Early Ambulation and Rehabilitation — Flashcards

Pressure _____ by use of pressure-reducing devices and surfaces such as air-fluidized beds and proper patient positioning, can be used to prevent bedsores

The purpose of incentive spirometry in a post-operative patient is to prevent _____.

_____score is used to assess the risk of operative mortality in a patient undergoing thoracic surgery.

Antibiotics should be given within _____ mins before the incision to prevent surgical site infections

The Romo Vac drain, depicted in the image, is a _____ type of drain

The purpose of incentive spirometry in a post-operative patient is to prevent _____.

A foley's tube with a _____ coloured ring has size 24FR/CH

A foley's tube with a _____ coloured ring has size 16FR/CH

Tracheostomy is performed in an intubated patient after _____ weeks

Which hormone levels usually decrease in the ebb phase of surgical stress?_____