Differentiating Surgical Instruments

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• More than 800 instruments and tips associated with official names, common nicknames, and descriptions of instrument features, categories, and uses
  
  
  
  • Common types of clamping, grasping, cutting, and retracting instruments
  
  
  • Instruments for specialized procedures (such as bowel, thyroid or breast surgery)
  
  
  • Cutting loops, and the parts that make up cystoscopes and resectoscopes
  
  
  • Orthopedic drills and saw blades
  
  
  • Instruments used in microscopic and endoscopic surgery
  
  
  
  


• Organization based on surgical specialties


• “Surgical Sessions,” review questions and critical thinking scenarios at the end of every chapter

Surg Tech in Practice

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  • Offers students practice with labeling and photo identification, differentiation activities, and mayo stand exercises, as well as case-based critical-thinking questions.
  
  
  • Features self-grading that provides immediate feedback as each assignment is completed.
  
  
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