Jacob’s chuck

19
Q

Small, specialized tissue forceps used for ophthalmic surgery

A

Bishop-Harmon Tissue Forceps

20
Q

Retractor for heart/thoracic procedure

A

Finochietto (=rib retractor with crank)

21
Q

“Jekyll and Hype” retractor has a blunt and a forked end for increasing its utility

A

Senn Retractor

22
Q

2 suture properties are ideal for use in infected tissues

A

absorbable and monofilament

23
Q

Suture rarely used due to the severe inflammatory reaction it can cause

24
Q

Antibiotic added to a suture coating to help prevent bacterial growth in the surgical wound

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Instrument that comes in various shapes and sizes and is used to remove small bits of bone from the surgical field
Lempert Rongeur