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33 Cards in this Set
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DOSA
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Day of Surgery Admission
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Out-patient Surgery
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a person comes to a special unit of a hospital, has surgery performed, is given immediate care in that unit and then is discharged the same day
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In-patient Surgery
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a person is admitted to the hospital and stays at least one overnight in the hospital
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Informed consent
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patient signs authorization for any invasive procedure after being fully informed about the procedure
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OR
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Operating Room
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PACU
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Post Anesthesia Care Unit
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SCU
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Special Care Unit
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ICU
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Intensive Care Unit
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SICU
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(Pronounced ‘sque’, or “sic-u”) Surgical Intensive Care Unit
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MICU
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(Pronounced ‘mic u’) Medical Intensive Care Unit
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DVT
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Deep Vein Thrombosis
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TEDS
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TED stockings, (also called anti-emboli stockings) used to prevent thrombophlebitis/DVT
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Venodynes
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Special wraps, placed on the lower legs that alternately inflate and deflate. They are designed to prevent thrombophlebitis.
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SCD
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Sequential Compression Device (same action as venodynes)
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TCDB
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Turn Cough Deep Breathe
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CSMT
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Color Sensation Motion Temperature
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Homan’s sign
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pain in calf of leg on dorsiflexion of foot, one possible sign of DVT=
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PCA
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Patient Controlled Analgesia
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PCEA
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Patient Controlled Epidural Analgesia
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O2 Sat
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oxygen saturation of peripheral blood vessels
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Oximeter
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device that determines oxygen saturation of peripheral blood vessels
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hemovac
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device for removing drainage (blood) from a wound by gentle vacuum - closed drain
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Jackson-Pratt
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device for removing drainage from a wound by gentle vacuum - closed drain
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Penrose
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open drain for pus filled abscess
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CDI
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clean, dry and intact
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LCTA
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lungs clear to auscultation
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DTV
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due to void
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FS
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fingerstick
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CVP
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central venous pressure
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PVR’S
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post-void residuals
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IS
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incentive spirometry
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NC
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nasal cannula
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NP
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nasal prong
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