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11 Cards in this Set
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What was the oldest form of surgery?
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Trephination of the skull
-Incas |
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*What are the 3 hurdles that modern surgery has to overcome?
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1) Bleeding (hemostasis)
2) Infection (asepsis) -Handwashing -Germ theory of disease -Disinfection, gloves, sterilization 3) Pain (analgesia/anesthesia) -Ether, chloroform -Cocaine as local anesthetic |
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What are 2 things that have developed in the last 2 decades that have allowed us to surgically do less to help the patient?
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1) Minimally invasive surgery
2) Radiation therapy |
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**Veterinarians have the right to treat an animal ONLY when there is ____________.
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Mutual consent of owner and doctor
-Vet needs to provide complete medical information to client -Once client understands medical info Informed consent can be reached |
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*What is the best way to document surgical consent?
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Have an informed consent form
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________+_________= informed consent
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Client communication + mutual consent= informed consent
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What facts should be disclosed when informing a client in order to reach an informed consent?
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Facts that similar practitioners would reasonably disclose
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When reaching an informed consent disclosure of all risks that would be material to a ___________ owner should be discussed.
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Reasonable prudent owner
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When coming to an informed consent veterinarians need to provide reasonable amounts of information about _____, _____,_____,____ prior to proceeding w/ cases.
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Risks, benefits, costs, alternatives
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What is the first ethic of surgery?
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DO NO HARM
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What are 5 ways to do pre-operative planning?
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1) Anatomy!!!!
2) Planned procedure 3) Alternative procedures 4) Possible intra-operative complications 5) Back up plans |
