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32 Cards in this Set
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Keith needle is a |
Straight needle |
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Has cutting edge on outside of needle |
Reverse cutting |
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Has cutting edge on inside curve of needle |
Conventional cutting |
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For friable tissue needle |
Blunt point |
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Needle For subcutaneous and fascia |
Taper point |
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Which suture is bigger
2-0 or 10-0 |
2-0 |
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Suture tracks are |
Marks left by sutures too long or too tight |
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Difference between gut and chromic suture |
Chromic is more resistant and less irritating |
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Area where suture material goes into needle |
Swag |
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Where is needle holder placed on needle |
2/3 from tip |
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Gut suture 50% tensile strength |
1 week |
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chromic gut 50% tensile strength |
3 weeks |
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monocryl 50% tensile strength |
2 weeks |
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vicryl 50% tensile strength |
3 weeks |
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PDSII 50% tensile strength |
4 weeks |
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panacryl 50% tensile strength |
4 months |
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gut plain completely absorbed in |
70 days |
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chromic gut completely absorbed in |
90 days |
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monocryl completely absorbed in |
90-120 days |
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vicryl completely absorbed in |
50-70 days |
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PDSII completely absorbed in |
180 days |
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pancryl completely absorbed in |
1-1.5 years |
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retention stitch |
far near near far |
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which 2 materials are the least reactive sutures |
Prolene stainless steel |
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which is the least reactive of all sutures |
stainless steel |
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absorbable suture |
Vicryl Monocryl Gut PDS |
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non absorbable suture |
Prolene Nylon surgical steel silk |
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what suture material should be avoided in infection |
vicryl |
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vicryl is absorbed via |
hydrolysis |
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vicryl absorption 2 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks |
75% 50% 25% |
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vicryl completely absorbed at |
10 weeks |
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suture method used to interpose soft tissue between bone (ie keller) |
purse string |
