Surgical skills

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Decks in this class (23)

Aseptic technique
Asepsis definition,
Sterile definition,
Surgically clean definition
66  cards
Wound classification
What are 4 considerations in woun...,
Why does anatomic location of a w...,
What are 11 mechanisms of trauma
43  cards
Wound healing
What are the features of first in...,
What are the features of second i...,
What are the 5 sequence of wound ...
43  cards
Early wound management
What are 4 history questions to ask,
What are 4 history questions to ask,
What are recommendations for woun...
53  cards
Second intention healing
What are the key components of se...,
How does the phases of wound heal...,
How does contraction occur
55  cards
Suture materials
What are the properties of ideal ...,
What are the properties of ideal ...,
What are two classifications of s...
82  cards
Primary wound closure
What is delayed primary closure,
What is secondary closure,
What is secondary closure
36  cards
Hemostasis
What is hemostasis,
What does hemostasis depend on,
What is the end product of hemost...
57  cards
Dead space and drainage
What is dead space,
What do dead spaces most commonly...,
What causes dead space
33  cards
Tension and plasties
What is the problem with tension,
What is never acceptable regardin...,
What affects tension
25  cards
Skin flaps and grafts
What is the difference between fl...,
What is the difference between fl...,
Why do free grafts require a reci...
62  cards
Intra-abdominal adhesions
What are adhesions,
That are the steps of adhesion,
What species are most likely to g...
71  cards
Minimally invasive surgery
What are minimally invasive surge...,
What are 4 types of minimally inv...,
What are the advantages of minima...
24  cards
Fracture biomechanics and classification
What are the forces that must be ...,
What determines what forces predo...,
Compression is good for what type...
44  cards
External coaptation
What does external coaptation con...,
What does external coaptation not...,
What is required for external coa...
31  cards
Internal fixation: pins, wires and interlocking nails
When is internal fixation warranted,
What bones should internal fixati...,
What kind of fractures should usu...
37  cards
External skeletal fixation (internal fixation)
What must there be for external s...,
What are benefits of external ske...,
What are benefits of external ske...
31  cards
Screws and plates
What forces do plates contol,
What is required for a bone plate...,
How does an im pin help a bone plate
32  cards
Bone healing and fracture
What does secondary indirect bone...,
What does primary healing of bone...,
What does primary healing of bone...
42  cards
Malunion, delayed union, nonunion
What are major causes of delayed ...,
What is fracture disease,
What can predispose to fracture d...
25  cards
Fracture healing assessment
How does bone heal best,
What strains discourage bone healing,
How long should it take an adequa...
13  cards
The tauma of major surgery
What are systemic responses to in...,
What happens to supply the increa...,
What role does pain play in trauma
11  cards
Bandaging
What are indications for bandages,
What are the functions of pressur...,
What are the function of support ...
28  cards

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