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M6 Pre-Op Key Terms
Ch. 42 Care of the Surgical Patient Key Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ablation | Amputation or excision of any part of the body; removal of a growth of harmful substance |
| anesthesia | Absence of sensation (an- meaning "without," and -esthesia meaning "awarness or feeling") |
| atelectasis | Collapse of lung tissues, preventing the respiratory exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen |
| cachexia | General ill health and malnutrition marked by weakness and emaciation; usually associated with a serious disease such as cancer |
| catabolism | Breakdown or destructive phase of metabolism. Occus when complex body substances are broken down to simpler ones. |
| conscious sedation | Administration of central nervous system depressant drugs and/or analgesia to relieve anxiety and/or provide amnesia during surgical, diagnostic, or interventional procedures |
| dehiscence | Partial or complete separation of a surgical incision or rupture of a wound closure |
| drainage | Free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity by some sort of system (such as a urinary catheter or T-tube) |
| embolous | A foreign object, quantity of air or gas, bit of tisue or tumor, or a piece of thrombus that circulates in the bloodstream until it becomes lodged in a vessel |
| evisceration | Protrusion of an internal organ through a disrupted wound or surgical incision |
| extubate | Remove endotracheal tube from airway |
| exudate | Fluid, cells, or other substances that have been slowly exuded or sischarged from body cells or blood vessels through small pores or breaks in cell membrane |
| incentive spirometry | A procedure in which a device (spirometer) is used at the bedside at regular intervals to encourage a patient to breathe deeply |
| incision | Surgical cut produced by a sharp instrument to create an opening into an organ or space in the body |
| infarct | Localized area of necrosis in tissue, a vessel, or an organ resulting from tissue anoxia; caused by an interruption in the blood supply to an area |
| informed consent | Permission obtained from the patient to perform a specific est or procedure |
| intraoperative | Pertaining to a period of time DURING a surgical procedure |
| palliative | Designed to relieve pain and distress and to control the signs and symptoms of disease; not designed to produce a cure |
| paralytic ileus | Most common type of intestinal obstruction; a decrease in or absence of intestinal peristalsis and bowel sounds that may occur after abdominal surgery |
| perioperative | Entire surgical inpatient period occurring immediately before, during, and immediately after surgery |
| postoperative | Pertaining to a period of time AFTER a surgery |
| preoperative | Pertaining to a period of time BEFORE surgery |
| prosthesis | Artificial replacement for a missing body part |
| singultus | Hiccup |
| surgery | Branch of medicine concerned with diseases and trauma requiring operative procedures |
| surgical asepsis | A group of techniques that destroy all microorganisms and their spores (sterile technique) |
| thrombus | Of or pertaining to a clot |
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