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.