Prometric 10 Flashcards
Surgical creation of an alternate route to bypass an obstruction or disease area.
Bypass
Cough, dyspnea, fever, chest pain, tachypnea are s/s of?
PNEUMONIA
It records the electrical activity of the heart?
ECG / EKG
Removal of a testicle.
Orchiectomy
To transfer a part or to graft tissue.
Implant
Nurse who works inside the sterile field of the operating room.
Scrub nurse
Placement of tape around the cervical os to correct cervical incompetency.
Shirodkar’s procedure
Establishment of a ureteral stoma on the abdominal wall.
Cutaneous ureterostomy
Turning every 1-2 hours, back massage, straightening the linens, egg crate mattress, sheep skin, will
prevent what?
DECUBITUS (BEDSORE)
Removal of meniscus cartilage of the knee.
Meniscectomy
Excision of muscle.
Myectomy
Anti reflux procedure in which the fundus of the stomach is wrapped around the
distal esophagus.
Nissen fundoplication
Patient said, “what is CHF” your best response is?
“WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT CHF?”
Patient said, “Am I going to die?” your best response is?
“WHAT MADE YOU TO SAY THAT?”
An artificial organ or part.
Prosthesis
Plastic surgery of the nasal septum.
Septoplasty
Incision made in the pylorus to enlarge the outlet of the stomach.
Pyeloplasty
Sanding or removal of skin to remove irregularities.
Dermabrasion
Temperature 41 c is
Hyperpyrexia
refers to swelling, or edema, of an infant’s scalp that appears as a lump or
bump on their head shortly after delivery. harmless and is due to pressure put on the infant’s head
during delivery.
Caput succedaneum