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Atelectasis
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Collapse of the air sacs.
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Circulating Nurse
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Coordinates activities and manages client care by continually assessing client safety, aseptic practice, and the environment (e.g., temperature, humidity, and lighting); with the scrub nurse, is responsible for accounting for all sponges, needles, and instruments at the close of surgery.
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Closed-wound Drainage System
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Consists of a drain connected to either an electric suction or a portable drainage suction.
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Conscious Sedation
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A minimal depression of level of consciousness during which the client retains the ability to consciously maintain a patent airway and respond appropriately to verbal and physical stimuli.
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Elective Surgery
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Performed when surgical intervention is the preferred treatment for a condition that is not imminently life threatening or to improve the clients life.
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Emboli/Embolus
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A blood clot (or substance such as air) that has moved from its place of origin and is causing obstruction to circulation elsewhere.
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Emergency Surgery
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Surgery that is performed immediately to preserve function or the life of the client.
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Epidural Anesthesia
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The injection of an anesthetic agent into the epidural space.
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General Anesthesia
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The induced loss of all sensation and consciousness.
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Intraoperative Phase
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The phase of surgery that begins when the client is transferred to the operating room and ends when the client is admitted to the postanesthesia care unit.
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Local Anesthesia
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An anesthetic agent used for minor surgical procedures that is injected into a specific area.
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Major Surgery
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Surgery that involves a high degree of risk for a variety or reasons; it may be complicated or prolonged; large losses of hood may occur; vital organs may be involved; postoperative complications may occur.
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Minor Surgery
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Surgery that involves little risk, produces few complications, and is often performed in a "day surgery" facility.
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Nerve Block
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Chemical interruption of a nerve pathway effected by injecting a local anesthetic.
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Penrose Drain
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A flat, thin, rubber tube inserted into a wound to allow for fluid to flow from the wound; it has an open end that drains onto a dressing.
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Peridural Anesthesia
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Is an injection of an anesthetic agent into the epidural space.
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Perioperative Period
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Refers to the three phases of surgery; preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative.
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Postoperative Phase
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The period of surgery that begins with the admission of the client to the postanesthesia area and ends when healing is complete.
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Preoperative Phase
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The period of surgery that begins when the decision for surgery has been made and and ends when the client is transferred to the operating bed.
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Regional Anesthesia
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The temporary interruption of the transmission of nerve impulses to and from a specific area or region of the body; the client loses sensation in an area of the body but remains conscious.
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Scrub Person
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Usually UAP but can be a RN or LPN, assists the surgeon by draping the client with sterile drapes and handling sterile intruments and supplies; with the circulating nurse, is responsible for accounting for all sponges, needles, and instruments at the close of surgery.
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Spinal Anesthesia
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Anesthesia produced by injecting an anesthetic agent into the subarachnoid space surrounding the spinal cord; also referred to as subarachnoid block.
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SAB - Subarachnoid Block
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Anesthesia produced by injecting an anesthetic agent into the subarachnoid space surrounding the spinal cord.
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Surface Anesthesia
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Applied directly to the skin and mucous membrabes, open skin surfaces, wounds, and burns.
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Suture
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A thread used to sew body tissues together.
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Thrombophlebitis
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Inflammation of a vein followed by formation of a blood clot.
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Thrombus/Thrombi
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A solid mass of blood constituents in the circulatory system; a clot.
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Tissue Perfusion
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Passage of fluid (e.g., blood) through a specific organ or body part.
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Topical Anesthesia
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Applied directly to the skin and mucous membrabes, open skin surfaces, wounds, and burns.
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