bio med Flashcards

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primary care physician

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-first contact for patients with basic health concern.
performs routine check ups

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Medical student

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someone in school to become a medical doctor.

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medical assistant

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an unlicensed caregiver who works in a doctors office and assists in a variety of duties.

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nurse

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an individual who is licensed and is skilled in promoting and maintaining health

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non physician practitioner

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someone who practices under a medical doctor, such as a nurse practitioner or physician’s assistance.

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medical technicians

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uses equipment to do a very specific job such as drawing blood or analyzing samples

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pediatrician

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specialist physician who provides medical care to infants,children, and adolescents

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other specialists

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genetic counselors, cardiologists, psychiatrists

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patient liaison

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an in between for patients and there families and doctors/hospitals, help work out conflicts and address concerns

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Medical History

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Record of past and present health and family history

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Chief Complaint

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Patient description of what they feel

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Physical signs

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observable signs of illness

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symptoms

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evidence of sickness

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pulse

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beats per minute

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Respiratory rate

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breaths per minute

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blood pressure

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force of blood moving through vessels

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hight

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how tall you are

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weight

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amount a person weighs

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body mass index

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body fat ratio (eight to height ratio)

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lunge sound clarity

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sound and clarity of breath

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oxygen saturation

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amount of oxygen in the blood

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body temp

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degree of body heat

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sphygmomanometer

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blood pressure

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stethoscope

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lunge, breath sound and heart beat

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tape measure
hight
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thermometer
body temp
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pulse oximeter
blood oxygen
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scale
body weight
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calculator
body max index
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temp of a feaver
100 and up
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what 2 locations and which arteries can a medical professional use to determin a patients heart rate?
wrist (radial) neck (carotid)
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during inhalation, the diagram ---- and moves ---
contracts , down
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which organs are most immediately affected by low SpO2
brain and heart
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what does the blood pressure measure
force applied to walls of arteries as heart pumps blood
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which artery is used to measure blood pressure in the arm
brachial artery
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tool used during eye exam
ophthalmoscape
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3 reagons or ear
External, Middle, inner
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tool used to examin ear
otoscope
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what's lymph and what does it do
clear fluid that contains a high consentration of white blood cells
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cyanosis
bluish color to lips and fingers
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3 layers of skin
Epidermis, Dermis, Hypodermis
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clear
clear whoosh of air with each inhale and exhale
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wheezing
A high pitched whisteling sound caused by narrowed airways; can sometimes be heard without a stethoscope
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crackles
short and intermittent clicking, rattling, or popping sounds heard during inhalation when air is forced through an airway narrowed by fluid.
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strider
harsh, shrill sound, similar to wheezing, usually heard closest to the back of the neck, as it is caused by a partially obstructed windpipe
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rhonchi
snore like sound heard when airways are partially obstructed
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red blood cells
hemoglobin(protein) carries oxygen; has no nucleus
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white blood cells
has a nucleus; fights infection
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platelets
helps clot blood
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hemoglobin
liquid portion of the blood
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what do phlebotomists do
draw blood from patients
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what is the result of a patient having sickle shaped cells
can block major blood vessels that brings oxygen to brain (can cause brain damege)
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whats the name of the protein that cerries oxygen in the red blood cells
hemoglobin
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what does a hematologist do
analyze blood
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what does LDL stand for? is it good or bad ?
Low density lipoprotein bad cholesterol
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what does HDL stand for and is it good or bad?
High density lipoprotein good
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are statured fats solid or liquid at room temp
statured-solid unstatured-liquid
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macromolecules
a large molecules or macromolecule, produced by living organisms
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what's the purpose of cellular respiration
Make ATP
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what is ATP
cell energy
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Location of cellrespiration
Mitochondria
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list 4 macromolecules
carbohydrates lipids protein nucleic acid
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what is the building blocks of proteins
amino acids
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2 examples of nucleic acids
DNA, RNA
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define insolin
hormon secreted by pancreas, metabolizes carbs and regulates body glucose levels
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what does it mean if someone is hyperglycemic
they have high blood sugar
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stable internal physiological conditions are known as...
homeostasis
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what is glucose
hormone that raises blood glucose
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what is the targeted organ of glucagon
liver
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any cell that's not a sex cell
somatic cell
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during what phase of mitosis are the chromosomes visible
metephase
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which type of cell growth is harmless and wont spread
benign
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which type of cell growth is cancerous and can invade other tissues
malignant
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metastasis
spread of cancerous cells to other tissues or body parts
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transcription
the purpous is to produce a strand of RNA using DNA
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translocation
the purpose is to use mRNA to create a strand of amino acids
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what's codon
a sequence of 3mRNA basas that code for 1 amino acid
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DNA=G, A, T, C turns into what mRNA
mRN=C, U, A, G
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3 different gene mutations
insertion- extra gene deletion- deleted gene substitution- replaced gene
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alleles
alternate forms of a gene
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dominant
the for mof the trait that is seen when only one gene is inherited
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recessive
the form of the trait that can only be seen when 2 genes are inherited
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carrier
a person who has recessive alleles for a trait, but does not display the trait
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phenotype
the physical/ physiological expression of the trait
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homeozygous
a persons who's alleles for the trait are the SAME
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heterozygous
a persons alleles for the trait are DIFFERENT
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genotype
a genetic combination inherited for a trait
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hypercolesterolemia
autosomal genetic condition that causes bad LDL cholesterol levels to be high
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list the 4 steps of the chromosomal spread activity
drop cell water bath air dry stain
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how many chromosomes do most humans have
23 pairs
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