Prac Vocab Surgery

One who the surgical team performing specific operation and is a physician who has completed 3 yr additional training after medical school

One who performs duties during the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of surgical experience

One who prepares the patient both psychologically and physically for the surgery

One who takes care of the patient during the operation

One who takes charge of the patient in the recovery room

One who may either circulate, making certain that supplies are handy and supervising the surgical technologist or scrub in order to assist the surgeon

A physician specializing in anesthesiology.

A registered nurse who has completes two years of additional training to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA)

A professional who works closely with surgeons, anesthesiologist, registered nurses, and other surgical personnel, assuming appropriate responsibilities before during and after surgery

The professional organization for surgical technologists

One who operates the heart lung machine used in coronary bypass surgery.

A place where more complex surgery takes place

Surgery that usually minor and takes less than two hours.

An instrument attached to a blade that cuts tissue

A surgical instrument that is disposable.

Surgical instruments that either have blunt or sharp ends to cut tissue

Surgical instruments that are striated on the ends and clamp blood tissues to stop bleeding vessels.

Surgical instruments that have teeth at the tip of their blades to grasp tissue

Surgical instruments that hold back the sides of an incision during surgery for better vision and accessibility

Absorbable or nonabsorbable stiches.

Surgical instruments that support the needle while stiches are being inserted

Surgical instruments that usually curved for easier insertion into the skin

Surgical instruments that have a blunt lower blade that prevents injury to the skin

Surgical instruments that have a curved blade that is inserted under the sutures to remove the stich

Surgical instruments that are used to grasp the suture as it is being removed

A condition that prevents the spread of germs

Germs

Inhibits the growth and multiplication of pathogenic organisms

Rules and recommendations that all healthcare workers must follow to prevent the spread of disease caused by bloodborne and body fluid pathogens and wear PPE and wash hands

Completely destroys all microorganism, including spores and viruses.

The sterilization of instruments and equipment is accomplished in it using steam under pressure.

A blood clot

A moving blood clot

The collapse of a portion of a lung due to a plug of mucus that closes a bronchus