Anesthesiology | Hygiene | Detecting Cancer | Sutures | Orthopedic Surgery |
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What is: injected and inhaled
Anesthetics are most commonly administered in these two ways
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What is: latex and neoprene
Almost all surgical gloves are made from these two rubber polymers
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What is: Mass Spectrometry
This chemistry technique is becoming popular to detect cancerous cells.
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What are dissolvable stitches?
It is made from organic materials such as collagen, hair, or silk.
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What is carbon?
New _____ fiber implants and prosthetics are lighter than old titanium
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What is: GABA receptor
This type of receptor is affected by all anesthetics
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What is: an antiseptic
This needs to be applied to a patient's skin prior to surgery.
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What is: a vacuum tube
In mass spectrometry, charged particles are sent down this.
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What is cyanoacrylate?
Used as an alternative or in combination with traditional string sutures.
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What are prosthetic corneas?
________ are now made of carbon nanomaterials, so they integrate with the eye but cells don't grow on top of them
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What is: ether
This hydrocarbon derivative was the first chemical to be used as an anesthetic.
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What is: surgical site infections
Antibiotics, specifically cephalosporins, are used to prevent these.
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Who is: Livia Eberlin
This doctor developed the idea of using mass spectrometry to detect cancerous cells.
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What are hydroxide ion?
Cyanoacrylate polymerizes specifically with these ions in water.
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What are collagen fibers?
Orthopedic surgery uses ______ to repair damage to soft tissue.
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What is: a neck tumor
Dr. Crawford Long used ether to painlessly remove this from a patient.
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What is: Chlorhexidine
This antiseptic is also an ingredient in a pre-surgery soap that some doctors prescribe to patients.
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What are: Height of chemical peaks
This is what scientists use to differentiate cancerous cells from benign ones in mass spectrometry.
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What is polymerization?
________ is a chemical reaction in which two or more molecules combine to form larger molecules that contain repeating structural units.
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What are animal and plant fibers?
___________ are strong but flexible, and are more biocompatible
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