Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
SBS Chap 3 Vocab
anesthesia terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Conscious sedation | a decreased level of consciousness in which the patient is not completely asleep |
| CRNA | certified registered nurse anesthetist |
| Demerol | a narcotic analgesic |
| Endotracheal tube | a tube that can be inserted through the nose of the mouth and passed into the trachea for ventilation |
| Epidural anesthesia | also known as peridural, epidural, epidural block, and intraspinal anesthesia; injection of an anesthesia agent into the spaces between the vertebrae |
| General anesthesia | a state of unconsciousness produced by the administration of a drug. |
| Hypotension | abnormally low blood pressure |
| Hypothermia | low body temperature |
| Moderate sedation | a decreased level of consciousness in which the patient is not completely asleep |
| Patient-controlled analgesia | a system that allows the patient to self administer a pain control drug |
| Physical status modifiers | used to describe a patient’s condition at the time anesthesia is administered |
| Postoperative | period of time after a surgical procedure |
| Preoperative | period of time prior to a surgical procedure |
| Qualifying circumstances | five-digit CPT codes that describe situations or conditions that affect the administration of anesthesia |
| Regional anesthesia | block or conduction anesthesia;the interruption of the sensory nerve conductivity in a region of the body |
| Relative value guide | comparison of anesthesia services |
| Unbundling | assigning multiple codes when one CPT code would fully describe the service or procedure |
| Valium | a sedative |
Created by:
Alyshia
Popular Medical sets