General Definitions

Question 1

Define FENESTRATED

Answer 1

Usually referring to a surgical drape - one with a window or hole in it

Question 2

Define PLEURAL EFFUSION

Answer 2

The build up of excess fluid between the layers of pleura outside the lungs

Question 3

Define PLEURA

Answer 3

The thin membranes that line the lungs and the inside of the chest cavity. They lubricate, and facilitate breathing.

Question 4

Define PERICARDIAL EFFUSION

Answer 4

The buildup of too much fluid in the double layered pericardium that surrounds the heart.
Small amount of fluid is okay, too much can cause problems

Question 5

Define NEPHROTIC

Answer 5

A condition that causes large amounts of protein in to the urine. Can have multiple serious consequences

Question 6

Define STERILISATION

Answer 6

Surgery to make a person or animal unable to have offspring

Question 7

Define TRACHEOTOMY

Answer 7

A surgically created opening created through the neck and into the trachea (windpipe) to allow air to fill the lungs

Question 8

Define ASEPTIC

Answer 8

Free from contamination cause by harmful bacteria or viruses or other microorganisms. Should be surgically sterile and sterilised.