Perioperative: Vocab Words

Question 1

patients and/or family caregivers assume responsibility for postoperative care immediately

Answer 1

ambulatory surgery

Question 2

classification on the basis of a patient’s physiological condition independent of the proposed surgical procedure

Answer 2

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Classification

Question 3

Blood donation given by the patient before surgery for the purpose of reinfusing for self; reinfusing the patient’s own blood during surgery.

Answer 3

Autologous donation

Question 4

Inherited muscle disorder; an acute, life-threatening complication of certain drugs used for general anesthesia.

Answer 4

Malignant hyperthermia

Question 5

Muscle proteins in the urine due to rhabdomyolysis.

Answer 5

Myoglobinuria

Question 6

Bloody (as in drainage)

Answer 6

Sanguineous

Question 7

Yellowish mixed with light red or pale pink (as in drainage).

Answer 7

Serosanguineous

Question 8

Serum-like, or yellow (as in drainage)

Answer 8

Serous

Question 9

Never event

Answer 9

serious medical errors that are unambiguous, serious, and usually preventable. Insurance refuses to pay for treatment of these.