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| does not require the PT to have a dispersive electrode in place bc the active n inactive elctrodes are included in the dual-(bi)-tipped forceps. The current is returned to the generator immediately after passing through the tissue |
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| The action by which liquids travels along an established path |
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| A hollow, cylindrical tube that permits the removal of fluids or air from the body. also may be used for intravascular monitoring, removal of obstructions from ducts, and injection of fluids. May be plain tipped or contain a balloon |
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| Type of surgical sponge made of compressed cotton and used moistened on the delicate structures of the nervous system. such sponges are radiopaque, usually have a string attatched, a counted item |
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| Drains are usually hollow, cylindrical devices that are used to evacuate air and/or fluids from a surgical wound. they may be active or passive |
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| Forcing (blowing) powder, gas, or vapor into a body cavity |
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| To wash with a stream of fluid |
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| The process of making something appear larger, as with the use of lenses |
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| Consists of the generator, active electrode, and inactive dispersive electrode. monopolar current flows this pathway; from the generator to the active electrode, through the PT's tissues to the inactive dispersive electrode, and then back to the grounded generator. A dispersive electrode (grounding pad) is always necessary for the monopoloar units |
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| Pertaining to air, a pneumatic tourniquet is inflated with air or nitrogen. |
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| Opposing or counteracting force; electrical resistance is the opposition of the flow of the current between two points of the cicuit |
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| To draw back, as with the edges of a wound |
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| Cutting instrument, also called a "knife" |
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| Serrations (on a surgical instrument) |
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| Small notches in the jaw to prevent slippage of tissue; serrations are most commonly found on clamping/occluding instruments |
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| Steel combined with alloys such as carbon, chromium, or iron to prevent corrosion, oxidation, or rusting |
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| Teeth (on a surgical instrument) |
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| Small notches projections in the jaw to prevent slippage of tissue; most commonly found on grasping/holding instruments. |
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| Pertaining to the ureters |
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| Pertaining to the urethra |
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