SGT 104 - Basic Surgical Procedures

(3 credits)

30 lecture hours; 45 lab hours
Prerequisites: AHP 130 ; BIO 107 ; SGT 101 ; SOC 101
Corequisites: AHP 230 ; SGT 103
Lab fee
This course is an introduction to basic surgical procedures. Diagnostic endoscopies; otorhinolaryngology, including T and A, myringotomy and Caldwell Luc; head and neck, including thyroidectomy, tracheostomy, laryngectomy, radical neck; and general, including breast, skin grafts and herniorrhraphies are discussed. Specific clinical conditions, signs and symptoms, and surgical intervention are explored from a step-by-step scrub approach. Students are expected to assimilate each surgical procedure through written documentation and identify prerequisite instrumentation and miscellaneous supplies. Surgical positions and precautionary measures are also included.