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| what 5 steps are involved in the production of surgical instruments? |
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| forging, milling, tempering, passivation, polishing |
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| step 1 - forming or shaping of an instrument by healting and hammering |
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| step 2 - cutting a forged piece to produce a final product |
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| Step 3 - hardening the instrument by slowly heating in a salt bath and then immersing in oil, or "quenching" |
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| step 4 - using a chemical bath to remove the particles created from grinding and other foreign materials, strengthen the steel, and aid in rust production |
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| step 5 - refining the surface to produce a shiny or matte finish |
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| to cut only inanimate objects (suture, paper drapes and sponges). can be straight or curnved and sharp or blunt tipped. |
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| cutting lg muscle masses, cartilage, or any other nondelicate tissie. blades thick and approx 1/3 the instrument's length. can be straight or curved |
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| metzenbaum dissecting scissors |
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| delicate surgical dissection. blades thin, delicate, and approx 1/4th the overall length. |
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| halstead mosquito forceps |
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| small jaws w/ fine horizontal serrations that extend the entire length of the tip. clamp sm vessels (eg, "skin bleeders") |
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| larger than the halstead, horizontal serrations wider and only extend 1/2 the length of the jaw. best used for medium-sized vessels or small tissue masses. |
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| similar to the Kelly, difference being how far the serrations extend along the jaws - the crile extends the entire length of the jaw |
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| although not a true hemostat, it is an extremely strong forceps that is quite traumatic, with a crushing jaw design that has one raised jaw and one recessed jaw. can be used on vessels of almost any size and on any tissue that will not need to be viable in the body (eg, uterine stump) |
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| rochester-carmalt hemostatic forceps |
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| quite different from other forceps. both horiz and vertical serrations on the jaw near the tip. |
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| rochester-penn hemostatic forceps |
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| lg hemostat, usually 8" in length with horizontal the entire length. to clamp lg muscle/tissue masses or lg vessels |
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| sm in length and used with sm animals, with special species, and in extraocular ophthalmic procedures (considered too lg for intraocular sx) |
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| Olsen-Hegar needle holder |
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| diff from other needle holders in that it has scissors built into the jaws. time-saving device, allows suture to be cut w/o having to reach for another instument. main disadvantage to having scissors as part is that an inexperienced user may inadvertently cut suture material when trying to grasp the needle |
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| mayo-hegar needle holders |
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| a commonly used instrument available in a variety of lengths, depending on surg procedure and surgeon's preference |
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| crile-wood needle holders |
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| similar to mayo-Hegar, but has a finer, more delicate jaw |
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| Blades 10 - 19 fit on which scapel handle? |
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| Blades 20 - 29 fit on which scapel handle? |
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| most common blade used, used primarily for skin incisions |
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| blade tapered to a fine point, generally used to create a "stab" incision |
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| blade resembles a hook, with the cutting edge on the inside curve, frequently used to declaw a cat |
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| blade with the appearance of a No 10 blade, but only half the length |
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| larger scalpel blades generally used in large animal sx |
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| Know the most appropriate needle holder to use to hold a suture and then cut it. |
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| Know which forceps are the most appropriate to clamp a small bleeding vessel in a small dog. |
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| Halstead Mosquito forceps |
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| which forceps are the most appropriate to use on a cat that is undergoing delicate vascular surgery |
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| DeBakey thoracic thumb tissue forceps |
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| which instrument is the most appropriate to use to deflect tissue and other structures away from the surgical site for complete visualization on a very large dog that is undergoing abdominal surgery |
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| which surgical instruments are the most appropriate to hand the surgeon when they want to grasp and retract a patient’s tissue on a short-term basis. |
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Which of the is NOT a crystalloid solution?
A) Lactated Ringer’s solution
B) 2.5% dextrose + 4.5% saline
C) Dextran X
D) 5% dextrose
E) Normal saline solution |
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