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Chapter 33 and 41 10/25
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Instruments are classified
1. Cutting 2. Dissecting 3. Grasping
Speculum
Unlighted instrument that can spread apart cavities
Infection phase
Moment of exposure to an infectious agent
Splinter
Forceps
Silk suture
Nonabsorbable suture
Thickest suture size
0
Open a sterile field
Flap toward your body is opened last
Use transfer forceps
Set up a sterile field
Edges of a sterile field
Are contaminated
If you can't see an item
It's considered contaminated
Purulent
Discharging pus
Scalpel
Used to make incisions
Epinephrine
Adrenaline
Laser surgery
Surgery that uses a laser to cut tissue
Ambulatory surgery
Surgical procedures not requiring overnight stay
Normal flora located
Skin, urinary, gastrointestinal, respiratory
Sterilization
Kills all microorganisms
Hepatitis a
Contaminated food or water
Incubation time for HIV and AIDS
Many years
Autoclave
Used steam and pressure for sterilization
Sterility strips
Placed in the middle of the packet
Causes contamination
When something that is not sterilized touches a sterile field
Temp that pathogens grow
40-140
Nosocomial infections
Originating or taking place in a hospital
Prodromal period
First mild signs and symptoms
Temp in a autoclave
250
PPE removed last
Mask
4 cardinal signs of inflammation
1. Redness 2. Heat 3. Swelling 4. Pain
Dressing removed
Toward to suture line
Hemostat
Preventing the flow of blood
Retractor
Seperates edges of an incision
Towel clamp
Hold the edges of a towl over the sterile field
Vaginal speculum
Duck shape billed device to open up the vagina
5 steps of infection
1. Pathogen 2. Reservoir 3. Portal of exit 4. Transportation 5. Portal of entry 6. New host