SURGICAL PRINCIPLES

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Decks in this class (23)

1 – Wound Management
What are the 4 clinical considera...,
Anatomic location and what to con...,
What are the various mechanisms o...
23  cards
2 – Basic Wound Healing
What are the 4 stages of wound he...,
Acute vascular phase 2,
Cellular players roles 3
40  cards
3 – Aseptic Principles and Technique
Surgical site infection 1,
Why are surgical site infections ...,
History of surgeons 3
34  cards
4 – Early Wound Management
What are some recommendations you...,
What is the golden period 2,
Visual examination 3
17  cards
5 – Principles of Wound Closure
What are the 3 types of wound clo...,
What are the advantages of primar...,
What do you need to consider when...
18  cards
6 – Second Intention Healing
What are the key components to se...,
What are the rates of contraction...,
What can cause delays in contract...
28  cards
7 – Suture Materials
What is suture material s role in...,
What makes an ideal suture materi...,
Size 3
43  cards
8 – Dead Space and Drainage
What is dead space 1,
What are some causes of dead space 2,
What happens when fluid accumulat...
15  cards
9 – Tension Relief and Plasties
Excessive tension 1,
What affects tension 2,
Line of tension 3
16  cards
10 – Skin Flaps
What are flaps and grafts used for 1,
Flaps 2,
Grafts 3
17  cards
11 – Skin Grafts
What are skin grafts 1,
Skin flaps 2,
Skin grafts characteristics 3
26  cards
12 – Fracture Biomechanics and Classification
What affects how fractures form 1,
What are some forces that can cau...,
Compression 3
37  cards
13 – External Coaptation
What is external coaptation 1,
What is external skeletal fixation 2,
What forces can be neutralized by...
21  cards
14 – Pins, Wires, Interlocking Nails
What are the indications for surg...,
What are the forces neutralized b...,
What determines if an im pin will...
19  cards
15 – External Skeletal Fixation
External skeletal fixation 1,
What are the different transfixat...,
What are 2 major types of connect...
28  cards
16 – Plates and Screws
What are the forces controlled by...,
Interfragmentary screws 2,
Screw and plate sizes 3
18  cards
17 – Bone Healing and Fracture Management Strategies
What is strain 1,
Examples of different tissues han...,
What types of fractures are these 3
18  cards
18 – Fracture Healing Assessment
What are the three a s of assessm...,
Reduction 2,
Media 3
10  cards
19 – Malunion, Delayed Union and Non-Union
What are some technical errors of...,
Quadriceps contracture 2,
What is the best way to avoid qua...
33  cards
20 – Bandaging
What are the indications for band...,
What is the function of a bandage 2,
Pressure bandages 3
31  cards
21 – Hemostasis
Why is hemostasis important what ...,
What is shock 2,
What are some types of shock 3
41  cards
23 – Major Trauma
What are the 2 phases of physiolo...,
What are the physiological change...,
What will the duration and progre...
34  cards
24 – Minimally Invasive Surgery
What are the advantages of minima...,
What are some disadvantages of mi...,
Arthroscopy 3
19  cards

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