post-operative
wound healing
complications and then some
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
100
This time period starts with the arrival in the hospital room or post surgical unit.
What is the "later postoperative period.
100
This wound healing mode occurs within 8-10 days of the incision and usually heals with minimal scarring.
Primary intention
100
This is an example of? 
Evisceration
200
Doing this early in the postoperative time period helps to promote overall healing.
AMBULATION
200
List 2 examples of secondary intention wounds.
ulcer
infected wound
200
This condition occurs when the intestines are paralyzed and there is no peristalsis.
paralytic ileum
200
To correctly document that the patient has absent bowel sounds, you should technically listed to each quadrant for how long?
5 minutes in each quadrant.
300
It may take how many hours to regain minimal GI function?
24 to 48
300
This mode of wound is surgically closed once the infection is gone.
tertiary intention wound
300
This condition is due to fluid intake and causes a distended stomach.
acute gastric dilation
400
How long does the inflammation stage of wound healing last?
1-4 days
400
This mode of wound healing shows wounds that are slow healing with the skin not well approximated.
secondary intention
400
This is common postoperatively, until the intestines have regained function and if opioids are used for pain management.
Constipation
500
The proliferative phase of wound healing lasts from day 5 thru day 20 and is when ______________ is produced and _____________ tissue forms.
collagen
granulation
500
This complication is most likely to occur within the first 10 days after surgery and involves a superficial separation of wound edges.
Dehiscence
500
A weight gain during the immediate post op time frame usually signifies what?
fluid excess (fluid retention)