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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 clot that breaks lose and travels through the bloodstream.






2. Bloody drainage






3. Loss of sensation to a limited area






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






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






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






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






8. Clear drainage






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






10. Inflammation of a vein






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






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






13. A stationary blood clot






14. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






15. Separation of wound edges






16. Producing or containing pus






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






18. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood






19. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






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






21. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






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






23. A localized swelling filled with blood