SBS Chap 3 Vocab Word Scramble
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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 |
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