presurgical
Prior to surgery
Presurgical describes the period or preparations before a surgical procedure: presurgical testing, presurgical evaluation, presurgical anxiety.
The term appears in medical contexts to distinguish assessments, treatments, or conditions that precede an operation from those that follow it (postsurgical).
Deliberate food avoidance
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- instructionsGuidance on how to proceed
- showerWater spray for bathing
- autologousFrom the same organism
shaving · NPO · hydration · diet · preadmission · teaching · education · planning
Meeting seeking expert guidance
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- screeningEvaluative selection process
examination · tests · imaging · bloodwork · clearance · history · physical · referral
Induced loss of feeling
Persistent apprehensive distress
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- fearEmotional response to threat
- worryTroubled mental state
dread · stress · unease · trepidation · anticipation · uncertainty · hope · restlessness
Assigning times to events
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
forms · checklist · coordination · transportation · childcare · arrangement · preregistration
fasting
Deliberate food avoidance
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- instructionsGuidance on how to proceed
- showerWater spray for bathing
autologous · shaving · NPO · hydration · diet · preadmission · teaching · education · planning · optimization
consultation
Meeting seeking expert guidance
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
screening · examination · tests · imaging · bloodwork · clearance · history · physical · referral · specialist
anesthesia
Induced loss of feeling
marking · crossmatch · gurney
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- fearEmotional response to threat
worry · dread · stress · unease · trepidation · anticipation · uncertainty · hope · restlessness · vulnerability
scheduling
Assigning times to events
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- authorizationFormal permission granted
paperwork · forms · checklist · coordination · transportation · childcare · arrangement · preregistration
presurgicalpostsurgical
Following a medical operation
postoperative · post-op · postprocedural · post-surgical · convalescent
surgery, surgeon, surgical, surgeons, surgeries, surgically, nonsurgical, postsurgical, postsurgery