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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. A localized swelling filled with blood






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






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






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






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






7. A stationary blood clot






8. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






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






10. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






11. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood






12. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






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






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






15. Separation of wound edges






16. Loss of sensation to a limited area






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






18. Producing or containing pus






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






20. Bloody drainage






21. Clear drainage






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






23. Inflammation of a vein