Having Surgery

But perhaps you re undergoing elective surgery. Or maybe your doctor has given you a choice. That happened to me when I broke my arm in a foreign country (where I didn t speak the language). My doctor told me I could have my elbow operated on right away or I could fly home and have the operation here. Either way, she said that I had to have the operation within a week. 

In a situation like that, how do you decide These are the rules  

For a description of the signs and the parts of the bodies associated with them, see Chapter 1. 

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The cephalosporins also may be used perioperatively, that is, during the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative periods, to prevent infection in patients having surgery on a contaminated or potentially contaminated area, such as the gastrointestinal tract or vagina In some instances, a specific drug may be recommended for postoperative prophylactic use only. 

Ron was really upset about my decision. He and other family members have tried to talk me into having surgery. They were going to drag me in to have something done. But they finally realized they were dealing with somebody whose mind was made up. This is the way I have to go. I think they ve finally accepted that. 

Another way of phrasing that, is, lf you are going to have surgery and you want to have such or such a percentage of surviving, it may be that you have a tradeoff if you don t do the surgery. How do you give the patient a picture of what the tradeoffs are "... 

Only two short-term prospective studies on the effect of soy on the breast have been performed to date. The first reported the effects of two weeks of soy supplementation on the breast of women who were due to have surgery for either benign or malignant breast disease (Hargreaves, 1999). Soy had no adverse effects on any histological index of proliferation. However, a rise of pS2 protein and lowering of apolipoprotein D was observed in the nipple aspirate of women taking soy compared with controls. (A similar effect has... 

In regular users of fentanyl, dry mouth is common. It is suggested that patients chew sugarless gum, suck on hard candy, and most importantly, drink plenty of water. Dehydration can occur if fentanyl users fail to consume more water than they normally do. A regular user of fentanyl must make sure to tell their doctor if they are having surgery. The added fentanyl in their system from the anesthesia can cause death. 

Everybody is different in one way or another and that is the way it should be. A few months ago, I saw an old Twilight Zone episodethat was supposed to take place in the future. In it, everyone looked the same. If you happened to look different, you were forced to have surgery. It madeyou look like the others. That was their definition of beauty. It was really interesting. I do not think that it was too impossible either. It s not a far-fetched idea for our culture at all. 

The results of the tests often form the basis of important decisions. For example, a woman with a family history of breast cancer may take the genetic test to dedde whether to have surgery to remove a breast or ovaries to try to prevent cancer in the future. An inaccurate test may lead to risky, unnecessary treatments. 

The nurse should diseuss pain eontrol proeedures with all elients having surgery. 

Determining if the client had anything to eat preoperatively should have been done prior to the client having surgery. It is not pertinent information at this time. 

Oncophage is a vaccine made from individual patients tumour. Patients have surgery to remove part or all of the cancerous tissue, which is used to isolate heat shock protein gp96 and its associated peptides. The complexes are extracted and purified from each sample, then sterilely filtered and placed into vials. 

Before she could have surgery, Ms Martinez needed to have bone and abdominal scans to rule out metastases to her bones or liver. When she arrived at the hospital for surgery however, some of this important laboratory information was missing. The staff called and hours later finally tracked down the results of her scans, but for a while it looked as though she would have to reschedule the surgery. 

Don t be afraid to ask about safety. If you re having surgery, for example, ask the doctor to mark the area that is to be operated on, so that there s no confusion in the operating room. 

The nurse is providing preoperative teaching to a patient who is scheduled to have surgery to remove diseased parathyroid gland(s). Which of the following preoperative instructions would be incorrect ... 

Having Surgery What Ifou Should Know Before You... 

Heaith care facilities with a capacity of 50 or more resident patients, but not having surgery or emergency treatment facilities... 

Hospitals and other health care facilities having surgery or emeigency treatment facilities... 

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