Case Study (Page 53)
Surgical technologists should establish the physical characteristics of AIDS patients. Most of the body systems are affected by AIDS hence a comprehensive approach of care should be taken to address all concerns. There should be enough personnel to move the patient around the operating room and the gurney.
Placement of ESU grounding pad should be done with some special considerations at hand. The lesions and skin of the patient might be wrinkled hence the removal of the ESU grounding pad may injure the patient as well as the placement of adhesive monitoring devices is also a challenge. Therefore, the placement of ESU grounding pad should be placed carefully to reduce chances of causing injury to the patient.
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They include; the body weight increases, the woman’s abdomen changes in shape, there is a change in body posture, and an increase in hormones. These factors make results of the laboratory to be based on the current conditions which are abnormal while the patient’s condition is normal.
During appendectomy of a female in the third trimester of pregnancy, there are emergency procedures that may arise. The surgical technologist should be aware of these procedures which include; acute cholecystitis and acute appendicitis. Therefore, postoperative care should be observed and any signs like low back pains, contractions, cramping, flu-like symptoms as well as contraction of the pelvis or vagina.
Case Study (page 75)
The needle and needle holder should be sterilized to avoid further possible contamination of the needle. Larry should not wait until the case ends to break scrub and wash his hands since waiting may result to infection. Larry needed several precautions in to avoid further harm or contamination to the needle-stick injury. He needs to stop any participation in the case to avoid further contamination of the
Surgical technologists should establish the physical characteristics of AIDS patients. Most of the body systems are affected by AIDS hence a comprehensive approach of care should be taken to address all concerns. There should be enough personnel to move the patient around the operating room and the gurney.
Placement of ESU grounding pad should be done with some special considerations at hand. The lesions and skin of the patient might be wrinkled hence the removal of the ESU grounding pad may injure the patient as well as the placement of adhesive monitoring devices is also a challenge. Therefore, the placement of ESU grounding pad should be placed carefully to reduce chances of causing injury to the patient.
Surgical …show more content…
They include; the body weight increases, the woman’s abdomen changes in shape, there is a change in body posture, and an increase in hormones. These factors make results of the laboratory to be based on the current conditions which are abnormal while the patient’s condition is normal.
During appendectomy of a female in the third trimester of pregnancy, there are emergency procedures that may arise. The surgical technologist should be aware of these procedures which include; acute cholecystitis and acute appendicitis. Therefore, postoperative care should be observed and any signs like low back pains, contractions, cramping, flu-like symptoms as well as contraction of the pelvis or vagina.
Case Study (page 75)
The needle and needle holder should be sterilized to avoid further possible contamination of the needle. Larry should not wait until the case ends to break scrub and wash his hands since waiting may result to infection. Larry needed several precautions in to avoid further harm or contamination to the needle-stick injury. He needs to stop any participation in the case to avoid further contamination of the