Prac Vocab Surgery

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Surgeon

One who the surgical team performing specific operation and is a physician who has completed 3 yr additional training after medical school

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Perioperative nurse

One who performs duties during the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of surgical experience

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Preoperative nurse

One who prepares the patient both psychologically and physically for the surgery

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Intraoperative nurse

One who takes care of the patient during the operation

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Postoperative nurse

One who takes charge of the patient in the recovery room

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Operating room nurse

One who may either circulate, making certain that supplies are handy and supervising the surgical technologist or scrub in order to assist the surgeon

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Anesthesiologist

A physician specializing in anesthesiology.

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Nurse anesthetist

A registered nurse who has completes two years of additional training to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA)

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Surgical technologitst

A professional who works closely with surgeons, anesthesiologist, registered nurses, and other surgical personnel, assuming appropriate responsibilities before during and after surgery

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Association of surgical technologists

The professional organization for surgical technologists

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Perfusionist

One who operates the heart lung machine used in coronary bypass surgery.

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Operating room (OR)

A place where more complex surgery takes place

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Outpatient surgery

Surgery that usually minor and takes less than two hours.

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Scalpel handle

An instrument attached to a blade that cuts tissue

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Scalple blade

A surgical instrument that is disposable.

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Surgical scissors

Surgical instruments that either have blunt or sharp ends to cut tissue

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Hemostats

Surgical instruments that are striated on the ends and clamp blood tissues to stop bleeding vessels.

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Tissue forceps

Surgical instruments that have teeth at the tip of their blades to grasp tissue

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Retractors

Surgical instruments that hold back the sides of an incision during surgery for better vision and accessibility

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Sutures

Absorbable or nonabsorbable stiches.

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Needle holders

Surgical instruments that support the needle while stiches are being inserted

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Suture needles

Surgical instruments that usually curved for easier insertion into the skin

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Bandage scissiors

Surgical instruments that have a blunt lower blade that prevents injury to the skin

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Suture scissiors

Surgical instruments that have a curved blade that is inserted under the sutures to remove the stich

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Thumb forceps

Surgical instruments that are used to grasp the suture as it is being removed

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Asepsis

A condition that prevents the spread of germs

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pathogens

Germs

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Antisepsis

Inhibits the growth and multiplication of pathogenic organisms

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Standard precautions

Rules and recommendations that all healthcare workers must follow to prevent the spread of disease caused by bloodborne and body fluid pathogens and wear PPE and wash hands

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Sterlizations

Completely destroys all microorganism, including spores and viruses.

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Autoclave

The sterilization of instruments and equipment is accomplished in it using steam under pressure.

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Thrombus

A blood clot

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Embolism

A moving blood clot

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Atelectasis

The collapse of a portion of a lung due to a plug of mucus that closes a bronchus

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