Fast Track Surgery: Trauma, Orthopaedics and the ... - PasTest

IntroductionFrequencyFunctio laesaHaemangionaHaematemesisHaematomaHaematuriaHaemoptysisHaemothoraxHesitancyIcterusIncisional biopsyIndurationIntussusceptionLaparoscopyLaparotomyLumenMelaenaNocturiaAbnormally increased urinationOne of the classic signs ofinflammation; signifies loss offunctionBenign tumour of blood vesselsVomiting of bloodBlood clot within tissues which formsa solid mass. May resolve or becomesuper-infectedBlood in the urineCoughing-up of bloodBlood within the pleural spaceDifficulty in initiating urinationJaundiceBiopsy in which only a core of thetumour is removedAbnormal hardening of a tissue ororganTelescoping of one part of the bowelinto adjacent bowelVisualisation of peritoneal cavity witha laparoscope (makes use of fibreoptics)Opening the abdominal cavity via asurgical incisionCavity within a tubular organ(adj. luminal)Black, tarry stool representingdigested blood, most commonlyoccurring due to an upper GI bleed(must be more than 100 ml)Abnormal urination at night usuallyinterrupting sleep16