East Central Community College ST P&P Ch.17
Active electrode vs. return electrode - CORRECT ANSWER-Electrode of an electrotherapy
device that is used on the area to be treated
A safety system used in electrosurgery in
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East Central Community College ST P&P Ch.17
Active electrode vs. return electrode - CORRECT ANSWER-Electrode of an electrotherapy
device that is used on the area to be treated
A safety system used in electrosurgery in which the PRE transmits continuous feedback on
the quality of impedance in the electrode and stops the current when it becomes
dangerously high.
Alternating current vs. direct current - CORRECT ANSWER-Abbreviated AC; rapid and
interrupted current, flowing first in one direction sand then in the opposite direction;
produced by mechanical means and changes direction 60 times per second
Direct current that flows in One Direction only. It has a low voltage current. Used in batteries
Amplification vs. frequency (of a wave) - CORRECT ANSWER-In wave science, the
phenomenon of increasing wave height by lining up the peaks and troughs of individual
waves.
The number of waves cycles that occur in one second.
Cauterization vs. electrosurgery - CORRECT ANSWER-Direct application of hot
implements to sterilize wounds and stop hemorrhage.
The direct use of electricity to cut and coagulate tissue.
Coagulum vs. eschar - CORRECT ANSWER-A sticky, semi liquid substance that forms
when tissue is altered by electrical or ultrasonic energy
Charred tissue created by high voltage current
Monopolar circuit vs. bipolar circuit - CORRECT ANSWER-Continuous path of electricity
that flows from the ESU to the active electrode, through the patient and the return
electrode, and back to the ESU
Travels from the power unit through forceps that have opposite poles and are in contact
with tissue and then returns to the energy source
The body reacts to electricity according to the voltage and frequency. High __ is potentially
more dangerous than low __. High __ is less dangerous than low __. - CORRECT
ANSWER-voltage
voltage
frequency
frequency
The direct application of a he
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