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Wounds And Surgery

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  • Answer 23 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)






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






3. Inflammation of a vein






4. A stationary blood clot






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






6. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






7. Loss of sensation to a limited area






8. A localized swelling filled with blood






9. Clear drainage






10. Bloody drainage






11. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood






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






13. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






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






15. Separation of wound edges






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






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






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






19. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






20. Producing or containing pus






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






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






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