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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. Inflammation of a vein






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






3. Bloody drainage






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






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






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






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






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






9. Loss of sensation to a limited area






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






11. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






12. Clear drainage






13. A stationary blood clot






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






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






16. Producing or containing pus






17. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






18. Separation of wound edges






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






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






21. A localized swelling filled with blood






22. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






23. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood