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Wounds And Surgery

Instructions:
  • Answer 23 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Bloody drainage






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






3. Clear drainage






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






5. A stationary blood clot






6. A localized swelling filled with blood






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






8. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






9. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood






10. Inflammation of a vein






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






12. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






13. Separation of wound edges






14. Loss of sensation to a limited area






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






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






17. Producing or containing pus






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. Procedures performed on clients who return home the same day






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






22. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






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