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EXAM REVIEW
ANBALAGAN GEORGE
JOSEPH E. CHARLEMAN
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Anbalagan George, MBBS, CST, MPE
Program Director, Surgical Technology, Eastwick College, Ramsey, New Jersey
Surgical Technologist, Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Joseph E. Charleman, CST/CSFA, CRCST, LPN, MS
Program Chair, Surgical Technology and Sterile Processing, Berkeley College, Clifton, New Jersey
Surgical Technician, Surgical First Assistant, and Operating Room Assistant Supervisor, Associated
Surgeons of New Jersey, Englewood, New Jersey
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,Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Reviewers
Introduction
1. Medical Terminology primedocs
Where do Medical Terms Come From?
Terms for Body Parts
Color Terms
Commonly used Surgical Terms
Medical Abbreviations
Conclusion
2. Anatomy and Physiology
Preparing for a Certification Exam
Cardiovascular System
Gastrointestinal System
Endocrine System
Integumentary System
Lymphatic System
The Muscles
Neurological System
, Peripheral Vascular System
Reproductive System
Conclusion
3. Surgical Environment
Operating Room Environment
Surgical Instrumentation
Electrosurgical Equipment
Decontamination, Disinfection, and Sterilization
Conclusion
4. Surgical Case Management: Surgical Microbiology and Wound Management
Surgical Microbiology
Disinfection and Sterilization
Wounds
Wound-Closure Devices
The Surgical Count
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Lost and Retained Items
Conclusion
5. Surgical Pharmacology
Preoperative Drugs
Intraoperative Drugs
Postoperative Drugs
Conclusion
6. Professionalism
Credentialing
Communication in the Workplace
Surgical Conscience
Legal Issues
Ethics
Policies and Procedures
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SURGICAL
TECHNOLOGY
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EXAM REVIEW
ANBALAGAN GEORGE
JOSEPH E. CHARLEMAN
ELSEVIER
,Elsevier’s Surgical Technology Exam Review
Anbalagan George, MBBS, CST, MPE
Program Director, Surgical Technology, Eastwick College, Ramsey, New Jersey
Surgical Technologist, Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Joseph E. Charleman, CST/CSFA, CRCST, LPN, MS
Program Chair, Surgical Technology and Sterile Processing, Berkeley College, Clifton, New Jersey
Surgical Technician, Surgical First Assistant, and Operating Room Assistant Supervisor, Associated
Surgeons of New Jersey, Englewood, New Jersey
primedocs
,Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Reviewers
Introduction
1. Medical Terminology primedocs
Where do Medical Terms Come From?
Terms for Body Parts
Color Terms
Commonly used Surgical Terms
Medical Abbreviations
Conclusion
2. Anatomy and Physiology
Preparing for a Certification Exam
Cardiovascular System
Gastrointestinal System
Endocrine System
Integumentary System
Lymphatic System
The Muscles
Neurological System
, Peripheral Vascular System
Reproductive System
Conclusion
3. Surgical Environment
Operating Room Environment
Surgical Instrumentation
Electrosurgical Equipment
Decontamination, Disinfection, and Sterilization
Conclusion
4. Surgical Case Management: Surgical Microbiology and Wound Management
Surgical Microbiology
Disinfection and Sterilization
Wounds
Wound-Closure Devices
The Surgical Count
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Lost and Retained Items
Conclusion
5. Surgical Pharmacology
Preoperative Drugs
Intraoperative Drugs
Postoperative Drugs
Conclusion
6. Professionalism
Credentialing
Communication in the Workplace
Surgical Conscience
Legal Issues
Ethics
Policies and Procedures
