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1
Q

What equipment may we use for external fixation of a fracture?

A
  • splints
  • pins
  • casts
2
Q

What equipment may we use for internal fixation of a fracture?

A
  • pins
  • wires
  • screws
  • plates
3
Q

Can electric drills be autoclaved?

A

NO

but hand-held and air-driven drills can

4
Q

Additional equipment that may be used in a exploratory laparotomy includes:

A
  • laparotomy or abdominal sponges
  • abdominal retractors
  • bowel holding forceps
  • trocar biopsy needles
  • urinary catheters
  • warmed sterile fluid for irrigation
  • suction equipment
5
Q

General non-routine surgery equipment

Depending on the procedure, the veterinarian might require a number of additional items during the surgery. These include:

A
  • plastic adhesive drapes
  • suture materials
  • needles and syringes
  • Penrose drains
  • chest drains
  • pathological specimen holders/containers
6
Q

Ophthalmic Surgery Equipment

list?

A
  • Iris scissors
  • Stevens tendon scissors
  • Graeffe eye speculum
  • Bowman’s lachrymal probe
  • Iris tissue forceps
  • Ophthalmic scissors and needle holders
  • Brooks lachrymal duct cannula (horses)
7
Q

What is an electrocautery used for?

A
  • for coagulation of small blood vessels in the skin.
  • A probe with a metal loop which has a direct current (electrons flowing in one direction) is used. The heated wire comes in contact with the tissue
8
Q

What solutions are used for wound lavage?

A

Warmed, sterile lactated Ringers or normal saline solutions are the most commonly used fluids for irrigation

9
Q

Cryosurgical equipment?

A
  • Cryogens or refrigerants are the bases or liquids applied to tissues via probes in order to extract heat from tissues. Liquid nitrogen is the most commonly used refrigerant
  • Cryosurgery used mainly to facilitate the destruction of cancerous tissue
10
Q

What is Diathermy?

A
  • use of a high frequency alternating electrical current which produces local heat at the site of application. It is used for cutting through tissues as well as causing coagulation (haemostasis)
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11
Q

What is bipolar diathermy?

A

Two separate electrodes are applied across the tissue. The handpiece looks like a pair of tissue forceps and can only be used for coagulation. This type gives the greatest control over the location of coagulation.

12
Q

What is monopolar diathermy?

A

used for both cutting and coagulation. With monopolar coagulation, there is a flow of electrical current from the handpiece (active electrode) through the animal’s body to a ground plate.

13
Q

Precautions for diathermy?

A
  • Patients have to be properly grounded or earthed
  • ground plate must be in contact with the animal: a dampened laparotomy sponge or electrosurgical conduction gel is used to facilitate contact with the plate
  • Improper earthing may lead to burning to the patient.