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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. Separation of wound edges






2. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






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






4. Bloody drainage






5. A localized swelling filled with blood






6. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






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






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






9. Loss of sensation to a limited area






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






11. Producing or containing pus






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






13. A stationary blood clot






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






15. Clear drainage






16. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






17. Inflammation of a vein






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






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






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






21. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood






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






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