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16 Cards in this Set
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Diagnostic Surgery is performed to?
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Determine the origin and cause of a disorder or the cell type for cancer.
(breast biopsy) |
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Curative surgery is performed to?
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Resolve a health problem by repairing or removing the cause.
(removing appendix) |
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Restorative surgery is performed to?
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Improve a client's functional ability.
(total knee replacement) |
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Palliative surgery is performed to?
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Relieve symptoms of a disease process, but does not cure.
(colostomy) |
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Cosmetic surgery is performed to?
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Primarily to alter or enhance personal appearance.
(liposuction) |
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Urgency of Surgery - Elective
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Planned for correction of a nonacute problem.
(Cataract removal) |
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Urgency of Surgery - Urgent
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Requires prompt intervention; may be life threatening if treatment is delayed more than 24-48 hr
(Compound fracture) |
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Urgency of Surgery - Emergent
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Requires immediate intervention because of life threatening consequences.
(AAA) |
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Degree of Risk - Minor
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Procedure without significant risk; often done with LOCAL anesthesia
(ingrown toenail) |
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Degree of Risk - Major
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Procedure of greater risk; usually longer and more extensive than a minor procedure.
(mitral valve replacement) |
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Extent of Surgery - Simple
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Only the most overly affected areas involved in the surgery
(Simple Mastectomy) |
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Extent of Surgery - Radical
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Extensive surgery beyond the area obviously involved; is directed at finding the root cause
(Radical Hysterectomy) |
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Peroperative Period
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Begins when the client is scheduled for surgery and ends at the time of transfer to the surgical suite.
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Inpatient
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Client who is admitted to the hospital
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Outpatient or Amulatory
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A client who goes to the surgical area the day of the surgery and returns home and the same day.
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Autologous Donation
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Client donates their own blood for a few weeks just before the scheduled surgery date.
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