Mod 1 Week 4 Flashcards
What are mumps?
A disease/virus you can get from airborne, respitory drops
What are symptoms of chickenpox?
High fever, Fatigue, Loss of appetite, Headache, Itchy rash that becomes blistered, then scabs over
What are symptoms of pertussis?
Stage one: runny nose, low-grade fever, mild cough
Stage two: bursts of rapid, uncontrollable coughs w/ characteristic “Whoops” at the end of the cough; cyanosis; exhaustion
Stage three: Recovery and less persistent
What causes rheumatic fever?
Untreated strep throat
What is normal fora?
A single cell microorganism normally found on the skin and w/ in the human body
What is the virus that causes mononucleosis?
Epstein-Barr virus, or EBV
What part of the optical microscope concentrates the light?
Stage and Substage
Where are the focus controls located on an optical microscope?
On the arm
What is the iris of an optical microscope?
A diaphragms that opens and closes like the shutter of a camera to increase/decrease the amount of light illuminating the specimen
Which hand are you supposed to use for capillary puntcture?
Nondominant hand on middle or ring finger
Medicaid is what type of program
Health-Benefit program
Medicare Part A covers what?
Hospital benefit
What is a term to remove metabolic waste from the body?
Excretion
Where is the left kidney located?
On the left side of the spine and a little higher than the right
What is the specialty that deals w/ the kidneys?
Nephrologist, Nephrology, Renal Medicine
