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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. fluid drainage com-posed of serum and blood.






2. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood






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






4. Bloody drainage






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






6. Clear drainage






7. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






8. Inflammation of a vein






9. A localized swelling filled with blood






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






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






12. Producing or containing pus






13. Loss of sensation to a limited area






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






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






16. Separation of wound edges






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






18. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






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






20. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






21. A stationary blood clot






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






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