DEFINITIONS
MED TERM
ABBREVIATIONS
CALCULATIONS
SURG TECH ROLE
100

THE PATIENT FIRST, MOTTO OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS

AEGER PRIMO

100

WITHOUT

A

100

AP

ANTERIOR-POSTERIOR

100

2.2 POUNDS =__ KILOGRAM

1

100

IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECEVING A MEDICATION , THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST SHOULD__

LABEL THE MEDICATION

200

HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

HIPPA

200

ANTI

AGAINST

200

AV

ATRIOVENTRICULAR

200

1GRAM=___MILLIGRAMS

1000

200

WHEN LOCAL ANESTHETIC IS PASSED TO SURGEON, THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST SHOULD_

STATE THE NAME AND DOSAGE OF THE MEDICATION

300

VOLUNTARY CREDENTIALING PROCESS USUALLY SPONSORED BY A NONGOVERNMENTAL AGENCY;NOT NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PRACTICE A PROFESSION LEGALLY

CERTIFICATION

300

BI

DOUBLE

300

BMT

BILATERAL MYRINGOTOMY AND TUBES

300

ml abbreviation for 

MILLILITER
300

DURING SURGERY, IF AN EMERGENCY COMPLICATION ARISES, THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST SHOULD__

REMAIN STERILE AND PROTECT THE STERILE FIELD

400

AN OMISSION OR COMMISSION OF AN ACT; AN UNINTENTIONAL TORT IN WHICH A FAILURE IN TREATING OR CARING FOR A PATIENT HAS OCCURRED

NEGLIGENCE

400

CENTESIS

ASPIRATE

400

EUA

EXAM UNDER ANESTHESIA

400

10CC=___ml

10

400

THE SURGEON AND ASSISTANT BOTH NEED GOWN AND GLOVED, THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST SHOULD GOWN ___FIRST

SURGEON

500

"THE THING SPEAKS FOR ITSELF": A DOCTRINE OF COMMON KNOWLEDGE; EXPERT WITNESSES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO VERIFY FACT

RES IPSA LOQUITUR

500

ITIS

INFLAMMATION

500

OU

BOTH EYES

500

mm  ABBREVIATION FOR__

MILLIMETER

500

 WHILE SCRUBBIN IF YOU THINK YOU CONTAMINATED YOUR ELBOW, YOU SHOULD__

STOP SCRUBBING AND START OVER

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