Main description:

Presenting a variety of engaging activities, case studies, and review questions, this chapter-by-chapter companion to Surgical Technology: Principles and Practices, 5^th Edition helps you study more effectively, perfect your skills, and prepare for success in the classroom and the OR.

Contents:

1. The Surgical Technologist

2. Communication and Teamwork

3. Law, Documentation, and Professional Ethics

4. The Health Care Facility

5. NEW! Disaster Preparedness and Response

6. The Patient in Surgery

7. Diagnostic and Assessment Procedures

8. Environmental Hazards in the Perioperative Environment

9. Microbes and the Process of Infection

10. Aseptic Technique

11. Decontamination, Sterilization, and Disinfection

12. Surgical Instruments

13. Perioperative Pharmacology

14. The Process of Anesthesia and Physiological Monitoring

15. Post Anesthesia Recovery

16. Death and Dying

17. Physics and Information Technology

18. Energy Sources in Surgery

19. Moving and Positioning the Surgical Patient

20. Surgical Skin Preparation and Draping

21. Case Planning and Intraoperative Roles

22. The Surgical Wound

23. General Surgery

24. Minimally Invasive Endoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Surgery

25. Gynecological and Obstetrical Surgery

26.Genitourinary Surgery

27. Ophthalmic Surgery

28. Surgery of the Ear, Nose, Pharynx, and Larynx

29. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

30. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

31. Orthopedic Surgery

32. Peripheral Vascular Surgery

33. Thoracic and Pulmonary Surgery

34. Cardiac Surgery

35. Pediatric Surgery

36. Neurosurgery

37. NEW! Transplant Surgery

Glossary Index