The original instrument developed in the 1920s that used heat on wounds to accelerate blood clotting was the precursor of which piece of standard OR equipment?

Which of the following best defines a complication?

a. A disease, illness, or ill health that is separate from the presenting problem but that occurs at the same time as the presenting problem b. A pathological development that is not an inherent part of the presenting problem but that occurs in a patient during the management of the patient's presenting problem c. The actual death of the patient, or increased potential for death due to the patient's presenting problem, a drastic worsening of the presenting problem, or associated disease process d. A state of disease, illness, or ill health

Which type of chemical reaction produces heat?

A) Endothermic B) Electrical energy C) Exothermic D) All reactions produce heat.