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Wounds And Surgery

Instructions:
  • Answer 23 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)






2. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






3. Air in the pleural cavity caused by a puncture of the lung or chest wall






4. A clot that breaks lose and travels through the bloodstream.






5. A stationary blood clot






6. A localized swelling filled with blood






7. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






8. Procedures performed on clients who return home the same day






9. Bloody drainage






10. fluid drainage com-posed of serum and blood.






11. Separation of wound edges






12. Admitted to hospital on day of surgery. This doesnt mean your discharged same day as surgery






13. Inflammation of a vein






14. Loss of sensation to a limited area






15. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood






16. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






17. Surgery that is not emergency or mandatory and can be planned at the patients convenience






18. To remove dead or damaged tissue or foreign material from a wound






19. A drug that will cause general or local insensibility to pain and other sensations






20. Inflammation - sore - or ulcer in the skin over a bony prominence.






21. Producing or containing pus






22. Clear drainage






23. Loss of sensation in an area of the body supplied by sensory nerve pathways.