Chapter 1 Flashcards
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Signs vs. Symptoms
Sign - Refers to something that the AT see or feels, such as temperature, respiration, heart beat, and Blood pressure
Symptom (Sx) - Refers to something the athlete feels, such as pain, headache, or dizziness.
Adventitious
Coming from and external source; occuring spontaneously.
Afebrile
Without a fever; also apyretic
Biopsy
Removal and examination of tissue
Comorbid
Two or more possibly unrelated medical conditions existing at the same time.
Constitutional
Relating to the body as a whole
Erythema
Redness of the skin brought about by capillary dilation
Febrile
Having a fever
Malaise
A general feeling of discomfort or uneasiness; often the first symptom of an illness or infection.
Morbidity
Consequences of a given illness
Mortality
Death from a particular illness or disease
Pallative or Supportive
Reducing the severity of an illness or treatment of disease without curing it.
Prodromal
Preillness symptoms
Purulent
Pus Filled
Sequela , sequelae
A condition occurring as a consequence of a given illness or disease.
Suppurative
Pus forming
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
How long does the HIV and Hep B Virus last on surfaces
HIV - 30secs
Hep B - 10 Min
HIPAA
is the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The primary goal of the law is to make it easier for people to keep health insurance, protect the confidentiality and security of healthcare information
FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Protects the privacy of student education records and applies to any school recieving funds from the US dept of Ed.
ICD #’s
International Classification of Diseases
Catagorically organizes disease and illness so they can be billed and documented for mortality rates of different illnesses.
CPT #’s
Current Procedural Terminology
Unlike the ICD, CPT provides a set of billing codes, descriptions, and guidelines associated with porocedures and services used by health care workers.
