Surgical Instruments

Question 1

2 types of needle drivers…

Answer 1

mayo

webster

Question 2

which size blade?

used for skin incisions

Answer 2

10 blade, 20 blade (larger)

Question 3

which size blade?

used to open vessels, make stab incisions

Answer 3

11 blade

Question 4

which size blade?

small, precise incisions

Answer 4

15 blade

Question 5

3 most widely used scissors…

Answer 5

mayo
metzenbaum
bandage

Question 6

Which scissors?

multipurpose workhorse, blunt rounded tips

used as suture scissors

cuts suture, superficial tissue, fascia

Answer 6

straight mayo scissors

Question 7

Which scissors?

multipurpose workhorse, blunt rounded tips

cuts tendons, ligament, muscle, heavy tissue

Answer 7

curved mayo scissors

Question 8

Which scissors?

straight or curved with variety of lengths

not used for suture usually

blunt dissection or cutting delicate tissue

Answer 8

metzenbaum scissors

Question 9

2 types of forceps

Answer 9

pickups

clamps

Question 10

4 types of tumb forceps

Answer 10

debakey
adson
tissue with teeth
russian

Question 11

Which thumb forceps?

grasp fine tissue, vessels

soft tissue dissection

Answer 11

debakey

Question 12

Which thumb forceps?

grasp skin edges when suturing/stapling

Answer 12

adson with teeth

Question 13

Which thumb forceps?

grasp delicate tissue

Answer 13

adson without teeth

Question 14

Which thumb forceps?

grasp delicate tissue or during skin closure

Answer 14

adson-brown

Question 15

Which thumb forceps?

grasp heavier tissue for manipulation/retraction

Answer 15

tissue forceps w/ teeth (rat tooth forceps)

Question 16

Which thumb forceps?

hold tissue during wound debridement and closure

grasp dense tissue

Answer 16

russian forceps

Question 17

are debakey forceps traumatic or atraumatic?

Answer 17

atraumatic

Question 18

Which type of locking forcep? (2)

clamp vessels
grasp bleeding tissue
suture-ligate vessels

Answer 18

mosquito or hemostats

Question 19

which has a finer tip, mosquito forceps or hemostats?

Answer 19

mosquito

Question 20

this is a larger version of a hemostat…

Answer 20

kelly forceps

Question 21

Which type of locking forcep?

clamp large blood vessels
manipulate heavy tissue
soft-tissue dissection

Answer 21

kelly forceps

Question 22

Which type of locking forcep?

passing ties

dissector when adding sponge ball to tips

tunneling for drain placement

Answer 22

tonsil forceps

Question 23

Which type of locking forcep?

clamp hard-to-reach vessels, suture behind or around a vessel

Answer 23

right angle

Question 24

this is a right angle forcep with tie clamped on the tip

Answer 24

tie on a passer

Question 25

aka sponge forceps or sponge stick

Answer 25

ring forceps

Question 26

Which type of locking forcep? folded sponge in jauws to retract tissue and absorb fluids in surgical field tissue removal

Answer 26

ring forceps

Question 27

aka tissue holding forceps

Answer 27

babcock forceps

Question 28

Which type of locking forcep? used to hold tubular organs

Answer 28

babcock forcep

Question 29

Which type of locking forcep? Traumatic used for hemostasis, hold tough cartilage, ribs during resection

Answer 29

kocher forceps

Question 30

large, traumatic kelly clamp

Answer 30

rochester peon clamp

Question 31

2 uses for rochester peon clamps

Answer 31

mesenteric hemostasis | chest tube insertion

Question 32

Which type of locking forcep? traumatic hold tough structures grasp tissue that will be removed

Answer 32

allis forceps

Question 33

Which type of locking forcep? penetrating/traumatic clamp towels together clamp tissue for manipulation and removal

Answer 33

penetrating towel clips

Question 34

a towel clip will pierce... (3)

Answer 34

drapes, gloves, fingers

Question 35

Which type of locking forcep? clamp towels, drapes together clamp items to drapes

Answer 35

non-penetrating towel clips

Question 36

2 types of self-retaining retractors

Answer 36

weitlaner | gelpi

Question 37

which self-retaining retractor can have sharp or dull tips?

Answer 37

weitlaner

Question 38

which manual retractor? (2) shallow, superficial retraction

Answer 38

army navy retractor, goulet retractor

Question 39

which manual retractor? common in most specialties come in large and small retracts many tissues

Answer 39

richardson retractor (baby rich, big rich)

Question 40

which manual retractor? many widths bend to shape used in abd and chest

Answer 40

melleable/ribbon retractor

Question 41

which manual retractor? used in deep incisions variety of widths

Answer 41

dever

Question 42

which manual retractor? elevates subq tissue, broad surfaces and edges

Answer 42

rakes

Question 43

What surgical tool? cut, coagulate, desicate, destroy tissue can be monopolar or bipolar

Answer 43

bovie

Question 44

which suction cath for general multi-purpose suction?

Answer 44

yankauer

Question 45

Which suction cath for large volume?

Answer 45

poole

Question 46

which suction cath has a very fine suction tip?

Answer 46

frazier

Question 47

this allows for suction and irrigation from the same instrument

Answer 47

suction irrigator

Question 48

what 5 items are counted prior to procedure start?

Answer 48

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