Small Animal Surgical Nursing, Vet Assist, Med term Quiz

To aviod damanging them

To protect their useful life

The high-quality instruments are expensive and should be handled with care

All of the above

The instrument needs to be a reliable mechanism of holding the target tissue (e.g. pedicle) or item (e.g. suture needle)

If the ratchets do not remain locked, complications (e.g. hemorrhage) could result

Ratchets need to be protected by lock and key so that only the surgen can unlock them when it is appropriate

Both The instrument needs to be a reliable mechanism of holding the target tissue (e.g. pedicle) or item (e.g. suture needle) and If the ratchets do not remain locked, complications (e.g. hemorrhage) could result

Metzenbaum

Mayo

Operating

Suture

Olsen-Hegar

Mayo-Hegar

Derf

Crile-Wood

Pressure manometer

Oxygen flowmeter

Pressure-reducing valve

Vaporizer

Pop-off valve

Flowmeter

Negative-pressure relief valve

Pressure manometer