Test Flashcards
Surgery excite what type of inflammation?
acute
It implies that all practical steps are taken to achieve complete asepsis
Relative asepsis
. The following are common suture patterns used in skin, except:
a. cruciate mattress
c. ford interlocking
b. Simple continuous
d. mayo mattress
This particular absorbable suture material is ideal in infective sites and where long period of time is required
polyglactin 910
Lumbosacral epidural anesthesia is recommended with the use of 2% lidocaine or xylocaine; the dosage rate is about
1ml/5-7.5 lbs bw
The site for lumbosacral epidural anesthesia
L7, S1
Absorbable suture material is degraded within the tissue and loss their tensile strength by:
60 days
The recommended suture size for muscle & fascia
3-0 to 0
In suturing the skin, the suture bite should be placed how many millimeters from the edge of the skin incision:
5 mm
Natural absorbable sutures is absorbed by phagocytosis while synthetic absorbable sutures is absorbed by
Hydrolysis
Which of the ff. suture patterns is considered inverting suture:
a. connel
b. halstead
c. lembert
d. all of the above
D.
this appositional suture is recommended for intestinal anastomosis, a modified simple interrupted suture that prevents mucosal eversion:
gambee
Skin sutures should be removed as soon as there is adequate healing of the wound.
In most cases without complication, this will be on:
12 to 14 post-operative day
The suture material/s recommended in suturing hollow viscus:
a. surgical gut
c. monofilament non-absorbable
b. synthetic absorbable
d. all of the above
D
The suture material of choice in vascular repair
polypropylene
The suture material of choice for subcutis
synthetic absorbable
The simplest less expensive and most important component of shock treatment:
fluid therapy