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Differentiating Surgical Instruments 4th Edition Colleen J. Rutherford, RN, MSN
Ensure your students can differentiate between similar looking instruments. Differentiating Surgical Instruments, 4th Edition and the online program, Surg Tech in Practice , work together to help your students master a seemingly overwhelming number of surgical instruments. TEXT Give your students a close-up look at more than 800 cutting, clamping, grasping, retracting, and other instruments, along with brief descriptions. Full-color photographs show both the complete instrument and its tip to help students learn to distinguish among them. § New & Updated! Coverage of more instruments and more blades as well as advances in surgical procedures § Expanded! Content on robotics, grades of instruments, and Mayo and back-table set ups for particular surgeries § Updated & Revised! Photography to make important details easier to discern § Revised & Expanded! Reorganization of the chapter, Instruments , Care of Instruments, and Setup Guidelines , including expanded discussion of sterilization § Organized based on surgical specialties § “Surgical Sessions,” review questions and critical-thinking scenarios at the end of every chapter See pages 5-6 to learn about Surg Tech in Practice! Name: curved Mayo scissors Alias: dissecting scissors Category: cutting and dissecting Use: cutting heavy tissue or muscle; dissecting heavy tissue Length: 5.5 ″ , 6.75 ″ , or 9 ″ Additional Information: heavy curved blades Name: Metzenbaum scissors Alias: Metz Category: cutting and dissecting Use: cutting or dissecting delicate tissue 14 CHAPTER 2 General Instruments
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Length: 5.75 ″ , 7 ″ , 9 ″ , or 10 ″ Additional Information: delicate blades. Do not use for cutting suture, drains, heavy tissue; it can ruin the blades.
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The curved Mayo ( top ) and Metzenbaum ( bottom ) scissors both have curved blades. What differentiates one from the other are the blades. Metzenbaum scissors have thinner, more delicate blades designed to dissect and cut delicate tissue, whereas the heavier blades of the Mayos are designed to dissect and cut heavy tissue. Metzenbaum scissors should be used only to cut tissue, never for drains or suture. Doing so could ruin the blades.
Second Look boxes provide a review of the unique features of instruments that may be commonly confused.
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Updated photography with labels make important instrument details easier to discern.
Name: operating room scissors Alias: none Category: cutting and dissecting Length: 4.5 ″ to 6.5 ″ Use: cutting tissue, dressings, drains, or suture Additional Information: two sharp tips, or one sharp and one blunt tip; tips can be delicate to heavy Name: Lister scissors Alias: bandage scissors Category: cutting and dissecting Use: cutting dressings and bandages Length: 3.5 ″ , 4.5 ″ , 5.5 ″ , 7.25 ″ , or 8 ″ Additional Information: guarded blade a. Curved Mayo b. Metzenbaum c. Iris d. Straight Mayo
Surgical Session—General Instruments 1) You have just handed the surgeon a heavy suture. Which scissors should you have ready to hand to them for cutting that suture?
8) The surgeon is performing an inguinal hernior- rhaphy. They have made the skin incision and dis- sected down a short way into the underlying tissue. The assistant asks for a retractor. Which of the fol- lowing would not be appropriate to hand them?
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Name: curved Mayo scissors Alias: dissecting scissors Category: cutting and dissecting Use: cutting heavy tissue or muscle; dissecting heavy tissue Length: 5.5 ″ , 6.75 ″ , or 9 ″ Additional Information: heavy curved blades
a. U.S. Army b. Volkmann
c. Balfour d. Parker 9) Which of the following instruments does not have sharp teeth and can be used on delicate tissue? a. Lahey b. Kocher c. Backhaus d. Babcock 10) The nonperforating clip used to hold suction and other cords to the drape is a(n): a. Backhaus
2) The surgeon is performing a colectomy. They have just entered the peritoneal cavity and now request a large, self-retaining retractor. You would hand them a: a. Senn b. Richardson c. Bookwalter d. Weitlaner 3) You have a #20 knife blade on your field. What size scalpel handle do you need for this blade?
Name: Metzenbaum scissors Alias: Metz
Surgical Sessions provide review questions and critical thinking scenarios at the end of every chapter.
Category: cutting and dissecting Use: cutting or dissecting delicate tissue Length: 5.75 ″ , 7 ″ , 9 ″ , or 10 ″ Additional Information: delicate blades. Do not use for cutting suture, drains, heavy tissue; it can ruin the blades.
a. #4 b. #3 c. #7 d. #5
b. Edna c. Lahey d. Kocher 11) A Foerster is a: a. Tonsil clamp
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4) The surgeon is getting ready to perform skin clo- sure of an incision. Which of the following forceps would generally be used during skin closure?
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a. Russian b. Bonney c. Adson
b. Gallstone scoop c. Sponge stick
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