Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

counting vocabulary words

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
lithotomy   used for vaginal,perineal & rectal procedures  
🗑
alcohols (isopropryl & ethyl)   are flammable; therefore they must be used in small qty's and must not be allowed to pool around/under pt's, especially when lasers/esu are used  
🗑
ambulatory surgery   surgical care performed w/out overnight hospitalization  
🗑
arm board   used to support the arm when giving intravenous infusions  
🗑
asphyxia   increased CO2 & decreased O2 in the body as a result of some sort of interference w/respiration  
🗑
blunt dissection   use of a sponge/blunt instrument to separate tissue on a norml anatomical plane  
🗑
febrile   feverous;pertaining to a fever  
🗑
fixative   substance used to harden/perserve a specimen  
🗑
hyperpnea   increased rate/deepth of respiration  
🗑
nursing diagnosis   classifing pt data collected to focus on care needed  
🗑
o.r. table   used to achieve any desired position thru manual/electrical controls; accepts attachments  
🗑
orthopnea   breathing may only be possible when person stands or sits in an upright position  
🗑
padded body & kidney rest   are used to stabilize the body in a lateral kidney position  
🗑
pulse deficit   difference between pulse counts taken simultaneously at different sites  
🗑
radiopaque   impermeable to x-ray/other forms of radation; visible on x-ray  
🗑
remittent fever   fever that alternately rises/drops, but which has no interval of normal body temperature  
🗑
safety belt (knee strap)   used to secure the pt during induction & most positions except lithotomy  
🗑
screen   holds drape off the pt's face & separates nonsterile area from sterile field  
🗑
sitting   used for neurosurgical and some otorhinology procedures  
🗑
specimen   any tissue,fluid or foreign body removed from the pt  
🗑
supine   used for abdominal/abdominothoracic procedures, as well as some lower extremity procedures  
🗑
surgical dressing   sterile material applied to surgical site after completion of surgical procedure  
🗑
surgical sponge   sterile,absorbent,lint-free material that vary in size and shape  
🗑
dissection   separation of tissue thru anatomical planes  
🗑
sharp dissection   use of a knife,scissors or cutting instrument to separate tissue  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
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
Created by: clmcnees
Popular Medical sets