Erosion
________: wearing off of a surface or membrane.
Outpatient procedures
________: do not require an overnight hospital stay.
Dehydration
________ and hypovolemia predispose a client to problems during surgery.
Emotional Distress
________: occur at any time; a change in thinking, feelings and behaviors that occur in the response to diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and events that happened in the clinical course of the disease.
Diagnostic
________: removal and study of tissue to make a diagnosis; e.g.
Curative
________: removal or replacement of defective tissue in order to restore function; reduces the risk of any cancer cells being left behind; e.g.
Voluntary Consent
________: must be freely given, without coercion.
Elective
________: does not need to be performed immediately; failure to have is not catastrophic.
Incompetent patient
________: individual who is not autonomous and can not give consent.
Ancient Civilization
________: surgery in the form of trepanation or trephining.
Preventive
________ or Prophylactic: removes tissue that does not yet contain cancer cells but has a high probability of becoming cancerous in the future.
preoperative phase
The ________: begins when the client decides to have surgery and ends when the client is transferred to the operating room bed.
Trauma
________: focuses on the treatment and care of injuries, often life- threatening that are caused by impact forces.
Hope
________ is not only based on a cure or being disease free but on attaining the best quality of life they have.
Sexuality
________: cancer is considered to be desexualizing as there appears to be a conception that cancer patients do not have sex.
Psychosocial care
________: concerned with the psychological and emotional well- being of the patient and their family, including their self- esteem, adaptation to illness, communication, and social functioning.
Palliative
________: relief of symptoms or enhancement of function without a cure; lessen suffering to improve quality of life.
Patients
________ are sedated using opium or drunk with alcohol.
Renal Anomalies
________: missing, abnormally developed, or misshapen kidneys.
Congenital Anomalies
________: abnormalities of body structure or function present at birth.
VACTERL
________: a disorder that affects many body systems.
Reconstructive
________: repairs or ________ physical deformities and abnormalities caused by traumatic injuries, birth defects, developmental abnormalities, or disease.
Cardiac Defects
________: 40 to 80 % of individuals with VACTERL.
Information
________ must be written and delivered in a language understandable by the patient.
Spirituality
________: subjective; helped patients to decrease their anxiety.
18th century
________: operative procedures such as amputations, excisions of tumors, and removal of stones helped the establishment of surgery in the medical curriculum.
Perforation
________: rupture of an organ.
Obstruction
________: impairment on the flow of vital fluids.
Emergent
________: surgery required immediate attention; without delay.
Cosmetic
________: reshapes normal body structures or improves appearance or chances a physical feature.
Exploratory
________: a(n) ________ of a body cavity or use of scopes inserted through small incisions; recommended if other testing did not resolve an issue; e.g.
Surgical procedures
________ are commonly grouped according to: purpose, degree of urgency, and degree of risk.
Surgery
________ is least risky when the clients general health is good.
Otomy
________: cutting into or incision of.
Plasty
________: repair or reconstruction of.
Lysis
________: destruction of.
Anal Atresia
________: narrowing or blockage of the anus.
Urgent
________: surgery requires prompt attention; within 24- 30 hours.
Preoperative record
________: a completed chart that accompanies the client to the operating room.
Limb abnormalities
________: poorly developed or missing limbs.
Optimism
________: bolstering ________ by reducing negative thoughts is an interventional strategy for patients under preoperative surgery.
Preoperative assessment
________: entails gathering date for a database that will be used for postoperative assessment and clinical evaluation of the patient.
Verbal communication
________: transmit information, provide support, negotiate treatment decisions.
Tracheoesophageal fistula
________: Abnormal connection (fistula) between the esophagus and the trachea.
Nonverbal communication
________: serves as cues of good or negative news as much as the actual words were spoken.
Hope
________: reflection, reevaluation finding meaning and development of new goals.
Surgery
________: is the diagnostic or therapeutic treatment of conditions or disease processes by any instruments that cause localized alteration or transposition of live human tissue.
information
________ Consent: implies that the client has received the ________ and is involved in health- related decision- making; protection against unsanctioned surgery.
surgery
Minor ________: Low degree of risk; major body cavities are not opened; use of local, regional, or general anesthesia.
Surgery
is the diagnostic or therapeutic treatment of conditions or disease processes by any instruments that cause localized alteration or transposition of live human tissue
Ancient Civilization
surgery in the form of trepanation or trephining
Trepanation
A hole was made in the skull through drilling or cutting to alleviate pressure on the brain due to an injury, or to release evil spirits from the heads of mentally ill people
Middle ages
surgery was not taught in most universities
18th century
operative procedures such as amputations, excisions of tumors, and removal of stones helped the establishment of surgery in the medical curriculum
Psychosocial care
concerned with the psychological and emotional well-being of the patient and their family, including their self-esteem, adaptation to illness, communication, and social functioning
Written information
important to help the patient remember a lot of information due to information overload at initial diagnosis
Emotional Distress
occur at any time; a change in thinking, feelings and behaviors that occur in the response to diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and events that happened in the clinical course of the disease
Good communication skills both verbal and non-verbal
are essential to effectively deliver psychosocial care
Nonverbal communication
serves as cues of good or negative news as much as the actual words were spoken
Verbal communication
transmit information, provide support, negotiate treatment decisions
Sexuality
cancer is considered to be desexualizing as there appears to be a conception that cancer patients do not have sex
Spirituality
subjective; helped patients to decrease their anxiety
Optimism
bolstering optimism by reducing negative thoughts is an interventional strategy for patients under preoperative surgery
Hope
reflection, reevaluation finding meaning and development of new goals
Surgical procedures are commonly grouped according to
purpose, degree of urgency, and degree of risk
Diagnostic
removal and study of tissue to make a diagnosis; e.g
Exploratory
an exploration of a body cavity or use of scopes inserted through small incisions; recommended if other testing did not resolve an issue; e.g
Curative
removal or replacement of defective tissue in order to restore function; reduces the risk of any cancer cells being left behind; e.g
Palliative
relief of symptoms or enhancement of function without a cure; lessen suffering to improve quality of life
Cosmetic
reshapes normal body structures or improves appearance or chances a physical feature
Preventive or Prophylactic
removes tissue that does not yet contain cancer cells but has a high probability of becoming cancerous in the future
Reconstructive
repairs or reconstructs physical deformities and abnormalities caused by traumatic injuries, birth defects, developmental abnormalities, or disease
Emergent
surgery required immediate attention; without delay
Urgent
surgery requires prompt attention; within 24-30 hours
Required
pt
needs surgery to retain the quality of life
within a few weeks or months
Elective
does not need to be performed immediately; failure to have is not catastrophic
Major surgery
high degree of risk; opening one of the major body cavities; use of general anesthesia
Minor surgery
Low degree of risk; major body cavities are not opened; use of local, regional, or general anesthesia
-ectomy
excision or removal of
-lysis
destruction of
orrhapy
repair or suture of
-oscopy
looking into
ostomy
creation of opening into
-otomy
cutting into or incision of
plasty
repair or reconstruction of
Congenital Anomalies
abnormalities of body structure or function present at birth
VACTERL
a disorder that affects many body systems
Vertebral Defects
defects in the bones of the spine
Anal Atresia
narrowing or blockage of the anus
Cardiac Defects
40 to 80% of individuals with VACTERL
Tracheoesophageal fistula
Abnormal connection (fistula) between the esophagus and the trachea
Renal Anomalies
missing, abnormally developed, or misshapen kidneys
Limb abnormalities
poorly developed or missing limbs
Trauma
focuses on the treatment and care of injuries, often life-threatening that are caused by impact forces
Obstruction
impairment on the flow of vital fluids
Perforation
rupture of an organ
Erosion
wearing off of a surface or membrane
Tumors
abnormal growths
Common complications
shock hemorrhage, wound infection, urinary retention