GI Anatomy
25 CM
What size working channel is the Hedgehog Cleaning brush indicated for?
Designed to clean endoscopes and bronchoscopes with a working channel of 2.0 to 4.2mm
What is the address of West Chester Hospital
7700 University Drive, West Chester OH 45069
Name 3 organizations with scope cleaning guidelines
SGNA, AAMI, AORN etc etc
What imaginary line separates the upper GI tract from the low GI tract?
Name three types of techniques used to control a GI bleed. Extra Credit if you get 4.
1. No treatment
2. Cautery
3. Mechanical
4. Combo
Why won't you see a lot of bubbles in the infused enzymatic sponge included in the kit.
In accordance to the OEM standards a low foam sponge is recommended to reduce the likelihood of biofilm from forming.
What is West Chester Ohio most famous for?
This area has been one of the best on the continent for collecting fossils because the Miami Valley was once at the bottom of an ancient ocean. In Ohio, Butler County is only second to Ross County in the number of antiquities and Native American mounds discovered. At one time West Chester claimed 11 mounds.
What three components does biofilm need to survive?
1. surface
2. Water
3. Source of Microbes
Where would you most commonly find H-Pylori?
The stomach.
What is the most common practice to treat a patient with esophageal varices?
Banding.
1. Saves time setting up and breaking down a room.
2. Eliminates Cross Contamination
This gastroenterologist went to Michigan Medial School, Did her residency at University Hospital and her fellowship at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Who is she?
Dr. Roberta Hunter
What is biofilm and how does it form?
its a microbial sludge that forms on untreated objects, occurs from moist, biomaterials that attach, detach and reattach to items in the lab.
Where would you find stones if a patient presented with choledocholithiasis?
The bile duct.
Esophageal Varices are a result of what?
Liver Disease: Portal Hypertension.
1.1 oz and 2.0 oz.
West Chester Ohio used to be know as this which is now the name of an Inn that is currently in the center of the borough.
Turk's Head
What is the most important step in the cleaning process?
Manual Cleaning.
In what area of the colon is the wall the thinnest?
Right side of the colon. From the Hepatic Flexure to the Cecum.
What are the two sizes the Resolution Clip comes in?
11mm and 17mm.
What items in the Boston Scientific Endo Kits can you purchase outside of the Endo Kit?
All of them accept the gauze.
Where can you find the best GI nurses in all of Ohio?
West Chester Hospital :-)
Name the 9 steps of the scope cleaning process
pre clean, leak testing, manual cleaning, rinse after cleaning, visual inspection, HLD, Rinse after HLD, drying, storage