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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Loss of sensation to a limited area






2. A stationary blood clot






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






4. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






5. Bloody drainage






6. Clear drainage






7. Separation of wound edges






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






9. A localized swelling filled with blood






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






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






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






13. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






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






15. Inflammation of a vein






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






17. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






18. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood






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






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






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






22. Producing or containing pus






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