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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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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. Incision and drainage; to cut and drain fluid






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






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






4. Producing or containing pus






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






6. Separation of wound edges






7. Clear drainage






8. Bloody drainage






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






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






11. A localized swelling filled with blood






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






13. Wound separation with protrusion of organs






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






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






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






17. A stationary blood clot






18. Pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb






19. Loss of sensation to a limited area






20. Excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood






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






22. Inflammation of a vein






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