Surgical Patient
This religion typically prohibits its followers from receiving blood transfusions
What is Jehovah's Witness?
The color designating the emergency shut-off valve for the supply of oxygen in an operating room.
What is green?
The substance containing blood, carbonized tissue, and DNA.
What is laser plume?
The meaning of the acronym HAI in healthcare.
What is a healthcare-associated infection?
The color code for the DIME triage category representing the "walking wounded."
What is green?
The anatomical organ where biotransformation of drugs most often occurs.
What is the liver?
The device applied preoperatively to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
What is a sequential compression device?
The process by which natural absorbable sutures are broken down in the body.
What is enzymatic digestion?
The members of the surgical team responsible for performing counts to prevent retained items.
Who are the circulator and surgical technologist?
The neutral zone is used for.
What is safe sharps handling?
The period after removal from mechanical support in which a patient may be considered a candidate for donation after cardiac death (DCD).
What is ninety minutes?
The temperature range that should be maintained in the operating room (OR).
What is 68°F and 73°F?
The type of laser known for its ability to be transmitted through clear fluids.
What is a YAG laser?
The disease characterized by dementia and myoclonus, associated with prion infections.
What is Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)?
The sequence to follow after activating the Emergency Response System according to the 2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR.
What is CAB (chest compressions, airway, breathing)?
The type of nerve conduction blocking agents exemplified by lidocaine, bupivacaine, and mepivacaine.
What are amino amides?
The part of a three-layer dressing represented by Kerlix fluffs, ABD pads, and plain 4 x 4 gauze sponges.
What is the absorbent intermediate layer?
The suture classified as a monofilament suture: Surgilon Ethilon Vicryl Silk
What is Ethilon?
The basic position that includes variations such as Trendelenburg, reverse Trendelenburg, Fowler’s, and lithotomy.
What is the supine position?
It is performed when the surgeon is closing the skin incision.
When is the final count performed during surgery?
The level of trauma center designation that can meet all the needs required for treating patients on a twenty-four-hour basis.
What is a Level I trauma center?
The type of extinguisher that is most effective on an electrical or laser fire.
What is a Class C extinguisher?
The subatomic particles that describe the free flow of electricity.
What are electrons?
The bacteria known for causing postoperative surgical site infections and resistant to methicillin.
What is Staphylococcus aureus or s.aureus?
The time after the cessation of heart action and breathing when clinical death begins.
What is four to six minutes?
The ratio of a solution’s solute to solvent.
What is concentration?
The type of drain that works by passive action.
What is a Penrose drain?
The type of suture tie that has an attached needle.
What is a suture ligature?
The member of the surgical team who gives permission for the patient to be positioned or transferred.
Who is the anesthesia provider?
Recognize and correct the break in the sterile technique.
What should a CST do if they notice a break in the sterile technique during surgery?
What is the endocrine system?
The body system affected by diabetes mellitus.
The size of particulate that surgical plume evacuators should filter.
What is 0.1 to 0.3 µm?
The type of wall outlet required for specialized equipment in the OR, such as portable X-ray units or laser generators, to handle increased load.
What is a 220 V outlet?
An example of passive transport.
What is diffusion?
The first-line drug used to treat severe anaphylactic reactions.
What is epinephrine?
The British anesthesiologist after whom the practice of applying cricoid pressure during endotracheal intubation is named.
Who is Sellick?
The catheter used to drain the kidney, placed with the aid of a cystoscope.
What is a ureteral catheter?
The phase of healing for wounds closed by first intention that begins within minutes of the incision or injury.
What is the inflammatory phase?
The term used for the normal resident microbial populations found on human skin.
What is flora?
The tool used to evaluate patients for safe discharge from the PACU.
What is the Aldrete score?
The choice that is NOT one of the Five Stages of Grief: Denial Regression Bargaining Acceptance
What is regression?
The portion of the ESU circuit that delivers current back from exposed tissue to the ESU unit.
What is the patient return electrode (grounding pad)?
The classification for both LigaSure™ and Coblator®.
What are bipolar devices?
The disease that Robert Koch proved to be caused by bacteria, supporting the germ theory.
What is anthrax?
The broad response plans applicable to any area of the country or category of disaster.
What are all-hazards plans?
The category of antibiotic/anti-infective agents represented by Ancef, Kefzol, and Keflex.
What are cephalosporins?
The type of surgical drape designed to expose small anatomical structures such as the eyes and ears.
What is an aperture drape?
The type of healing where a wound is not sutured and gradually fills in by granulation.
What is second intention?
The likely result of positioning the patient’s arms on armboards at a greater than 90° angle from the torso.
What is hyperextension nerve damage?
To keep the schedule of procedures on track and prevent delays.
What is a consistent routine for room turnover in the OR?