Elsevier Adaptive Learning for Surgical Technology, 7th Edition

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PART I: SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PRINCIPLES 1. The Surgical Technologist 2. Communication and Teamwork 3. Law, Documentation, and Professional Ethics 4. The Health Care Facility 5. The Patient   6. Diagnostic and Assessment Procedures   7. Environmental Hazards   8. Microbes and the Process of Infection   9. The Principles and Practice of Aseptic Technique   10. Decontamination, Sterilization, and Disinfection  11. Surgical Instruments   12. Perioperative Pharmacology   13. Anesthesia and Physiological Monitoring   14. Postanesthesia Recovery   15. Death and Dying   16. Physics and Information Technology   17. Energy Sources in Surgery   18. Moving, Handling, and Positioning the Surgical Patient   19. Surgical Skin Preparation and Draping   20. Case Planning and Intraoperative Procedures   21. Management of the Surgical Wound  

PART II: SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE 22. Minimally Invasive Endoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Surgery  23. General Surgery  24. Gynecological and Obstetrical Surgery   25. Genitourinary Surgery  26. Ophthalmic Surgery   27. Surgery of the Ear, Nose, Pharynx, and Larynx   28. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery   29. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery   30. Orthopedic Surgery   31. Peripheral Vascular Surgery   32. Thoracic and Pulmonary Surgery   33. Cardiac Surgery   34. Pediatric Surgery   35. Neurosurgery   36. Emergency Trauma Surgery   37. Disaster Preparedness and Response  

APPENDIXES: A. Common Pathology by System B. Drugs and Substances Associated with Surgery C. Math Review D. Computer Operations GLOSSARY INDEX