II Lecture Chapter 14 Short Answer: Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery pp 315

why is it important for the surgical technologist to maintain the sterile field until the patient is extubated and breathing freely following a thyroidectomy

emergency tracheotomy is a possibility

over-activity of the thyroid gland is referred to as ___ or ___

hyperthyroidism or throtoxicosis

describe the parathyroid glands

located on the thyroid; secrets calcium;

identify the major function of the thyroid gland

makes stores and releases T4 and T3

what happens if all parathyroid glands are removed

patient will experience hypoparathyroidism, which causes hypocalcemia that leads to the neuromuscular symptoms of tetany

what nerve requires careful dissection during thyroid surgery

recurrent and superior laryngeal nerves

what is sent with the patient at the end of the procedure

tracheotomy tray

what is the name of the dressing commonly used at the end of the procedure

Queen Anne's dressing or thyroid collar