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Chapter 19 Minor surgical procedures

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An instrument used to grasp tissue is a
Forceps
The instrument used to remove stitches is
Suture scissors
A procedure that uses liquid nitrogen to freeze and destroy tissue is
Cryosurgery
Which of the following statements is true regarding the sizing of suture or ligature
4-0 suture is finer than 2-0
Which of the following sutures does not require removal from the body
Catgut
The type of wound caused by scraping off the outer layer of skin is an
Abrasion
Which of the following instruments is used to scrape foreign substance from an ear
Curette
The type of bandage material that is not intended to apply pressure but to hold a dressing in place on the forearm is
rolled gauze
A type of wound caused by a blunt trauma to the body that results in bleeding below unbroken skin is a
Contusion
Items that are placed on the sterile field of a biopsy surgical tray setup include the following except
Bandage Scissors
The type of material preferred to bandage a digit is
Tube gauze
Which of the following statements is true regarding the sterile tray setup
1-in border around the sterile field is considered contaminated
A fenestrted sterile drape
Has an opening in the middle and is placed over the area of the patient where a surgical incision will be made
To ensure package sterility the MA should
Use only dry undamaged sterile packages
Electrosurgery is used to
Dissect and coagulate tissue
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