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






2. Bloody drainage






3. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






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






5. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






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






7. Separation of wound edges






8. Loss of sensation to a limited area






9. Inflammation of a vein






10. Clear drainage






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






12. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






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






14. A stationary blood clot






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






16. Producing or containing pus






17. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood






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






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






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






21. A localized swelling filled with blood






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






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