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






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






3. Inflammation of a vein






4. A stationary blood clot






5. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






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






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






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






9. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






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






11. Bloody drainage






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






13. A localized swelling filled with blood






14. Clear drainage






15. Producing or containing pus






16. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood






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






18. A state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)






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






20. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






21. Loss of sensation to a limited area






22. Separation of wound edges






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