Textbook for:\ST 101 Introduction to Surgical Technology\ST101.

The Surgical Technologist -- Communication Teamwork and Professionalism -- Law, Documentation, And Professional Ethics -- The Health Care Facility -- The Patient -- Diagnostic And Assessment Procedures -- Environmental Hazards -- Microbes And The Process Of Infection -- The Principles And Practice Of Aseptic Technique -- Decontamination, Sterilization, And Disinfection -- Surgical Instruments -- Perioperative Pharmacology -- Anesthesia and Physiological Monitoring -- Postanesthesia Recovery -- Death and Dying -- Physics And Information Technology -- Energy Sources In Surgery -- Moving, Handling, and Positioning The Surgical Patient -- Surgical Skin Prep And Draping -- Case Planning And Intraoperative Routines -- Management Of The Surgical Wound -- Minimally Invasive Endoscopic And Robotic Surgery -- General Surgery -- -- Gynecological And Obstetrical Surgery -- Genitourinary Surgery -- Ophthalmic Surgery: -- Surgery Of The Ear, Nose, Pharynx, And Larynx -- Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery: -- Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery -- Orthopedic Surgery -- Peripheral Vascular Surgery -- Thoracic And Pulmonary Surgery -- Cardiac Surgery -- Pediatric Surgery -- Neurosurgery -- Emergency Trauma Surgery -- Disaster Preparedness and Response.