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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. Clear drainage






2. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






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






4. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






5. Bloody drainage






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






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






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






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






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






11. A localized swelling filled with blood






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






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






14. Loss of sensation to a limited area






15. A stationary blood clot






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






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






18. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






19. Separation of wound edges






20. Producing or containing pus






21. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood






22. Inflammation of a vein






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