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Chapter 17 Review - Surgical Technology

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Energy Sources in Surgery

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  • ______ material does not accept or give up electrons easily and is not a good pathway for electricity.
  • There are two types of electrical current: direct current and ____________.
  • The number of wave cycles that occur in 1 second is called:
  • The body is very sensitive to ______ frequency electricity.
  • ______ is the application of a hot object to living tissue.
  • The ______ is the actual contact point at the tissue.
  • The patient return electrode is also called:
  • In ______ electrosurgery, the surgeon uses a forcep or similar instrument that has two contact points.
  • The voltage used in bipolar surgery is ______ than that used for monopolar surgery, which makes the bipolar mode a safer technique with fewer risks for patient injury.
  • ________, or spray coagulation, is performed on tissue with pulsed or intermittent application of the active electrode.
  • Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is the _________ of tissue using radiofrequency energy waves.
  • Another word for eschar is:
  • Always use _____ to clear the inside of the suction tube, because water in nonconductive.
  • _______ coupling occurs when current passes inadvertently through instrument insulation and adjacent conductive material into tissue.
  • Smoke plume contains 95% water and 5% other products, including:
  • The __________ automatically stops the flow of current when impedance reaches a preset level.
  • ________ energy is created when electricity is transformed into mechanical energy generated by high-frequency vibration and the forces of friction.
  • Lasers are grouped into two categories according to the duration of the output waves: continuous-wave lasers and
  • The optical resonator is also called the:
  • The ______ laser produces a cool beam by stripping electrons from the atoms of the medium in the chamber.