MEDSURG (PART 2)

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Erosion

________: wearing off of a surface or membrane.

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Outpatient procedures

________: do not require an overnight hospital stay.

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Dehydration

________ and hypovolemia predispose a client to problems during surgery.

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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.

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Diagnostic

________: removal and study of tissue to make a diagnosis; e.g.

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Curative

________: removal or replacement of defective tissue in order to restore function; reduces the risk of any cancer cells being left behind; e.g.

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Voluntary Consent

________: must be freely given, without coercion.

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Elective

________: does not need to be performed immediately; failure to have is not catastrophic.

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Incompetent patient

________: individual who is not autonomous and can not give consent.

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Ancient Civilization

________: surgery in the form of trepanation or trephining.

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Preventive

________ or Prophylactic: removes tissue that does not yet contain cancer cells but has a high probability of becoming cancerous in the future.

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preoperative phase

The ________: begins when the client decides to have surgery and ends when the client is transferred to the operating room bed.

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Trauma

________: focuses on the treatment and care of injuries, often life- threatening that are caused by impact forces.

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Hope

________ is not only based on a cure or being disease free but on attaining the best quality of life they have.

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Sexuality

________: cancer is considered to be desexualizing as there appears to be a conception that cancer patients do not have sex.

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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.

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Palliative

________: relief of symptoms or enhancement of function without a cure; lessen suffering to improve quality of life.

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Patients

________ are sedated using opium or drunk with alcohol.

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Renal Anomalies

________: missing, abnormally developed, or misshapen kidneys.

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Congenital Anomalies

________: abnormalities of body structure or function present at birth.

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VACTERL

________: a disorder that affects many body systems.

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Reconstructive

________: repairs or ________ physical deformities and abnormalities caused by traumatic injuries, birth defects, developmental abnormalities, or disease.

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Cardiac Defects

________: 40 to 80 % of individuals with VACTERL.

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Information

________ must be written and delivered in a language understandable by the patient.

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Spirituality

________: subjective; helped patients to decrease their anxiety.

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18th century

________: operative procedures such as amputations, excisions of tumors, and removal of stones helped the establishment of surgery in the medical curriculum.

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Perforation

________: rupture of an organ.

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Obstruction

________: impairment on the flow of vital fluids.

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Emergent

________: surgery required immediate attention; without delay.

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Cosmetic

________: reshapes normal body structures or improves appearance or chances a physical feature.

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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.

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Surgical procedures

________ are commonly grouped according to: purpose, degree of urgency, and degree of risk.

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Surgery

________ is least risky when the clients general health is good.

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Otomy

________: cutting into or incision of.

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Plasty

________: repair or reconstruction of.

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Lysis

________: destruction of.

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Anal Atresia

________: narrowing or blockage of the anus.

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Urgent

________: surgery requires prompt attention; within 24- 30 hours.

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Preoperative record

________: a completed chart that accompanies the client to the operating room.

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Limb abnormalities

________: poorly developed or missing limbs.

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Optimism

________: bolstering ________ by reducing negative thoughts is an interventional strategy for patients under preoperative surgery.

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Preoperative assessment

________: entails gathering date for a database that will be used for postoperative assessment and clinical evaluation of the patient.

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Verbal communication

________: transmit information, provide support, negotiate treatment decisions.

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Tracheoesophageal fistula

________: Abnormal connection (fistula) between the esophagus and the trachea.

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Nonverbal communication

________: serves as cues of good or negative news as much as the actual words were spoken.

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Hope

________: reflection, reevaluation finding meaning and development of new goals.

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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.

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information

________ Consent: implies that the client has received the ________ and is involved in health- related decision- making; protection against unsanctioned surgery.

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surgery

Minor ________: Low degree of risk; major body cavities are not opened; use of local, regional, or general anesthesia.

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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

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Ancient Civilization

surgery in the form of trepanation or trephining

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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

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Middle ages

surgery was not taught in most universities

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18th century

operative procedures such as amputations, excisions of tumors, and removal of stones helped the establishment of surgery in the medical curriculum

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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

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Written information

important to help the patient remember a lot of information due to information overload at initial diagnosis

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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

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Good communication skills both verbal and non-verbal

are essential to effectively deliver psychosocial care

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Nonverbal communication

serves as cues of good or negative news as much as the actual words were spoken

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Verbal communication

transmit information, provide support, negotiate treatment decisions

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Sexuality

cancer is considered to be desexualizing as there appears to be a conception that cancer patients do not have sex

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Spirituality

subjective; helped patients to decrease their anxiety

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Optimism

bolstering optimism by reducing negative thoughts is an interventional strategy for patients under preoperative surgery

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Hope

reflection, reevaluation finding meaning and development of new goals

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Surgical procedures are commonly grouped according to

purpose, degree of urgency, and degree of risk

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Diagnostic

removal and study of tissue to make a diagnosis; e.g

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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

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Curative

removal or replacement of defective tissue in order to restore function; reduces the risk of any cancer cells being left behind; e.g

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Palliative

relief of symptoms or enhancement of function without a cure; lessen suffering to improve quality of life

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Cosmetic

reshapes normal body structures or improves appearance or chances a physical feature

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Preventive or Prophylactic

removes tissue that does not yet contain cancer cells but has a high probability of becoming cancerous in the future

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Reconstructive

repairs or reconstructs physical deformities and abnormalities caused by traumatic injuries, birth defects, developmental abnormalities, or disease

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Emergent

surgery required immediate attention; without delay

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Urgent

surgery requires prompt attention; within 24-30 hours

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Required

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needs surgery to retain the quality of life

within a few weeks or months

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Elective

does not need to be performed immediately; failure to have is not catastrophic

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Major surgery

high degree of risk; opening one of the major body cavities; use of general anesthesia

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Minor surgery

Low degree of risk; major body cavities are not opened; use of local, regional, or general anesthesia

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-ectomy

excision or removal of

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-lysis

destruction of

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orrhapy

repair or suture of

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-oscopy

looking into

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ostomy

creation of opening into

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-otomy

cutting into or incision of

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plasty

repair or reconstruction of

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Congenital Anomalies

abnormalities of body structure or function present at birth

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VACTERL

a disorder that affects many body systems

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Vertebral Defects

defects in the bones of the spine

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Anal Atresia

narrowing or blockage of the anus

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Cardiac Defects

40 to 80% of individuals with VACTERL

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Tracheoesophageal fistula

Abnormal connection (fistula) between the esophagus and the trachea

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Renal Anomalies

missing, abnormally developed, or misshapen kidneys

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Limb abnormalities

poorly developed or missing limbs

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Trauma

focuses on the treatment and care of injuries, often life-threatening that are caused by impact forces

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Obstruction

impairment on the flow of vital fluids

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Perforation

rupture of an organ

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Erosion

wearing off of a surface or membrane

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Tumors

abnormal growths

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Common complications

shock hemorrhage, wound infection, urinary retention

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