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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A drug that will cause general or local insensibility to pain and other sensations






2. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






3. Inflammation of a vein






4. A stationary blood clot






5. A localized swelling filled with blood






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






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






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






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






10. Bloody drainage






11. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






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






13. Loss of sensation to a limited area






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






15. Clear drainage






16. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood






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






18. Producing or containing pus






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






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






21. Separation of wound edges






22. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






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