Exam 32: Surgical Supplies and Instruments

__________________________ are used to hold tissue while a tissue specimen is obtained or to lift the cervix to view the fornix.

These instruments have valves that can be spread to facilitate viewing.

Proper preparation of a surgical site removes all organisms from the area.

How should instruments be handled after the surgery is complete?

Ratchets are used to lock an instrument into position.

Which of the following is used as a diluent for medications?

Ethyl chloride is a topical anesthetic spray that acts as a vapocoolant to control pain associated with minor surgical procedures.

____________,which resemble gears,have three or more positions and are located just below the ring handle of an instrument so that the instrument can be locked in a particular position.

__________ are used to hold tissue away from the surgical incision to better expose the surgical site.

Sterile ________ forceps are used to arrange items on a sterile tray.

Which of the following gynecologic instruments is used to remove polyps,secretions,and bits of placental tissue?

__________ is a procedure in which a body cavity or internal organ (e.g. ,the uterus)is scraped with a surgical instrument.

Which of the following is a smooth-tipped instrument that is used to insert packing into or remove objects from the nose and ear?

Opening or widening the circumference of a body orifice (e.g. ,the cervix)with a surgical instrument is called ___________.

__________ forceps are available in different lengths and are used to grasp tissue,muscles,or skin surrounding a wound.

Which of the following catheters is designed to allow it to navigate past obstructions in the urinary tract,such as a swollen prostate in men?

A localized collection of pus that causes tissue destruction is called a(n)__________.

A probe is used to search for foreign objects in a wound.

Ethyl chloride is an effective local anesthetic that can be used when the physician performs minor surgery with electrical cauterizing equipment.

Epinephrine may be included in local anesthetics because of its vasodilating effect.