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clinical 1 ch 10
assisting with minor office surgery
Question | Answer |
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scrubbed personnel should never | drop their hands below their waist |
when applying antiseptic soap to the skin in concentric circles | work from the center outward |
how far beyond the dressing should the bandage extend | 1-2 inches |
what is debridement | removal of dead tissue |
what is applied directly over the wound | primary dressing |
what is achieved by applying a moist dressing, allowing it to dry, and then removing it | autolytic debridement |
a discharge that contain serum and blood is known as | serosanginous |
alternative wound care for delayed healing using negative pressure to help close a wound | subatmospheric pressure device |
which items are not considered sterile | cap, mask, shoe covers,eye shields |
when identifying a patient always use | two identifiers |
prior to any procedure you should have the patient | empty their bladder |
when preparing the mayo tray for a procedure it should be at your | waist level |
sterile solutions should be slowly poured | 2-6 inches above the field |
surgical scrub should be done for | 2-6 minutes |
anything below waist level is considered | not sterile |
MA's role prior to procedure | ensure patient is comfortable and relaxed |
during the procedure | hand physician instruments, replace instruments as needed |
at the conclusion of a procedure it is your responsibility to apply the | sterile dressing and bandage |
stage one of would healing | inflammatory |
stage two of wound healing | proliferative |
stage three of wound healing | maturation |
sterile dressing are used to keep out | dirt and bacteria |
dressing that lays directly over the wound is classified as a | primary dressing |
dressing placed over a primary dressing to assist with fluid absorption is classified as a | secondary dressing |
drainage that contains serum and is clear/yellow | serous |
discharge that contains blood | sanguinous |
wrapping material that is placed over a dressing | bandage |
bandaging should be wrapped | distal to proximal |
most common method of bandaging to secure a dressing | circular |
bandaging to immobilize a joint is done in a | figure eight |
patient instructions prior to surgery should include | when to be NPO and what medications should be stopped and/or should be taken |
what should a patient wera when coming in for a procedure | loose comfortable clothing, leave all valuables home |
a surgical card file includes what information | the physicians preferences for procedures regularly performed |
common antimicrobial soap used to clean the skin | hibiclens |
skin antiseptic applied to the surgical area after cleaning | iodine/betadine |
a drape with an opening that goes over the surgical site | fenestrated drape |
discharge that contains both serum and blood | serosanginous |
discharge that contains pus | purulent |
MA job when assisting with additional lidocaine | clean the top of the vial and hold it upside for the physician to draw more medication up |
this procedure using forced oxygen to help promote healing for difficult wounds | hyperbaric oxygen therapy |
instrument using electric current to cut and control bleeding | cautery |
uses liquid nitrogen to freeze skin lesion off | cryosurgery |
uses an intense beam of light to get rid of unwanted lesion | laser |
repair of a wound usually caused by trauma | laceration repair |
incision of an abcess to drain collection of pus | incision and drainage (I&D) |