Tropicamide - ANSWER 1. Similar to atropine. Produces mydriasis and cycloplegia
in eyes.
Where should the biological test pack be placed in the steam sterilization cart? -
ANSWER The coldest part of a steam sterilizer and the hardest to reach area by the
steam is the bottom front of the sterilizing chamber.
Cycloplegics - ANSWER dilate the pupil while inhibiting the ability to focus
Tropicamide(Mydriacyl) - ANSWER 1. Anticholinergic used for pupil dilation during
eye exams.
One gram equals to how much grains - ANSWER 15 grains
The commonly used size of suture for peripheral vascular anastomosis of the
popliteal artery is - ANSWER 5-0
Penfield dissector - ANSWER The instrument commonly used to separate the dura
from the cranium .
Scoville spatula - ANSWER
Leyla-Yasargil - ANSWER 1. A self-retaining neurosurgical retractor.
Rhizotomy - ANSWER 1. cutting the roots of spinal nerves to relieve incurable
pain.
2.Severing of a dorsal nerve root to interrupt the reflex arc.
3. resection of the dorsal root of a spinal nerve to reduce pain.
Spina bifida - ANSWER The condition evidenced by incomplete closure of the
verterbral arches in newborns.
,Droperidol - ANSWER 1.Antiemetic
2.Antiemetic; blocks the dopamine stimulation of the chemoreceptor trigger zone;
structurally similar to haloperidol.
3.ONDANSETRON.
Aeger primo - ANSWER "The patient first"
Do no harm - ANSWER Nonmaleficence
Kevorkian - ANSWER A type of endocervical curette.
Epicardium - ANSWER visceral layer of the serous pericardium.
Oscillating Saw - ANSWER goes side to side
Reciprocating saw - ANSWER (back and forward).
Antrostomy - ANSWER 1. operation to make a nasoantral window (sinus surgery).
2.
to treat sinusitis to remove recurrent polyps.
Nd:Yag - ANSWER this laser has the greatest ability of any aser to coagulate
tissues
used to control hemorrhaging during endoscopic procedures and laser of choice to
destroy endometrial ablation
disinfectant - ANSWER Agent that kills microorganisms on inanimate objects
antiseptic - ANSWER A substance that inhibits the growth of microorganisms
without killing them. Antimicrobial substance that is applied to living tissue (skin) to
reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis or putrefaction.
Meiosis - ANSWER A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each
with half the chromosome number of the parent cell.
Generic name - ANSWER 1. AKA NON-PROPRIETARY, OFFICIAL, OR LEGAL
NAME. iNDICATES IT CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OR MAKE UP.
2.LESS COMPLICATED THAN CHEMICAL NAMES, ONLY ONE FOR EACH
DRUG; ALSO CALLED NON-PROPRIETARY NAMES
Thiopental Sodium - ANSWER 1. the intravenous barbiturate general anesthetic
used for induction most frequently.
2.
Thymus - ANSWER 1.A lymphoepithelial organ in the upper part of the middle of
the chest, just behind the breastbone.
2. It is the site of T-cell development.
Trephine - ANSWER 1. circular, saw-like instrument used to remove bone or
tissue.
2.Cookie cutter.
Menorrhagia - ANSWER Excessive bleeding during menstruation
Dysmenorrhea - ANSWER Painful menstruation
Menorrhalgia - ANSWER Synonymous with dysmenrrohea, pelvic pain during
menstruation, may be indicative of endometriosis
Metrorrhea - ANSWER an abnormal discharge, such as mucus or pus, from the
uterus
Carbonic Anhydrase inhibitors - ANSWER 1.Acetazolamide.
2. Used to treat glaucoma.
Exotoxin - ANSWER toxic substances that bacteria secrete into their environment
Striation - ANSWER alternate dark and light bands found on skeletal and cardiac
muscle
Muslin - ANSWER 1. a heavy cotton cloth of plain weave.
2. A generic term for a variety of cotton fabrics. French term is mousseline, and is
actually a smooth, delicately woven cotton fabric.
3.Plain weave.
4.cotton fabric.
Cotton fabric woven with a plain weave originally came from the Iraqi city of Mosul.
Polypropylene - ANSWER
gt(gutta) - ANSWER Drop
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