Healthcare Research Project - Medical Terminology Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. a common complication following anesthesia and surgery
  2. 4. partial or complete loss of sensation
  3. 8. the insertion of a tube into the trachea to maintain an open airway
  4. 9. a substance that tend to calm, moderate, or tranquilize nervousness or excitement
  5. 10. the phase during which anesthesia is sustained throughout the surgical procedure
  6. 13. within or by means of a vein
  7. 14. absence of normal sense of pain
  8. 15. a phase where the patient transitions from an anesthetized state back to consciousness post-procedure
Down
  1. 1. a drug that produces insensibility or stupor
  2. 3. block an injection of an anesthetic close to a nerve or group of nerves to block sensation in a specific area of the body
  3. 5. when a drug is given to calm a patient during an excited, uncomfortable, or an anxious period of time
  4. 6. the initial phase of anesthesia where the patient transitions from an awake to an anesthetized state
  5. 7. a substance that contaminates
  6. 11. one who administers an anesthetic
  7. 12. a commonly used intravenous anesthetic agent for induction and maintenance of general anesthesia