A-delta fibers Ans✓✓✓ quick, sharp pain
Allodynia Ans✓✓✓ person experiences significant pain to a non-
painful stimuli
anions Ans✓✓✓ negatively charged ions
atelectasis Ans✓✓✓ collapse of lung tissue
Autologous donation Ans✓✓✓ Donation of a patients own blood for
use at a later time
Buffers Ans✓✓✓ substances that when dissolved in fluid can react as
either an acid or a base depending
BUN normal range Ans✓✓✓ 6-24 mg/dl
C fibers Ans✓✓✓ slow pain impulses
Cations Ans✓✓✓ positively charged ions
, cosmetic surgery Ans✓✓✓ performed to reshape normal body
structures to improve patients self image
curative surgery Ans✓✓✓ Performed to resolve a health problem by
repairing or removing the cause
Dehiscene Ans✓✓✓ The separation of wound layers
diagnostic surgery Ans✓✓✓ performed to determine origin and cause
of a disorder by taking a tissue sample with the intention of diagnosing
a condition
diffusion Ans✓✓✓ movement of particles across a permeable
membrane from an area of higher particle concentration to an area of
lower particle concentration
discharge from PACU requires Ans✓✓✓ stable VS
pt airway
control of bleeding/drainage
normal thermal state
absence/control of complications
I&O
ability to request assistance