Incisions
A surgical incision made in the right upper quadrant to access the gall bladder.
What is a Kocher incision?
An instrument that uses ultrasonic sound waves to cut and cauterize tissue.
What is a harmonic scalpel?
A fracture that involves splintered or crushed bone.
What is a comminuted fracture?
A short-acting white induction agent used for anesthesia.
What is propofol?
The practice of getting patients moving soon after surgery to promote healing.
What is early ambulation?
An incision made around the areola for excisional biopsies involving lactiferous ducts.
What is a circumareolar incision?
A surgical instrument used to thread the drilled hole for screws during an ORIF.
What is a tap?
A fracture of the distal radius in the wrist, often due to falling on an outstretched hand.
What is a Colles' fracture?
A form of anesthesia that may utilize subdural bupivacaine
What is spinal anesthesia?
To drain the bladder and avoid injury during surgery.
What is the purpose of a Foley catheter?
To cover the surgical area and protect surrounding tissues during a thyroidectomy.
What is the purpose of a transverse drape?
Used for cutting delicate tissues during vascular or orthopedic procedures.
What is the function of Potts-Smith scissors?
Post-operative urinary leak
What is a risk associated with cystectomy?
To modify the curve of an endotracheal tube during intubation.
What is the purpose of a stylet?
Symptoms such as pain, heat, redness, and swelling.
What indicates inflammation?
A transverse incision made just above the pubic hairline.
What type of incision is used for a C-section?
It protects the bladder during a C-section.
What does a DeLee retractor do?
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL).
What is a method to remove urinary tract calculus?
To reduce bronchospasm in patients with a history of asthma.
What is the role of albuterol preoperatively?
To reduce blood loss during surgical procedures.
What is the purpose of a tourniquet?
To eliminate dead space and control bleeding post-operatively.
What is the reason for a pressure dressing?
Used during the closure of eyelid incisions to grasp and hold tissue.
What is the purpose of Bishop-Harmon forceps?
An injury caused by an external force, such as an amputation requiring re-implantation.
What defines a traumatic injury?
A serious reaction to certain anesthetics causing rapid increase in body temperature and severe muscle contractions.
What is malignant hyperthermia?
A serious condition where pressure builds up inside a muscle compartment, leading to tissue damage.
What is compartment syndrome?