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24 Cards in this Set
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LITHOTOMY
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USED FOR VAGINAL, PERINEAL, AND RECTAL PROCEDURES.
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PADDED BODY AND KIDNEY REST
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USED TO STABILIZE THE BODY IN LATERAL KIDNEY POSITION.
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SITTING
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USED FOR NEUROSURGICAL AND SOME OTORHINOLOGY PROCEDURES.
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ALCOHOLS (ISOPROPYL AND ETHYL)
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ARE FLAMMABLE; THEREFORE, THEY MUST BE USED IN SMALL QUANTITIES AND MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO POOL AROUND OR UNDER PATIENTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN LASERS OR ELECTROSURGICAL UNITS ARE USED.
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BLUNT DISSECTION
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USE OF A SPONGE OR BLUNT INSTRUMENT TO SEPARATE TISSUE ON A NARROW ANATOMICAL PLANE.
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FIXATIVE
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A SUBSTANCE USED TO HARDEN AND PRESERVE SPECIMENS.
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SHARP DISSECTION
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USE OF A KNIFE, SCISSORS, OR CUTTING INSTRUMENT TO SEPERATE TISSUE.
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AMBULATORY SURGERY
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SURGICAL CARE PERFORMED WITHOUT OVERNIGHT HOSPITALIZATION.
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OR TABLE
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USED TO ACHIEVE ANY DISIRED THROUGH MANUAL OR ELECTRICAL CONTROLS; ACCEPTS ATTACHMENTS.
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SURGICAL SPONGE
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STERILE, ABSORBENT, LINT-FREE MATERIAL OF VARYING SIZES AND SHAPES WITH RADIOPAQUE STRIPS USED DURING OPERATIVE PROCEDURES.
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SUPINE
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USED FOR ABDOMINAL AND ABDOMINOTHORACIC PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS SOME LOWER EXTRIMITY PROCEDURES.
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REMITTENT FEVER
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FEVER THAT ALTERNATELY RISES AND DROPS, BUT WHICH HAS NO INTERVAL OF NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE.
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SAFETY BELT (KNEE STRAP)
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USED TO SECURE PATIENT DURING ALL INDUCTIONS AND MOST POSITIONS EXCEPT LITHOTOMY.
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HYPERPNEA
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INCREASED RATE AND/OR DEPTH OF RESPIRATIONS.
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SURGICAL DRESSING
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STERILE MATERIALS APPLIED TO THE INCISION SITE AT COMPLETION OF A SURGICAL PROCEDURE.
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SPECIMEN
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ANY TISSUE, FLUID, OR FOREIGN BODY REMOVED FROM A PATIENT.
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ARMBOARD
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USED TO SUPPORT THE ARM WHEN GIVING INTRAVENOUS INFUSIONS.
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RADIOPAQUE
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IMPENETRABLE TO X-RAYS OR OTHER FORMS OF RADIATION; THEREFORE, IS VISIBLE UNDER X-RAY.
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DISSECTION
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SEPARATION OF TISSUES THROUGH ANATOMICAL PLANES; MAY BE SHARP OR BLUNT.
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PULSE DEFICIT
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PULSE COUNTS TAKEN SIMULTANEOUSLY AT TWO SITES, USUALLY RADIAL AND APICAL PULSES.
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NURSING DIAGNOSIS
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CLASSIFYING PATIENT DATA COLLECTED TO FOCUS ON CARE NEEDED.
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ORTHOPNEA
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BREATHING POSSIBLE ONLY WHEN PERSON SITS OR STANDS IN AN ERECT POSITION.
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FEBRILE
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FEVERISH; PRETAINING TO FEVER.
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ASHYXIA
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INCREASED CO2 AND DECREASED O2 IN THE BODY AS A RESULT OF SOME INTERFERENCE WITH RESPIRATIONS.
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