Introduction to Surgery
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Surgery provides students with a foundational understanding of surgical principles, techniques, and patient care. The course covers essential topics such as sterile procedures, preoperative and postoperative management, wound healing, basic surgical anatomy, and common surgical instruments. Students are introduced to various surgical specialties and learn to recognize indications for surgery, potential complications, and the importance of teamwork in the surgical environment. Emphasis is placed on safety protocols, ethical considerations, and effective communication with patients and multidisciplinary healthcare teams. Through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on activities, students gain insight into the integral role of surgery within healthcare.
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Surgical Equipment and Supplies 2nd Edition by Colleen J. Rutherford
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Chapter 1: Common Equipment and Supplies
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Q1) A good area to place the grounding pad is over the elbow.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Another name for candy cane stirrups is _______________________ stirrups.
Answer: sling
Q3) A Mayfield attachment is most likely used for which type of surgery?
A) total knee
B) craniotomy
C) total tip
D) endoscopic AAA repair
Answer: B
Q4) If a tourniquet needs to stay inflated longer than the recommended time during the surgical procedure,it should be deflated for _______ minutes and then re-inflated.
A) 5
B) 20
C) 25
D) 10
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: General Surgical Supplies and Post-Operative Splints
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Q1) An insulin syringe is marked in:
A) cc (cubic centimeters)
B) g (micrograms)
C) mg (milligrams)
D) units
Answer: D
Q2) You are scrubbed on a vascular procedure and intraoperative angiography is anticipated.Which of the following will you most likely have on your sterile field?
A) indigo carmine
B) methylene blue
C) Omnipaque
D) gentian violet
Answer: C
Q3) Ioban cannot be used in a patient with an _____________________ sensitivity. Answer: iodine
Q4) Chlorhexidine can be used to prep the skin around the ear prior to surgery.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Tubes, drains, and Catheters
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Q1) "Pigtail" and "J" stents are two types of _____________________ stents.
Answer: ureteral
Q2) The collection device on a Jackson-Pratt drain is known as the ___________________ reservoir.
Answer: bulb
Q3) A Penrose is a type of passive drain. A)True B)False
Answer: True
Q4) List four possible reasons a Foley catheter might be used.
Answer: long-term drainage of the bladder,decompression of the bladder during surgery to decrease the chance of bladder injury,continuous bladder irrigation,blood clot evacuation,measurement and tracking of urinary output,and drainage of a body cavity
Q5) Name three conditions that can cause acquired hydrocephalus. Answer: infection,cyst,hemorrhage,trauma,and tumor
Q6) What are the two major uses for a gastrostomy tube?
Answer: (1)instill tube feedings or medications; (2)aspirate air or stomach contents
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Chapter 4: Sutures and Suture Needles
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Q1) A _______________________ needle is straight instead of curved.
Q2) Another term for Chromic Gut is _________________________ gut.
Q3) The surgeon requests a taper point needle.Which of the following would be appropriate to hand him?
A) CP needle
B) CT needle
C) CE needle
D) OS needle
Q4) Pledgets are absorbable.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What type of needle would most likely be used to place retention sutures into a large abdominal wound?
A) PC
B) LR
C) Martin
D) PS
Q6) Plain gut comes packaged in alcohol to prevent drying out.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Lasers
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Q1) The energy source for the laser is known as a medium.All of the following can be forms of media <u>except</u>:
A) gas
B) solid
C) semiconductor
D) steam
Q2) Jewelry made of _______________________ should not be worn by personnel in the room or entering the room.
Q3) The KTP laser can be used to treat _________________ _______________ stains
Q4) All surfaces in the room must be:
A) reflective
B) nonreflective
C) sterile
D) nonsterile
Q5) All of the following factors affect how deep the laser beam penetrates <u>except</u>:
A) duration of tissue exposure
B) power
C) wavelength
D) tissue color
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Chapter 6: Endoscopic and Robotic Equipment
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Q1) Define the word arthroscopy.
Q2) Robotic surgery is categorized as an open surgical procedure. A)True
B)False
Q3) When the camera is not in use and is outside of the body,place it in ________________ mode.
Q4) Why should you not lay a camera and its light source,not in standby mode,on the drapes?
Q5) A mediastinoscopy is treated as a surgically clean procedure.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The color on your monitor screen is not accurate.What do you need to do?
Q7) Excess carbon dioxide in the body can lead to metabolic _______________.
Q8) The most common gas used to create a pneumoperitoneum is:
A) carbon dioxide
B) carbon monoxide
C) oxygen
D) helium
Q9) The camera head and cord are attached to the endoscope using a
Q10) Colposcopy is defined as viewing inside the vagina and _______________.
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Chapter 7: Specialty Equipment
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Q1) Any implant that is used must be documented in the patient's anesthesia record.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The cardiopulmonary bypass machine is operated by a:
A) surgeon
B) nurse
C) surgical technologist
D) perfusionist
Q3) The eyepiece of a microscope is the ________________ lens.
A) objective
B) ocular
C) ophthalmic
D) oculomotor
Q4) The initials IM in IM nailing or rodding refers to:
A) intermedullary
B) intramaxillary
C) intramandibular
D) intramedullary
Q5) The image guidance system is also known as the ___________________.
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Q6) Name two types (categories)of prosthetic heart valves.
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Chapter 8: Anesthesia
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Q1) The strength of epinephrine used in a cardiac arrest situation is:
A) 1:100
B) 1:1,000
C) 1:10,000
D) 1:100,000
Q2) A setting of 2 to 3 liters of oxygen per minute would be an appropriate setting for a(n):
A) Ambu bag
B) nonrebreather mask
C) oxygen mask
D) nasal cannula
Q3) The anesthesiologist asks for the TEE.What does TEE stand for?
A) transesophageal endoscope
B) transendotracheal endoscope
C) transesophageal echocardiogram
D) transendotracheal echocardiogram
Q4) Indigo carmine is classified as a _______________________.
Q5) A Bullard is a type of _____________________.
Q6) Why would an anesthesia care provider place artificial tears ointment in a patient's eyes?
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