Chapter 15 ST Post anesthesia Recovery

Patient history includes all the following except?

What type of postop complication is the patients bowl sounds?

When a patient leaves again medical advice it is called what?

What is the most frequent life-threatening postoperative complication?

A patient who has several prescriptions from different providers is known for having?

When someone has MH what drug are they given?

Blood test that measures level of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and pH.

Standardized method of measuring a patient's response to external stimuli.

Patients are allowed to be discharged from PACU after they do what?

What can be controlled by analgesics?

After surgery patients are transported where?

The color of the skin may determine if the patient is what?

Verbal/written report from one RN to another that provides updated info about a patient.

Lack of oxygen in the tissue.

Dehydration is related to what postop complication?