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40 Cards in this Set
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Preoperative
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Begins when the patient is scheduled for surgery and ends at the time of transfer to the surgical suite
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Comprehensive Surgical Checklist
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Notify OR personnel of hearing aid, remove nail polish or artificial nails, remove contacts and jewelry
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Diagnostic
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determines origin and cause of disorder
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Curative
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resolves health problems by repairing or removing cause
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Restorative
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improves patient's functional ability
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Palliative
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relieves symptoms of disease process but does not cure
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cosmetic
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alters/enhances personal appearance
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Elective
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non-acute problem
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example of acute
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cataract
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urgent
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requires prompt intervention
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emergent
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immediate intervention
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Minor
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procedure without significant risk
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Major
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procedure with greater risk
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simple
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only the most overtly affected areas involved
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radical
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extensive surgery
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minimally invasive
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performed in a body cavity with an endoscope
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inpatient
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admitted to hospital
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outpatient
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goes to surgical area the day of surgery and returns home
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atelactasis
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collapse of alveoli
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sedative
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reduce anxiety
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hypnotic
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promote relaxation
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anticholinergic
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reduce nasal and oral secretions
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Preoperative drugs
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decrease the amount of anesthetic needed for the induction and maintenance of anesthesia
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Surgical scrub
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scrub hands and arms with broad-spectrum, surgical antimicrobial solution 3 to 5 minutes
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Anesthesia
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induced state of partial or total loss of sensation, occurring with or without loss of consciousness
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general anesthesia
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reversible loss of consciousness induced by inhibiting neuronal impulses in several areas in the CNS
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Stage 1 (Gen Anes)
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analgesia and sedation, relaxation
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stage 2 (gen anes)
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excitement, delirium
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stage 3 (gen anes)
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operative anesthesia, surgical anesthesia
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stage 4 (gen anes)
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danger
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Inhalation
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fluothane
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iv injection
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propofol
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balanced anesthesia
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combination of iv drugs and inhalation agents used to obtain specific effects
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possible treatment of malignant hyperthermia
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dantrolene
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first sign of malignant hyperthermia
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tachycardia
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local anesthesia
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briefly disrupts sensory nerve impulse transmission from a specific body area or region
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field block
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series of injections around the operative site
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nerve block
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injection into nerves in involved area
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spinal anesthesia
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injection into cerebrospinal fluid in the subarachnoid space
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epidural anesthesia
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injection into epidural space
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