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






2. Inflammation of a vein






3. Bloody drainage






4. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






5. Separation of wound edges






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






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






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






9. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






10. A localized swelling filled with blood






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






12. Loss of sensation to a limited area






13. Producing or containing pus






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






15. Clear drainage






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






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






18. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






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






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






21. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood






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






23. A stationary blood clot