Chapter 32 Flashcards
Elective surgery
Surgery done by choice to improve the persons life or well being
Anesthesia
The loss of feeling or sensation produced by a drug
Embolus
A blood clot that travels through the vascular system until it lodges in a blood vessel
Emergency surgery
Surgery done at once to save life or function
General anesthesia
The loss of consciousness and all feeling or sensation
Local anesthesia
The loss of felling of sensation in a general area
Post operative
After surgery
Pre operative
Before surgery
Regional anesthesia
The loss of feeling or sensation in a large area of the body
Sedation
A state of quiet calmness or sleep produced by a drug
Thrombus
A blood clot
Urgent surgery
Surgery needed for the persons health
AE
Anti-embolism
CBC
Complete blood count
ECG
EKG
Electrocardiogram
