Diagnostic and Assessment
This test identifies the presence of bacteria and determines which antibiotics are effective.
What is a culture and sensitivity test?
The term used to describe the surgeon’s ability to “feel” resistance through the robot’s instruments.
What is haptic feedback?
Resistance to the flow of electrons
What is impedance?
The word “LASER” stands for this.
What is Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation?
Discovered the x-ray.
Who is Wilhelm Roentgen?
The study of electrical recording of skeletal muscle
What is electromyography?
This part of the system holds the robotic arms and attaches to the surgical instruments.
What is the patient cart?
This type of ESU uses both active and return electrodes at the surgical site.
What is bipolar electrosurgery?
Distance the suction evacuator tip should be held from laser plume
What is within 2 "
This device is used to continuously measure a patient’s oxygen saturation level.
What is a pulse oximeter?
The most common reason for converting from robotic to open surgery.
What is uncontrolled bleeding or hemorrhage?
This type of electrosurgery uses continuous current to cut tissue.
What is the cutting mode?
This device protects the patient’s eyes during facial or ophthalmic laser procedures.
What are moistened eye pads or laser-specific shields/corneal protectors?
This type of scan produces images based on cellular metabolism by using radioactive tracers, often to detect cancer or brain disorders.
What is Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan?
This term describes robotic surgery where the surgeon operates from a remote location.
What is telesurgery?
This term describes when current unintentionally transfers from one instrument to another.
What is capacitive coupling?
When laser light scatters in multiple directions, reducing accuracy and increasing hazard.
What is scattering?