DMP Test

Question 1

What is an assessment?

Answer 1

evaluation or appraisal that is used to reach a diagnosis and form a patient care plan

Question 2

What are vital signs?

Answer 2

indication that the body systems are functioning (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, pain)

Question 3

hyperthermia

Answer 3

extremely high fever

Question 4

hypothermia

Answer 4

abnormally low temperature

Question 5

How is blood pressure measured?

Answer 5

with a sphygmomanometer

Question 6

auscultation

Answer 6

listening for sounds within the body using a stethoscope

Question 7

Rale

Answer 7

crackle-like sound during inspiration

Question 8

Rhonchi

Answer 8

coarse rattling sound caused by secretions in the bronchial airways

Question 9

Stridor

Answer 9

high-pitched musical sound caused by blockage in the throat or larynx

Question 10

Bruit

Answer 10

abnormal sound heard during auscultation of an artery, usually due to a partially blocked, narrowed, or diseased artery

Question 11

Heart Murmur

Answer 11

abnormal sound that most commonly signifies defective heart valves

Question 12

Percussion

Answer 12

procedure to determine the density of a body part by the sound produced when tapping the surface with the fingers

Question 13

Ophthalmoscope

Answer 13

used to examine the interior of the eye

Question 14

Otoscope

Answer 14

used for visual exam of the external ear canal and tympanic membrane

Question 15

Speculum

Answer 15

used to enlarge the opening of any canal or cavity

Question 16

Stethoscope

Answer 16

used to listen to sounds within the body

Question 17

Supine

Answer 17

lying on the back, face up

Question 18

Dorsal recumbent

Answer 18

lying on the back, face up, knees bent

Question 19

Lithotomy

Answer 19

lying on the back, face up, feet and legs raised and supported in stirrups

Question 20

Prone

Answer 20

lying face down

Question 21

Sim’s

Answer 21

lying on the left side, right knee and thigh drawn up, left arm placed along the back

Question 22

Knee-chest

Answer 22

lying face down, hips bent so that knees and chest rest on the table

Question 23

Difference between hematocrit and red blood cell count

Answer 23

volume of a blood sample occupied by red blood cells, used to diagnose abnormal states of hydration, polycythemia and anemia vs number of erythrocytes in the blood, low count can indicate anemia

Question 24

Specific gravity

Answer 24

amount of wastes, minerals and solids present, low-diabetes insipidus high-cand indicate dehydration, liver failure or shock

Question 25

Calciuria

Answer 25

calcium in the urine, high levels can indicate hyperparathyroidism

Question 26

Glycosuria

Answer 26

glucose in the urine, most commonly caused by diabetes

Question 27

Hematuria

Answer 27

blood in the urine, sign of kidney stones, infection, kidney damage

Question 28

Endoscope

Answer 28

small flexible tube with a light and a lens on the end, named for the body part they are designed to examine

Question 29

Centesis

Answer 29

surgical puncture to remove excess fluid or fluid for diagnostic purposes

Question 30

Radiology

Answer 30

creates an image of hard tissue structures, resulting in a radiograph

Question 31

Computed tomography

Answer 31

uses a fan shaped xray beam that rotates around the patient, produces multiple cross-section views of the body

Question 32

Magnetic resonance imaging

Answer 32

uses radio waves and a magnetic field, a computer converts these into images of any plane through the body, used to examine soft tissues that do not show up well in radiographs

Question 33

Fluoroscopy

Answer 33

xray images are projected on a luminous fluorescent screen, used to visualize body parts in motion

Question 34

Ultrasonography

Answer 34

imaging of deep body structures by recording echoes of sound waves, resulting in a sonogram

Question 35

Perfusion

Answer 35

blood flow

Question 36

PET Scan

Answer 36

combine tomography with radionuclide tracers to produce enhanced images of selected organs or body areas

Question 37

Adverse drug reaction

Answer 37

aka side effect- undesirable reaction

Question 38

Paradoxical reaction

Answer 38

result of medical treatment that yields the opposite of expected results

Question 39

Contraindication

Answer 39

factor in the patient's conditions that makes use of a medication dangerous

Question 40

Palliative

Answer 40

substance that eases pain or severity of disease symptoms but does not cure it

Question 41

Placebo

Answer 41

an inactive substance administered only for its suggestive effect, used in medical research

Question 42

What is a brand name drug?

Answer 42

sold under the name given by the manufacturer, always spelled with a capital letter

Question 43

What are analgesics?

Answer 43

relieve pain without affecting consciousness

Question 44

Sublingual

Answer 44

placed under the tongue and is quickly absorbed directly into the bloodstream

Question 45

Transdermal

Answer 45

administered from a patch applied to the skin, absorbed by the skin and transmitted to the bloodstream

Question 46

Parenteral

Answer 46

administered in a manner other than through the digestive tract, often injections, transdermal, topical, rectal, inhalation subcutaneous-fatty layer below skin Intradermal-middle layers of skin Intramuscular-muscle tissue Intravenous-vein

Question 47

What practices supplement conventional health care

Answer 47

complementary medicine-mind-body therapies, energy therapies, hands-on therapies

Question 48

neuromuscular therapy

Answer 48

massage and soft tissue manipulation, focusing on trigger points to alleviate pain

Question 49

blood pressure

Answer 49

systolic, diastolic