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Discussion Forum Module 7

Lumbar surgical would exploration and debridement and packing.

Anesthesia: General.

Details of the Procedure:

Under suitable administered general anesthesia, the patient was placed in the prone position with all pressure points suitable padded. The patients draining wound was reopened and the dissection went up to the fascia, and the skeletal muscle. A thorough exploration was performed to see if there was any sinus draining, either deep or laterally, and none was found. There was scar tissue with infected-looking subcutaneous tissue which was excised using the scalpel. As there was no evidence that the infection went deep to the muscle, the muscle was not removed. The scalpel was used to remove approximately 2-3 mm of tissue circumstantially, but not deep to the muscle. After thorough irrigation, the wound was packed with iodoform gauze. He was then transferred to the recovery room in stable condition.

Identify as many medical terms and abbreviations from the passage above. Briefly explain in your own words what you think may be wrong with the patient.

Answer 1

debridement- the removal of damaged tissue or foreign objects from a wound

prone position- is a body position in which the person lies flat with the chest down and the back up

Pressure points- A pressure point derives form the meridian points in traditional chinese medicine.

Escision - means to cut out surgical excision can be uses treat melanom and non melanoma skin cancer

Scar tissue- Fibrous tissue that forms when mormal tissue is destroyed by disease injury or surgery

scalpel - is a knife with a small sharp sometimes detachable blades used by surgen

Circum stantially- derived from circumsances

Wound irrigation- is the act of flushing wound with a gentle stream of liquid in order to remove deade or necrotic tissue and other debris while keeping the wound hydrated.

Idoform gauze - is a saturated gauze fabric that uses the antimicrobial and healing propertiesof idoform.