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(Copyright © Monkey Business Images/Monkey Business/Getty Images.) General Surgery This section is divided into three parts: • Abdominal wall procedures • Abdominal contents procedures • Breast procedures Abdominal Wall Surgeries…

FIG. 7.47 Diagram of blood flow in the cardiovascular system. Blood leaves the heart through arteries, then travels through arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins before returning to the opposite side of…

(Copyright © moodboard/Getty Images.) Every profession has its own language to describe the profession, its duties, and its equipment, and health care is no exception. During the Natinal certification examination,…

FIG. 7.8 Internal female reproductive organs. Posterior view. Diagram shows left side of uterus and upper portion of the vagina and the left uterine tube and ovary in a frontal section….

FIG. 7.25 External entry site for standard cataract incisions. A, Superior intracapsular incision. B, Superior extracapsular incision. C, Temporal scleral (phacoemulsification) incision. D, Temporal limbal (phacoemulsification) incision. E, Temporal clear corneal…

FIG. 7.27 Le Fort midfacial fractures. A, Le Fort I fracture separating inferior portion of maxilla in horizontal fashion, extending from piriform aperture of nose to pterygoid maxillary suture area. B,…

FIG. 7.18 Human skeleton. The axial skeleton is distinguished by a blue tint. A, Anterior view. B, Posterior view. (From Patton KT, Thibodeau GA: The human body in health & disease, ed…

FIG. 7.6 Caldwell-Luc operation. (From Ignatavicius DD, Workman ML: Medical surgical nursing: critical thinking for collaborative care, ed 5, St Louis, 2006, Mosby.)   Surgical Mapping Myringotomy Instruments Important Anatomy Involved Pathophysiology…