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What do you do if you have to sneeze in the OR?

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Back up STRAIGHT; do not turn your head

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What do you do if you feel faint in the OR?

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Say you feel faint and ask to sit down

N.B. Always a good idea to eat before going into the OR

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What should you say when you first enter the OR?

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Introduce yourself as the student, state that you’ve been invited to scrub, ask if you need to get out your gloves/gown

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Should you wear your I.D. into the OR?

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Yes

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Can you wear nail polish in the OR?

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Yes, as long as it isn’t chipped

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Can you wear rings or a watch when scrubbed in to the OR?

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No

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Can you wear earrings in the OR?

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No

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When scrubbed, are your back or underarms sterile?

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No; do not put your hands under your arms or behind your back

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How far down the gown is considered part of the sterile field?

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Just to the waist

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How far up the gown in considered sterile?

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Up to the nipples

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How do you stand while waiting for the case to start?

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Hands together in the front, above your waist

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Can I button up a surgical gown (when not scrubbed) with bare hands?

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Yes (remember: the back of the gown is not sterile)

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How many layers of gloves should you wear when scrubbed?

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2 layers

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What is the normal order of sizes of gloves?

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Larger size pair with the smaller pair on top

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What items compromise the sterile field in the OR?

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Instrument table, Mayo tray, and anterior drapes on the patient

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What is the tray with the instruments in the OR called?

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Mayo tray

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Can you grab things off the Mayo tray?

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No, ask the scrub nurse/tech for permission

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How do you remove blood with a laparotomy (lap) pad?

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Dab; don’t wipe because it will remove the platelet plugs

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Can you grab the skin with DeBakey pickups?

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No, pickups for the skin must have teeth (e.g. Adson, rat-tooth); it’s better to cut the skin than crush it

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How should you cut the sutures after tying a knot?

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  1. Rest cutting hand on non-cutting hand

2. Slip scissors down to the knot and cant scissors at a 45 degree angle so you don’t cut the knot itself

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What should you do when you are scrubbed and someone is tying a suture?

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Ask the scrub nurse for a pair of suture scissors so you are ready if you’re asked to cut the suture

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What is Allen’s test?

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Test for patency of ulnar artery prior to placing a radial arterial line or performing an ABG

Examiner concludes both ulnar and radial arteries with fingers as patient makes a fist; patient opens fist while examiner releases ulnar artery occlusion to assess blood flow to hand
(20% of population have complete radial artery dominance)

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Ballance’s sign

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Constant dullness to percussion in the left flank/LUQ and resonance to percussion in right flank seen with splenic rupture/hematoma

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Battle’s sign

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Ecchymosis over the mastoid process in patients with basilar skull fractures

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Beck’s triad
Seen in patients with cardiac tamponade 1. JVD 2. Decreased or muffled heart sounds 3. Decreased blood pressure
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Blumer’s shelf
Metastatic disease to the rectouterine pouch (of Douglas) or rectovesical pouch creating a “shelf” that is palpable on rectal examination
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Carcinoid triad
Seen with carcinoid syndrome (think FDR) 1. Flushing 2. Diarrhea 3. Right-sided heart failure
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Charcot’s triad
Seen with cholangitis 1. Fever (chills) 2. Jaundice 3. Right upper quadrant pain
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Chvostek’s sign
Twitching of facial muscles upon tapping the facial nerve in patients with hypocalcemia
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Courvoisier’s law
Enlarged, non-tender gallbladder seen with obstruction of common bile duct, most commonly with pancreatic cancer N.B.: Not seen with gallstone obstruction because gallbladder is scarred secondary to chronic cholelithiasis
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Cullen’s sign
Bluish discoloration of periumbilical area due to retroperitoneal hemorrhage tracking around to the anterior abdominal wall through fascial planes (e.g. acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis)
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Cushing’s triad
Signs of increased intracranial pressure 1. Hypertension 2. Bradycardia 3. Irregular respirations
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Goodsall’s rule
Anal fistulae course in a straight path anteriorly and a curved path posteriorly from midline Think of a dog with a straight anterior nose and curved posterior tail
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Hamman’s sign/crunch
Crunching sound on auscultation of the heart resulting from emphysematous mediastinum; seen with Boerhaave’s syndrome, pneumomediastinum, etc.
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Howship-Romberg sign
Pain along the inner aspect of the thigh Seen with obturator hernia as the result of nerve compression
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McBurney’s point
One third the distance from the anterior iliac spine to the umbilicus on a line connecting the two
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Meckel’s diverticulum rule of 2’s
2% of the population, 2% are symptomatic, occur within 2 feet from the ileocecal valve
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Murphy’s sign
Cessation of inspiration while palpating under the right costal margin; patient cannot continue to inspire deeply because it brings an inflamed gallbladder under pressure (seen in acute cholecystitis)
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Obturator sign
Pain upon internal rotation of the leg with the hip and knee flexed Seen in patients with appendicitis/pelvic abscesses
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Pheochromocytoma symptoms triad
1. Palpitations 2. Headache 3. Episodic diaphoresis Think of the “PHE” in pheochromocytoma
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Psoas sign
Pain elicited by extending the hip with the knee in full extension Seen with appendicitis and psoas inflammation
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Raccoon eyes
Bilateral black eyes as a result of basilar skull fracture
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Reynold’s Pentax
1. Fever 2. Jaundice 3. Right upper quadrant pain 4. Mental status changes 5. Shock/sepsis Thus, Charcot’s triad plus #4 and #5; seen in patients with suppurative cholangitis
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Rovsing’s sign
Palpation of LLQ resulting in pain in the RLQ Seen in appendicitis
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Virchow’s node
Metastatic tumor to the left supraclavicular node (classically due to gastric cancer)
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Virchow’s triad
Risk factors for thrombosis: 1. Stasis 2. Abnormal endothelium 3. Hypercoagulability
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Trousseau’s sign
Carpal spasm after occlusion of blood to forearm with a BP cuff in patients with hypocalcemia
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Valentino’s sign
Right lower quadrant pain from a perforated peptic ulcer due to succus/pus draining into the RLQ
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Whipple’s triad
Evidence for insulin a 1. Hypoglycemia (<50) 2. CNS and vasomotor symptoms (e.g. syncope, diaphoresis) 3. Relief of symptoms with administration of glucose

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