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Surgery
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a branch of mediccine concerned with diseases and trauma requiring operative surgeries
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Classifications of surgery
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elective, urgent and emergency
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Elective Surgery
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Patient chooses to have surgery and it is not life threatening
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Urgent Surgery
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Required surgery, it is required in order to keep other health problems from occurring
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Emergency Surgery
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Emergency Surgery, performed immediately in order to save an individuals life
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Purpose of surgeries
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Ablative, diagnostic, palliative, reconstructive, transplant, and constructive
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Ablative
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an amputation or incision of any part of body or a removal of growth or harnful substance
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diagnostic
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exploration, allows physician to confirm a diagnosis. Involves a removal of tissue for further diagnostic testing
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palliative,
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Relieves or reduces intensity of disease symptoms, will not produse a cure (colostomy, debriedment of necrotic tissue
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reconstructive,
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Restores function or appearance to traumatized of malfunctioning tissue, (internal fixation of fractures, scar revision, breast reconstruction
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Transplant
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Replaces malfunctioning organs
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Constructive
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Restores a loss of function lost or reduced as a result of congenital anomalies ( repairs cleft palate, closure of atrial septal defect in heart
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Perioperative
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Role of nurse during pre -operative, intraoperative and postop phases of patients surgical experiance
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pre -operative
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before surgery
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intraoperative
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during sugery
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post-operative
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following surgery
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Peri-operative nurses
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assess patients health status pre- op
ID patiets needs teach and counsel attend to patients need isn operating room and follow patients recovery |
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ANASTOMOSIS
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Surgical joining of two ducts of blood vessels to allow flow from one to anther
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-Ectomy
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Surgical removal of (e.g: gallbladder, cholecystectomy)
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Lysis
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destruction or dissaloution of
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orrhaphy
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Surgical repair of ( herniaorrhaphy repair of hernia)
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ostomy
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Opening that is made to allow th epassage of drainage (ileostomy is a formation of an opening of the ileum onto surface of abdomen for the passage of feces
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oscopy
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direct visualization thru a scope E.g; a cuyst oscopy is a direct visualization of the urinary tract by means of a cystoscope
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otomy
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Opening into/
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pexy
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fixation or suspension
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plasty
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plastic surgery , reshaping or reconstructing
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Incentive Spirometry
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Procedure in which a device is used at bedside at regular intervals to encourage patient to breathe deeply
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Thrombus
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An accumulation of platelets , fibrin, clottiong factors and cellular elements of the blood attatched to the anterior wall of a vessel
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Embolus
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when a thrombus is dislodged and travels to lungs, heart and brain
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INFARCT
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Localized area of necrosis
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Anti embolism stockings
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Provide support and aid to prevent venous thrombus in lower extremeties
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SCD"S
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Sequential Compression devices
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TED Stockings
thromboembolic disease stockings |
thromboembolic disease stockings
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Incisions
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cuts produced surgically by a sharp instrument to create an opening in an organ or space in the body
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Anesthesia
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The absence of feelings (pain) or without
Ansthesia means awareness of feeling |
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General anesthesia
* major procedures requiring extensive tissue manipulation |
General anesthesia
results in an immobile quiet patient who does not recall the surgical procedure |
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General anesthesia
Stage one Complete when patient loses consciousness |
Stage I
Begins while patient is awake and as the administration of anesthetic agent begins |
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Stage II
excitement and delirium phase involuntary motor activity |
Begins when patient loses concsiousness and ends with onset of regular breathing
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Stage III
Operative or surgical pahase |
Begins with the nset of regular breathing and ends with the cessation of respirations
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Stage IV
Danger |
Begins with cessation of respirations and it must be avoided or it will necessitate the innitiation of CPR and may lead to death
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More useful designation of anesthetic phases include three phases
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Induction
maintenance and emergence |