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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 clot that breaks lose and travels through the bloodstream.






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






3. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






4. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






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






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






7. Separation of wound edges






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






9. Bloody drainage






10. Inflammation of a vein






11. A stationary blood clot






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






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






14. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood






15. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






16. Clear drainage






17. Producing or containing pus






18. Loss of sensation to a limited area






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






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






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






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






23. A localized swelling filled with blood