What should the surgical technologist do while the surgeon is using the oscillating saw during open acromioplasty?
a. Blot any bleeding bone surfaces carefully with sponge stick.
b. Collect bone chips in wound carefully with cupped tissue forceps.
c. Drip small amounts of irrigation onto blade to prevent overheating.
d. Suction smoke from operative site created by heated tissues.
Question 2
Patients diagnosed with shoulder impingement syndrome would likely undergo:
a. acromioplasty
b. external fixation
c. open reduction, internal fixation
d. total shoulder arthroplasty
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The Pleiades, an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Taurus.
(A) Closed (or simple) fracture and (B) open (or compound) fracture.
Surgical Gloving
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