Lesson 28 — Surgical Preparation
All procedural steps, PURPOSE rationales, and topic content below are verbatim from MedCerts HLT420B Storyline modules. Quiz items have been normalized to multiple-choice format with verbatim source rationales. Reference textbook: Niedzwiecki & Pepper, Kinn's The Clinical Medical Assistant, 15th ed., Chapter 9. No outside material added.
- Describe the design and care of the minor surgery room including equipment and supplies
- Differentiate cutting, dissecting, grasping, and clasping instruments
- Explain the use of surgical instruments including retractors, probes, and dilators
- Demonstrate patient preparation for a minor surgical procedure
- Restate proper care of surgical instruments and supplies
- Summarize surgical preparation and the medical assistant's role
Surgical Instruments
Goal: To identify, correctly spell the names of, and determine the use or uses of standard surgical instruments used in the ambulatory care setting.
- Curved hemostat
- Straight hemostat
- Dressing (thumb) forceps
- Paper and pen
- Disposable scalpel and blade
- Dissecting scissors
- Towel clamp
- Vaginal speculum
- Bandage scissors
- Allis tissue forceps
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Look for the following parts that determine use: box lock, serrations, finger rings, cutting edge, noncutting edge, thumb type, teeth ratchets, and electric attachments.Purpose
To determine the combination of features and parts for each instrument.
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Consider the general classification of the instrument: cutting and dissection, grasping and clamping, retracting, or probing and dilating.Purpose
The clue to the name of the instrument may be found by determining the classification.
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Carefully examine the teeth and serrations.Purpose
The clue to the name of the instrument may be found by determining its distinctive parts.
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Consider the length of the instrument to determine the area of the body for which it is used.Purpose
The clue to the name of the instrument may be found by determining where it can reach.
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Try to remember whether the instrument was named for a famous physician, university, or clinic.Purpose
Many instruments are named for the inventor.
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If the instrument is a pair of scissors, look at the points and determine whether the tips are sharp-sharp, sharp-blunt, or blunt-blunt.
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Carefully compare the instrument with similar instruments with which you are familiar to determine whether it is in the same category or has the same name.