Surgery
Removal of gallbladder
Cholecystectomy
Posterior left hip
(left side up)
What in the first thing that is done before opening your first case of the day?
damp dust
-ology
the study of
Towards to side
lateral
Removal of appendix
Appendectomy
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
supine
Before surgery start time, what safety protocol takes place?
time out
-ectomy
surgical removal
Towards the middle
medial
Removal of part or all, of the large intestine
Colectomy
Left colon resection
(sigmoid with sigmoidoscope)
lithotomy
When are counts required?
Before start, at closing, at skin
Epi-
above
Towards the front
Anterior
Procedure that treats broken bones or dislocations by realigning the bones and stabilizing them with internal hardware
ORIF
Rectal abscess
Prone/Jackknife
When should dressings be opened onto the sterile field?
after the final count is performed
-plasty
repair of
Towards the back
posterior
Procedure that replaces or repairs a joint with and artificial joint or prothesis
Arthroplasty
Dilate and curettage
(D&C)
lithotomy
Why is it important to have saline on your sterile field during each case?
fire safety
-tomy
cut, incise
Towards the top
superior