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- 3. The use of radiographs or fluoroscopic visualization to determine the exact location of foreign bodies, during their surgical removal.
- 4. A branch of medicine concerned with the correction or prevention of deformities, disorders, or injuries of the skeleton and associated structures.
- 7. A mobile fluoroscopy unit, which forms a large C shape with the x-ray tube located at one end of the C-arm and the image intensifier tower at the other.
- 8. The process of exposing a sterile instrument or surgical team member to a non-sterile instrument or team member.
- 9. A surgical procedure used to internally set and stabilize fractured bones by means of rods, nails, plates, or screws.
- 12. A physician or certified nurse specialized in administering anesthetic drugs to induce and maintain anesthesia to the patient during surgery.
- 16. A surgical operation to remove the lamina of one or more vertebrae. It is done to alleviate neural impingement pain.
- 17. A urologic procedure in which contrast medium is introduced directly into the pelvicalyceal system via catheterization by a urologist during a minor surgical procedure.
- 19. A physician licensed and trained in general surgery or a specialty such as cardiovascular or orthopedic procedures. He or she has primary responsibility during a surgical procedure.
- 21. A technique aimed at removing all microorganisms within surgical/sterile procedures.
- 22. A nonsterile certified surgical technologist or registered nurse who assists in the operating room by responding to the needs of scrubbed members in a sterile field before, during and after the surgical procedure.
- 23. The area between the patient drape and the instrument table. Access to this area is permitted only to those wearing sterile gowns and gloves.
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- 1. A type of orthopedic implant designed for the fixation of nondisplaced femoral neck fractures.
- 2. A protective garment that wraps around the waist and must be worn by the radiologist during fluoroscopy.
- 5. In surgical radiography, MRTs are considered part of this category. These individuals and or instruments must not come into contact with a sterile barrier, drape, surgical instrument, or sterile personnel.
- 6. The act of placing a sterile covering on equipment, surfaces and the patient to prevent contact with unprepared surfaces and to maintain the sterility of the environment.
- 10. In operative cholangiography, these long metal tubes are inserted through small incisions and they are used to insufflate the peritoneal cavity with carbon dioxide.
- 11. A specially prepared area in the operating room that is properly sterile according to surgical asepsis. It includes having all equipment covered with sterile drapes and all personnel being appropriately attired.
- 12. The acronym used to describe the guiding principle of radiation safety, refers to avoiding non-beneficial exposure to radiation.
- 13. A physical barrier, typically made of clear plastic, created to separate the sterile and non-sterile sides of the operating room.
- 14. The sanitary clothing worn by physicians, nurses, and other personnel involved in a sterile procedure.
- 15. Surgical hats worn in the operation room in order to prevent the contamination of the sterile area.
- 18. A radiographic imaging procedure that uses contrast material, or dye, to observe the flow of blood through specific arteries and note any blockages.
- 19. A cagelike metal device that is placed in the lumen of a vessel to provide support during an angioplasty.
- 20. Often used in surgical radiography, this instrument takes intermittent x-rays, instead of continuous, ones and helps reduce dose. The presence of radiation is indicated by a ticking, chirping, or beeping sound.