Perioperative care [edit]. Peri-op care is the care that is given before, during and after surgery. It takes place in hospitals, in surgical centers attached to hospitals, in freestanding surgical centers or health care providers' offices. This period is used to prepare the patient both physically and psychologically for the surgical procedure and after surgery.
In clinical terms, often used to describe the portions of the appendicular skeleton (that is, upper extremity, lower extremity). See also: limb, end, pole. extremity. 1. the distal or terminal portion of elongated or pointed structures. 2. limb.
Commonly Used Medical Acronyms and Terminology. 1. 0/5 Absent Strength- no observable movement. 1/5 Trace Strength- able to activate the muscle group, movement may or may not occur. 2/5 Poor Strength- able to move with gravity eliminated or some movement against gravity.