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Define natural and synthetic sutures
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Synthetic: any man mad suture |
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What type of scissor is used to cut a suture?
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Surgical scissor |
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Double armed: |
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Spring eye- |
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Swaged suture needle combo- |
pre-attached suture to needle |
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Control release- |
one in which the surgeon releases the suture from the swage by pulling straight back sharply
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You always load the needle holder before removing the entire suture from the package.
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True |
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The knot is the weakest part of the suture. |
True |
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How to position the needle holder in relation to the suture depends on whether the surgeon is
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right or left handed |
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Surgical gut is packed in alcohol which is a source of _____________ on the surgical field
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Ignition |
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The tubing which retention sutures are threaded to prevent from cutting the patients are called:
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Bolsters |
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Natural, absorbable sutures break down by an enzymatic tissue reaction in which the body's enzymes break down and cause absorption.
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True |
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Blood supply, chronic disease, nutritional status, all these things will contribute __________ to the healing process?
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Positive or negative |
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Know these things when passing a needle holder to a surgeon.
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Always pass to the hand that the surgeon prefers |
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Delicate tissue requires smooth or vascular forceps? (like debakeys)
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True |
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The smallest diameter suture is 11-0 ? |
True |