Ouch! I need a bandage
Oooh that hurt!
What the heck does that mean???
I have to do what as an MA???
Can't I just call them scissors?!
100
Bandage
What is the covering over a dressing?
100
Contusion
What is the type of wound they may be the result of getting hit hard with a baseball bat?
100
White protein that provides strength to a wound
What is Collagen?
100
Postoperative instructions
What is explaining how to care for a wound after the MOS?
100
Scalpel
What is the instrument that divides the tissue with the least possible trauma?
200
Coldness, Pallor, Numbness, Cyanosis, Swelling
What are three indications that a bandage is too tight?!
200
Puncture wound
What is the type of wound that usually results in a very small opening with minor bleeding?
200
Serosanguineous
How do you spell the type of exudate that is clear and blood-tinged?
200
Consent to treat form
What is the legal document that a Medical Assistant has the patient sign prior to a MOS?
200
S/S, S/B, B/B operating scissors
What are the three types of instruments that are used to cut through tissue? (They fall under the same category)
300
Apply pressure to control bleeding, protect the wound from contamination, hold dressing in place, protect, support, or immobilize an injured part of the body
What are four functions of a bandage?
300
Abrasion wound
What is the type of wound where blood oozes from ruptured capillaries?
300
Approximate
What is the correct term for bringing together the edges of a wound with medical intervention?
300
Surgical Asepsis
What are the practices that will protect your patient from pathogens that may enter and cause disease?
300
Thumb forceps and hemostatic forceps
What are the two most common types of instruments that have serrations to grasp tissue?
400
2" beyond the edge of a dressing
How far should a bandage extend beyond the edge of a dressing?
400
Incision
What is the type of wound that may damage muscles, tendons, or nerves and is intentional?
400
Surgical gut
What are the sutures called that are made from sheep or cow intestine?
400
Prepare tx room, prepare pt, prepare MOS tray, Assist provider with MOS, Administer post-op care to pt, Clean up tx room and instruments
What are four responsibilities that were discussed that are considered additional responsibilities of the MA regarding MOS.
400
Tissue forceps
What are also known as "rat-toothed" forceps?
500
Spiral-reverse turn
What is the type of bandage used that allows for a smoother fit and often used to provide a uniform fit?
500
Wound one can be made by a dull knife. Wound two can be made by an elderly person taking off a band-aid
What is 1). Laceration? 2). Avulsion?
500
Abscess
What is the type of infection usually caused via a break in the skin where pathogens have invaded the tissues and a collection of pus is surrounded by inflamed tissues?
500
Insertion of sutures, Sebaceous cyst removal, I&D, Mole removal, Needle Bx, Cervical Bx, Ingrown toenail removal
What are seven MOS performed in a medical office that an MA will assist the Provider with? Not including post-op care.
500
Needle holder
What is also referred to as a "driver"?