QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ embolism. Answer: Obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot of blood or
foreign substance
◉ Venous. Answer: pertaining to a vein or the veins
◉ Ambulation. Answer: walking
◉ preoperatively. Answer: before surgery
◉ intraoperatively. Answer: occurring, carried out, or encountered in the
course of surgery
◉ postoperatively. Answer: after surgery
◉ When do patients wear elastic stockings?. Answer: preoperatively,
intraoperatively, and postoperatively