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Chap 17 med-serg

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Purpose of Diagnostic Surgery   removal and study of tissue to make an accurate diagnosis  
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Purpose of Exploratory Surgery   opening a body cavity to diagnose and determine the extent of a disease process  
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purpose of curative surgery   removed tissue or to correct defects  
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what is ablation   removal of tissue  
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purpose of palliative surgery   relieves symptoms or improves function without correcting the basic problem  
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what is the purpose of cosmetic surgery   corrects serious defects that affect appearance; often the patient wants to change a physical feature  
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what is the purpose of elective surgery   voluntary or planned procedure performed at convenience of patient and/or surgical team  
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how is laser surgery performed   light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation, the light beam is converted to heat as tissue absorbs it  
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how is fiberoptic surgery performed   allows the use of endoscopes with hit-resolution video cameras through a very small incision  
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how is robotic surgery performed   the robot is operated from a nearby computer while the surgeon views magnified three-dimensional images of the surgical field on the computer's screen  
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greatest benefit from robotic surgery   decreases healing time & post-op pain  
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term Lysis    
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term anastomosis   joining together of two parts  
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term -ectomy   surgical excision (cutting off)  
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term -oma   tumor  
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term -ostomy   opening  
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term -otomy   cutting into with out taking out  
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term -plasty   repair  
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term -pexy   fixation or anchoring into place  
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informed consent is obtained   by the surgeon after patient is informed and agrees to procedure, patient must be fully alert and aware it must be signed before any pre-op meds are given  
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food and fluid are restricted prior to surgery/anesthesia to   prevent perioperative aspiration of food/fluid from stomach during/after surgery/anesthesia  
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Drug to treat opioid OD?   narcan/naloxone  
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What happens if you give naloxone too quickly?   Will cause seizures  
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What class is narcan?   Opioid antagonist  
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Versed/midazolam?   Benzodiazepine, treats anxiety, pre-op sedative (pre anesthesia anzyltic)  
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Narcotic analgesic for pain & post-op shivering (opioid)   Meperidine/demerol  
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Anticholinergic, used in pre-op phase to decrease salivary secretions & increase heart rate   Atropine  
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Increase gastric emptying ; antiemetic   Metoclopramide/reglan  
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Local anesthetic, numbs area   Sensorcaine/bupivacaine  
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IV agent for general anesthesia?   Sublimaze (narcotic agonist analgesic)  
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Skeletal muscle relaxant used as an adjunct to general anesthesia & for intubation of pt?   Anectine  
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Skeletal muscle relaxant used for procedures lasting longer than 1 hour?   Pavulon  
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Skeletal muscle relaxant reversal used to prevent/treat post-op bladder distention?   Prostigmine  
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Local anesthetic used for nerve block?   Sensorcrain  
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Local anesthetic used for spinal anesthesia & peripheral nerve block?   Novocain  
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Used to dry respiratory & mouth secretions pre-operatively?   Atropine  
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Used as a sedative, anti-anxiety, skeletal muscle relaxant, & anticonvulsant pre-operatively?   Diazepam  
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Used as a sedative pre and post-op?   Lorazepam  
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Used as an induction agent, short acting CNS depressant, causes amnesia used pre-op for sedation & conscious sedation?   Midazolam  
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Used as a hypnotic the night before surgery & for sleep after that?   Temazepam  
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