Inflammation/Infection
The 4 signs and symptoms of inflammation
What is redness, pain, swelling, and increased warmth
What is perfusion
Pain that lasts less than 3 months or resolves once injury heals
What is acute pain
BBL, Botox injections, fillers, and brow lifts are all examples of this purpose of surgery
What is aesthetic surgery
A visual acuity chart used for patients with literacy issues
What is the E chart
The 5 signs and symptoms of infection
What is redness, pain, swelling, increased warmth, and pus drainage
The body's effort to bring imbalances in the body back to balance
What is compensation
What is chronic pain
Uses endoscopes, laparoscopes, or thoracoscopes
What is minimally invasive surgery
What is another name for pinkeye
What is conjunctivitis
When there is a dysregulated immune response from the host to an infection.
What is sepsis
When the body fails to provide adequate oxygen to all the tissue and cells
What is hypoperfusion
Feelings of continuous distress, often associated with chronic pain
What is suffering
A rare, hereditary muscle disease that is triggered during anesthesia and is life-threatening to the patient. Can be treated with iced IV and dantrolene sodium IV.
What is malignant hyperthermia
Commonly known as stye (name either)
What is hordelum or what is chalazion
Immunity developed through vaccination or contracting and surviving an infection.
What is acquired immunity
The 4 stages of shock
What are initial stage, compensatory stage, decompensation stage, and irreversible stage
Needing more of a medication due to the brain adjusting to the effects of the medication
What is tolerance
NPO as ordered, CBC, CMP, type & crossmatch, ID band, signed informed consent, pre-op medications given, IV started, history & physical in chart are all a part of this document
What is pre-op checklist
A visual disorder in which the patient sees blind spots
What is macular degeneration
The body develops this in response to exposure to a specific part of a pathogen (name both).
What are antibodies and antigens
Flushed skin, warmth, hives, wheezing, altered mental status, tachycardia, tachypnea, low blood pressure, swelling of the face/neck/tongue are all possible signs
What is anaphylactic shock
Individuals with behaviors that mimics drug-seeking behavior, motivated by inadequate pain control, who do not typically experience tolerance or withdrawal symptoms with the medication is discontinued
What is pseudoaddiction
Must be given freely, voluntarily, while sober, and can be withdrawn any time prior to surgery.
What is informed consent
A disorder in which there is new bony growth on the stapes of the ears, causing conductive hearing loss
What is otosclerosis