AAMI Principles of Embalming III PHT 414 Exam Questions With Verified Solutions

AAMI Principles of Embalming III PHT 414 Exam Questions With Verified Solutions anasarca - ANSWER severe generalized edema in subcutaneous tissue. ascites - ANSWER accumulation of serous fluids in the peritoneal (abdominal) cavity concurrent - ANSWER drainage technique in which drainage occurs continuously during arterial injection dehydration - ANSWER loss of moisture from body tissue, which may occur antemortem or postmortem desiccation - ANSWER extreme dehydration edema - ANSWER abnormal accumulation of fluids in tissues and/or body cavities edematous - ANSWER affected with edema humectant - ANSWER chemical that increases the capability of embalmed tissue to retain moisture. hydrocele - ANSWER abnormal accumulation of fluids in the scrotal sac hydrocephalus - ANSWER abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain. hydrothorax - ANSWER abnormal accumulation of fluid in the thoracic cavity. hydrothorax - ANSWER a type of pleural effusion in which serous fluid accumulates in the pleural cavity hypertonic - ANSWER arterial solution having a greater concentration of dissolved solute than the body tissues. hypotonic - ANSWER arterial solution having a lesser concentration of dissolved solute than the body tissues intermittent - ANSWER method of [restricted] drainage in which the drainage is stopped at intervals while the injection continues osmosis - ANSWER passage of solvent from a solution of lesser solute concentration to one of greater solute concentration when the two solutions are separated by a semipermeable membrane pitting edema - ANSWER condition in which interstitial spaces contain such excessive amounts of fluid that the skin remains depressed after palpation pleural effusion - ANSWER abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural (lung) cavity pulmonary edema - ANSWER a potentially life-threatening accumulation of fluid in the lungs solid edema - ANSWER moisture retained by the cell cellular edema - ANSWER another term for solid edema intercellular edema - ANSWER another term for pitting edema dropsy - ANSWER another term for anasarca pyothorax - ANSWER pleural effusion where the fluid is pus If senile purpura is seen over the hands and arms of the deceased, which of the following statements would be true about your arterial solution: - ANSWER increase the strength of the arterial solution A common pathological change that occurs as a result of diabetes mellitus: - ANSWER poor peripheral circulation Preinjection fluid is a chemical with very little or no preservative - ANSWER Tru