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Ch3 Treatments And Therapies Flashcards

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Anesthesic

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Drug that temporarily blocks sensation

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Antibiotic

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Drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms

Against life

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Antihistamine

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Drug that opposed the effects of histamines

Histamine - chemical In body cells that cause dilation etc

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Antipruritic

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Drug that prevents or relieves itching

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Antiseptic

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Drug that prevents sepsis (rotting flesh) by killing microorganisms

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Epidermal

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Pertaining to the skin

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Hypodermic

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Pertaining to beneath the skin

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Intradermal

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Pertaining to inside the skin

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Percutaneous

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Pertaining to through the skin

Transdermal

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Subcutaneous

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Pertaining to beneath the skin

Hypodermic

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Topical

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Applied directly to the skin

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12
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Transdermal

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Pertaining to through the skin

Percutaneous

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13
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Chemosurgery

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Removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals

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14
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Chemotherapy

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Treatment using chemicals

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15
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Cryosurgery

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Destruction of tissue through freezing

Cryo-cold

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16
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Dermabrasion

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Scraping away the outer surface of the skin

17
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Electrocauterization

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Using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it

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Electrodessicstion

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Using electricity to destroy tissues by drying it

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Incision and drainage (I&O)

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Cut into a would you allow trapped infected liquid to drain

20
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Lipectomy

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Removal of fatty tissue

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Liposuction

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Removal of fatty tissue by vacuum

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Onychectomy

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Removal of a nail

23
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Onychotomy

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Incision into a nail

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Rhytidoplasty

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Reconstruction of wrinkled skin

25
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Autograft

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Skin transplant from self body

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Homograft

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Skin transplant from

Another person

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Heterograft / xenograft

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Skin transplant from a species other than patient

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Xenograft

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