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






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






3. Inflammation of a vein






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






5. Separation of wound edges






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






7. Producing or containing pus






8. Loss of sensation to a limited area






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






10. A localized swelling filled with blood






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






12. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






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






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






15. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood






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






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






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






19. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






20. Clear drainage






21. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






22. A stationary blood clot






23. Bloody drainage