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chapter 4 special population AST book
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| know the definition of obesity | patients whose body weight is 100 pds greater than ideal body weight |
| why is recovery time for obsess patients different? | poor blood supply in adipose tissue |
| post-operative complications for obesess patients include.. | |
| whay are obese patients high-risk for coronary artery disease | hypertension and diabetes |
| what are common postoperative complication of gastric bypass or gastrroplasty surgery? | abdominal catastrophes, internal hernia, acute gastric distention |
| during abdominal procedures on obese patients, what procedure might be additionally be performed due to newly identified pathology? | cholecystectomy with possible cholangiography (choloangiogram) |
| immediate operative intervention is performed on the pregnant patient for what reasons? | ectopic pregnancy, appendicitis, trauma injury, malignancy, incomplete cervix |
| when is it safe (trimester) to perform abdominal surgery for pregnant patient? | 2nd |
| what are autoimmune diseases? which are listed in your text? | multiple sclerosis, lupuserythematosis, rheumatoid arthritis |
| why may it be difficult to intubate an AIDS patient? | poor veins, skin lesions |
| arterial blood gases (ABGs) | a method of monitoring blood oxygenation levels |
| autoimmune diseases | a disease that attacks the body's own tissue |
| central venous catheter | |
| diabetes mellitus | disorder of the endocrine system that affects the production of insulin in the pancreas; either Type 1 or Type 2 |
| enterocolitis | inflammation of the small intestines and colon |
| golden hour | concept that medical treatment of a trauma victim within the first hour following injury improves patient outcomes |
| human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | the virus that causes acquired immune defiency syndrome (AIDS) |
| hypothermia | abnormally low body temperature, typically defined as a core body temperature below 35 degrees C |
| immunocompetence | degree of function of an immune system that is designed to keep a patient from infection by pathogens |
| intra-arterial measurement | a method of ECG monitoring in whihc the intra-arterial catheter is inserted directly into the artery |
| kaposisarcoma | cancer that produces painful external and internal lesions; internally the lesions can cause complications, such as difficulty in swallowing or bowl obstruction |
| kinematics | an attempt to understand the mechanism of injury and the action and effort of a particular type of force on the human body |
| penetrating trauma | a foreign object that passes through tissue, such as a bullet or knfe |
| pneumothorax | abnormal accumulation of air in the pleural cavity |
| revised trauma score | (RTS) a scorint system used to assess the severity of a traumatice wound and to determine the condition of a patient |
| septic shock | a state of shock produced by septicemia when the body is overwhelmed by the pathogenic microorganisms and cannot adequently fight the infection |
| splenectomy | removal of spleen |
| splenormegaly | abnormal enlargement of spleen |
| torticollis | an abnormal contracted state of muscles |
| urine output | amount of urine collected and measured from a patient over a given amount of time; indication of kidney function |
| venous compression device | a device used for patients who are proe to the develoment of thrombophlebitis; a patient is fitted with intermittent venous compression boots that inflate and deflate every few seconds to promote the movement of venous in the legs |
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