fluid balance is a major consideration during surgery, which requires a team effort in volume maintenance. What part does the technologist play in fluid balance and loss?
irrigation volume
when passing a retractor to the surgeon, the surgical technologist must place the instrument
in the correct direction for immediate use
While the surgeon is dissecting the breast mass using Metzenbaum or Mayo scissors, the mass is grasped with an Allis clamp and elevated. What major action is the technologist performing to facilitate removal of
retraction
which of the following retractors would be the most likely choice to provide retraction during a carpal tunnel release?
Senn
When an instrument is passed, hemostatic clamps are ratcheted at what position
the first ratchet
If a patient is experiencing moderate to severe pain in the upper right quadrant with nausea and vomiting after eating fatty food, the surgeon might schedule the patient for a
laparoscopic cholecystectomy
What type of incision is made in the right lower quadrant to facilitate the removal of the appendix
McBurney
Which of the following is a vasoconstrictor that is mixed with a local anesthetic agent to provide localized hemostasis
epinephrine
when a bleeding vessel is clamped and subsequently tied, this method of hemostasis is known as
mechanical hemostasis.