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Wounds And Surgery

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  • 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. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






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






4. Producing or containing pus






5. Bloody drainage






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






7. A stationary blood clot






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






9. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood






10. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






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






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






13. Separation of wound edges






14. A localized swelling filled with blood






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






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






17. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






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






19. Inflammation of a vein






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






21. Clear drainage






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






23. Loss of sensation to a limited area