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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. A localized swelling filled with blood






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






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






4. Producing or containing pus






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






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






7. A stationary blood clot






8. Inflammation of a vein






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






10. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






11. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood






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






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






14. Clear drainage






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






16. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






17. Separation of wound edges






18. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






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






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






21. Loss of sensation to a limited area






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






23. Bloody drainage