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| any member of the diverse group of drugs used to relieve pain |
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| The collapse of a part of or the whole lung |
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| transitory flare of pain of moderate to severe intensity occurring on a background of otherwise controlled pain |
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| A state in which patients are awake and can breathe and swallow on their own but are less aware of what is taking place |
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| Separation of wound edges |
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| A space between the spinal dura mater and the bone of the vertebral canal |
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| removing of some or all of the vital organs, usually from the abdomen |
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| a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs |
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| heavy release of blood within or from the body |
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| shock caused by severe blood or fluid loss |
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| consent by a patient to undergo a medical or surgical treatment or to participate in an experiment after the patient understands the risks involved |
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| period during a surgical operation |
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| Prohibited from eating or drinking; Nothing by mouth: nothing may be eaten or drunk |
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| is a type of surgery that does not treat the underlying disease but is done to control symptoms of cancer, such as pain |
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| term used to describe when the passage of bowel contents is blocked because part (or all) of the bowel stops ; not to due a mechanical blockage or obstruction |
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| period following a surgical operation |
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| Blood clot that travels through the veins and through the heart, eventually occluding one or more pulmonary arteries |
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| medications used to block pain in a certain region of the body without altering consciousness |
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