The Jolly Roger
what did you do that for?
It's a risky position
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100
The three layers of protective tissue over the skull.
What are the meninges?
100
A yasergil clip is used to occlude the vessel.
What is an aneurysm clip?
100
The position for cranial surgeries.
What is Fowler's or Beach chair?
100
It is the size of a grape and is located at the base of the brain.
What is the pituitary gland?
100
It's also called a scalp clip applier. It is used to secure scalp flap edges during a craniotomy.
What is a Raney clip applier?
200
The suture between the frontal and parietal bones.
What is the coronol suture?
200
It is placed on the back table in betadine or sterile saline and antibiotic solution.
What is done with the bone flap during a crainiotomy?
200
This determines the exact position and whether fixation is needed.
What is the location of the lesion?
200
This is the boney depression in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is located.
What is the sella turcica?
200
It should never be compressed between the fingers or any other device. Once compressed, it should never be used again.
What is an aneurysm clip (Yasergil, Sundt, McFadder, and Heifetz)?
300
It's also called the malar bone.
What is the zygomatic arch?
300
It is done to correct the fistula between cerebral arteries and veins.
What is an Arteriovenous malformation resection (AVM)?
300
this is a significant risk associated with the Fowler position.
What is an air embolism?
300
It offers several advantages to the crainiotomy: shorter healing time, less pain, and complications of manipulating the brain are avoided.
What is the transphenoidal approach?
300
Angled and used to extend the incision in the dura during crainiotomy.
What is Taylor Dural Scissors?
400
The opening in the mandible for vessels and nerves.
What is mental foramen?
400
It is the most common suture affected by craniosynotosis, creating a long, narrow skull.
What is the saggital suture?
400
The surgeon will use copious amounts of irrigation and sponges to cover open vessels to prevent any more air entering.
What is needed emergently for treatment of air embolism?
400
The sella turcica can be approached through the nasal cavity or this incision.
What is incision into the upper gum margin just under the upper lip?
400
Used for removing pieces of bone and lamina during spinal procedures.Also called an up-biter.
What is a Kerrison rongeur?
500
It forms portions of the roof and walls of the nasal cavity.
What is the ethmoid bone?
500
This is the treatment for obstruction of the flow through the ventricular system into the subarchnoid space causing hydrocephalus. .
What is Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement
500
This is done to prevent any air that may have entered the heart to form an air lock.
What is place the patient in a left lateral position?
500
It is where the fascial graft may be taken from while the pituitary is being exposed.
What is the thigh?
500
Used for removing herniated disk fragments when performing a diskectomy. Also called a bean rongeur.
What is a Cushing Pituitary Rongeur?
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