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What is the care that clients receive before, during, and after surgery called?
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Perioperative care
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What starts when clients, or their families in an emergency, learn that surgery is necessary and ends when clients are transported to the operating room?
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preoperative period
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What is the term used for operative procedures performed on clients who return home the same day?
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Outpatient surgery
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What is another name used for outpatient surgery?
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ambulatory surgery and same-day surgery
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What is light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation?
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LASER
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Lasers convert a solid gas, or liquid into?
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light
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When focused, the energy from the light is converted to heat, causing?
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vaporization of tissue and coagulation of blood vessels
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What are some laser surgery advantages:
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Cost effectiveness
Reduced need for general anesthesia Smaller incisions Minimal blood loss Reduced swelling Less pain Decreased incidence of wound infections Reduced scarring Less time recuperating |
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Laser technology requires unique safety precautions such as?
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eye, fire, heat, and vapor protection
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What is the permission a client gives after an explanation of the risks, benefits, and alternatives called?
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informed consent
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What type of transfusion is self-donated blood?
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autologous transfusion
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What type of transfusion is blood donors chosen from among the client's relatives and friends?
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directed donors
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What are the criteria To Bank One's Own Blood?
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Have a physician's recommendation
Have a hematocrit within safe range Be free of infection at time of donation Meet the blood collection center's minimum weight requirement Donate 40 to 3 days before the anticipated date of use Donate no more frequently than every 3 to 5 days; once per week is preferred |
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What are the criteria To Bank a Directed Donation?
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Be at least 17 years of age
Meet all the criteria of a public donor Have the same blood type as the potential recipient or one that is compatible |
