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Surgery | Medical (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Aseptic Technique
- Invasive Procedures
- Skin Integrity Broken
- Sterility
- Hands Up for Scrubbing
- Keep Objects in View
- Only Sterile Objects in Field
- Only Sterile Touches Sterile
- Contamination
- Edges of Sterile Field
- If Sterility Questioned
- If Wet or Prolonged Exposure to Air
- Considerations
- Never Leave Sterile Area
- PPE Order
2 mins
Wound Drainage Types and Devices
- Drainage Types
- Serous
- Serosanguineous
- Sanguineous
- Purulent
- Drainage Devices
- T-tube
- Penrose
- Jackson-Pratt (JP)
- Hemovac
- Considerations
- Record Drainage Amounts
- Check Device Function
2 mins
Chest Tubes: Management and Care
- Confirm suction order
- Assessment
- Crepitus
- Kinking
- Shortness of Breath (SOB)
- Infection
- Excessive bubbling
- Quick Interventions
- If tube dislodges from patient, use petroleum gauze taped 3 ways
- If drainage system is damaged, place disconnected drainage tube in sterile water
1 min
Types of Wound Healing
- Types of Wounds
- Acute
- Chronic
- Healing Process
- Primary Intention
- Approximated Edges
- Secondary Intention
- Edges Not Approximated
- Tertiary Intention
- Delayed Closure due to Infection and Necrosis
2 mins
Pressure Ulcers
- Types
- Stage 1 - Non-Blanchable Redness
- Stage 2 - Partial Thickness
- Stage 3 - Full Thickness Skin Loss
- Stage 4 - Full Thickness Tissue Loss
- Unstageable
- Possible Deep Tissue Injury
- Considerations
- Skin Color Alterations
- Remove Necrotic Tissue Before Staging
2 mins
Postoperative Fever
- 5 W's
- Wind (Days 1-3)
- Atelectasis
- Pneumonia
- Water (Days 3-5)
- Urinary Tract Infection from Catheter
- Walking (Days 4-6)
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Wound (Days 5-7)
- Infection
- Wonder Drugs (Days 7+)
- Drugs
2 mins
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