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What does the word root typically indicate?
Body part
What is the term for removal of tonsils?
Tonsillectomy
What term means towards the head?
Cephalic
Name two patient-related factors that increase the risk of an SSI?
Age, obesity, general health, remote infections, preoperative hospitalization, preexisting illness and related treatment, preoperative hair removal, type of procedure, duration of the procedure
What is an oval shaped structure that is found in the groin, armpits, and neck?
Lymph Nodes
What entity is an Independent, nonprofit national organization that develops standards and accredits healthcare organizations in the U.S.?
Joint Commission
What does the term arthritis mean?
Inflammation of the joint
What quadrant contains the gallbladder?
Right Upper Quadrant
What is surgical conscience?
The responsibility toward the patient and oneself that seeks to ensure consistent delivery of quality care to a patient. Involves a level of honesty and moral integrity that each surgical member must uphold.
What type of tumor is potentially life threatening and is capable of spreading to other body systems?
What type of insurance provides reimbursement to both the hospital and physician for services rendered to low-income patients
Medicaid
What is the term for direct visualization of inside the abdomen?
Laparoscopy
What is the vertical plane that divides the body into EQUAL left and right portions?
Midsagittal plane
What is the human prion disease that requires scrub techs to remove all unnecessary equipment from the OR, and try to use disposable equipment and supplies as much as possible?
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
What is gynecomastia?
Excessive mammary development in the male. It is caused by increase in male estrogen levels or a decrease in testosterone levels.
What is something you can wear that is restricted in the OR?
Jewelry, fragrance, nail polish, artificial nails
What is the suffix that means "surgical puncture to remove fluid"?
Centesis
What major body cavity contains the spinal cord?
Dorsal Cavity
What diagnostic procedure is performed intraoperatively during an open or laparoscopic cholecystectomy or common bile duct exploration?
Cholangiography
What structure in the endocrine system produces six hormones?
Anterior Pituitary Gland
(growth hormone, thyroid-stimulating, adrenocorticotropic, follicle-stimulating, luteinizing, prolactin)
What is the term defined as "An injury resulting from the activity of health care professionals"
Iatrogenic Injury
What term would mean surgical suturing of a hernia defect?
herniorrhaphy
Proximal or distal?
Proximal
What type of steam sterilization has a vacuum pump built into the system to remove air?
Dynamic-Air-Removal Steam Sterilization
What two organs are apart of the lymphatic system that are commonly removed?
Appendix and Tonsils