Differentiating Surgical Instruments

● More than 1,450 full-color photographs of actual individual surgical instruments clearly show full views as well as their tips or other distinctive features
● Over 700 instruments and tips, are associated with official names, common nicknames, and descriptions of instrument features, categories, and uses to make recognition easy:
● Common types of clamping, grasping, cutting, and retracting instruments
● Instruments for specialized procedures (such as bowel, thyroid or breast surgery)
● Cutting loops, and the parts that make up cytoscopes and resectoscopes
● Orthopedic drills and saw blades
● Instruments used in microscopic and endoscopic surgery
● Each section includes review questions and critical thinking scenarios
● Detachable bookmark
● Also applicable for those who sit for the Certified OR Nurse (CNOR) and Certified RN First Assistant (CRNFA) exams