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What is the purpose of debridement in wound care?

  • To listen to sounds produced by the body
  • To visualize the larynx
  • To remove devitalized tissue from a wound (correct)
  • To stop vomiting

What is the medical term for a heart rate that is abnormally slow?

  • Bradycardia (correct)
  • Phlebitis
  • Dystocia
  • Tachycardia

What is the purpose of lavage?

  • To flush or rinse out (correct)
  • To remove devitalized tissue from a wound
  • To listen to sounds produced by the body
  • To visualize the larynx

What is the medical term for inflammation of the blood vessels?

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What is the purpose of an antiemetic?

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Study Notes

Sterile Lubricating Jelly

  • Used to protect the wound and catch fur during shaving during initial wound care

Medical Terminology

  • Auscultation: listening to sounds produced by the body
  • Bradycardia: heart rate that is abnormally slow
  • Analgesic: medication used to control pain
  • Debridement: physical removal of devitalized tissue from a wound
  • Hemostasis: to cause bleeding to stop
  • Laryngoscope: equipment used to visualize the larynx
  • Necropsy: examination of deceased patient to determine cause of death
  • Biopsy: removal and examination of tissue
  • Dystocia: difficulty giving birth
  • Phlebitis: inflammation of blood vessels
  • Antiemetic: medication to stop vomiting
  • Pyometra: infected uterus
  • Lavage: to flush or rinse out

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