final exam prep Flashcards
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What is the lead
Fifth intercostal space on the left midclavicular line
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v4
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What is the lead
Horizontal to V4 at midaxillary line
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V6
3
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Horizontal to V4 at left anterior auxiliary line
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V5
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Fourth intercostal space at left margin of sternum
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V2
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Fourth intercostal space at right margin of sternum
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V1
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Midway between V2 and V4
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V3
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The tricuspid valve us located between the
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Right atrium and ventricle
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A patient is considered to have hypertension if the blood pressure is consistently elevated above
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140/90
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Which of the following is a condition in which the heart pumps too weakly to supply the body with blood
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Heart failure
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Which of the following conditions involves the localized inflammation of a vein
A
phlebitis
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Lead I of an EKG attaches to
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RA-LA
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Lead II of an EKG attaches to
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RA-LL
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Lead III of an EKG attaches to
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LA-LL
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Which augmented lead is this Ra and (LA-LL)
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aVR
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Which augmented lead is this La and (RA-LL)
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aVL
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Which augmented lead is this LL and (RA-LA)
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aVF
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When using a halter monitor the ECG electrodes are attached to a patients
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Chest wall
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When placing the ECG electrodes on a patients lower leg the connectors should point
A
up
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The bipolar leads are attached to which part of the body
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Upper utter arms and inner lower calves
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The first part of the cardiac cycle is called
A
Atrial depolarization
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The ______ walls are thin one cell structures
A
capillary
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blopod flows out from the ___ and into the aorta
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Left ventricle
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Which ECG lead records the voltage difference between left arm and the left leg
A
Lead III
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What’s is the foremost contributing factor to stroke and kidney damage
A
Hypertension
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The ___ records the heart voltage difference between the left leg electrode and a central point between the right arm and left arm
aVF
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Med term Cardi/o
Heart
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Med term Phleb/o
Vein
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Med term Angi/o
Vessel
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Med term Thromb/o
Clot
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Med term Atri/o
Atrium
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What is flow of the cardiac cycle
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Superior/inferior vena cava
Right atrium
Tricuspid AV
Right Ventricle
Semilunar pulmonic valve
Pulmonary artery
Lungs for co2, o2 back in
Pulmonary veins
Left atrium
bicuspid AV
Left ventricle
Semilunar aortic valve
Aorta
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Starts all over 24/7 365 a year until we pass
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Which disease is commonly known as whopping cough
Pertusis
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The lymph tissue in the ____ intercepts antigens invading the upper respiratory tract
Tonsils and adenoids
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Needles should be ___ after they have been used
Placed in a puncture-proof container
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An autoclave is used for
Sterilization
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You should not use any sterile package if it More then ___ from the time it was sterilized
30 days
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define microorganisms power to produce a disease
Virulence
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Parasites that depend completely on their host for survival
obligate parasite
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Single celled internal parasite that have a true nucleus and survive on living matter
Protozoa
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Microorganisms that cause disease
Pathogens
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Cohabitation of microorganisms that live in or within an organism to provide a natural immunity against certain infections
Normal flora
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multicellular parasite that live on the surface of a host and include scabies and lice
ectoparasites
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Microorganisms that need oxygen to grow
aerobes
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Microorganisms that grow best in the absence of oxygen
anaerobes
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Branch of the immune response system that results from T cell activity
Cell-mediated immune response
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Drugs that are incorporated into the DNA of HIV and stop the building process, slowing the spread of HIV
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)
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Ability to engulf and destroy antigens
phagocytosis
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Group of disease characterized by uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells
Cell-mediated immune response
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Immature cells that have little ability to fight infection
Monoctyes
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Blood test used to measure the presence of different classes of immunoglobulin
Serum protein electrophoresis
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Branch of the immune response system that results from B cell activity
Antibody- mediated immune response
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Lymphocyte destroyer
cortisol
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Group of genes that encode molecules found in all body cells, creating a biochemical "fingerprint" that serves as the "ID" for cells that they are marked as "self"
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC)
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Yeast infection that is sometimes present in the mouth, esophagus, and vagina
candidiasis
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Drugs that prevent HIV replication by inhibiting a viral protein
Non-nucleoside reverse transcription inhibitors (NNRTIs)
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Substances that announce their foreigners by carrying different kinds of characteristics shapes, called epitopes, which stick out from the surface
Antigens
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Family of proteins that can fight viruses
Interferon
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Form of cancer that appears as purplish blotches on the skin
kaposi's sarcoma
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Newer type of drug used to prevent HIV from entering healthy T cells
Fusion inhibitor
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Painful blister on the lips is a symptom of
Herpes simplex virus
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Which of the following is NOT one of the five characteristics on infectious microorganisms
- viruses
- parasites
- chloroplasts
- rickettsiae
chloroplasts
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Chain of infection 1-6 (I,R,P,M,E,S)
1. Infectious agent
2. reservoir or source
3. Portal of exit of source
4. Means of transmission
5. Entry of host or source
6. Susceptible host
(I,R,P,M,E,S)
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Hepatitis is an inflammation and infection of the
Liver
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The correct order of the phases of the digestive process , from start rot finish, is (IDAE)
Ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination (IDAE)
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Bulging pouches in the wall of the GI tract where the lining has pushed into the surrounding muscle is characteristics of
diverticulosis
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A spree to overindulge such as with alcohol or food
Binge
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To be deprived ;without; having to do without or unable to use
Deprivation
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Absence of menses; without menstruation
Amenorrhea
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One suffering from anorexia
Anorexic
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To become abnormally thin; loss of too much weight
Emaciation
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An organic combination of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen as a sugar , a starch, or cellulose
carbohydrate
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One who is trained in dietetics, which includes nutrition, and in charge of the diet of an institution
Dietitian
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A unit for measuring the heart value of food
calorie
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Substance deliberately added to a material to fulfill some specific purpose such as enhancing taste or color or prolonging shelf life
additive
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Disease resulting from lack of vitamin b, thiamine
beriberi
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When the partially digested food in the stomach is changed into a semiliquid state
Chyme
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The presence of bulging pouches in the wall of the GI tract where the lining has pushed into the surrounding muscle
Diverticulosis
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Gas
Flatus
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A three inch long instrument used to examine the lower rectum and anal canal
proctoscope
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Chronic disease of the liver causes destruction of the liver cells
Cirrhosis
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Surgical opening of the ileum that allows the chyme of the small intestine to empty through the abdominal wall
ileostomy
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The first of three sections of the colon, a C-shaped segment about nine inches long
duodenum
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The surgical removal of the gallbladder
cholecystectomy
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Also refered to a gastric (stomach) ulcer
Peptic
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Used to perform an examination to view the lower portion of the sigmoid and rectum through a 10-12 inch sigmoidoscope
sigmoidoscopy
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Has two layers of involuntary muscles the inner layer forms circles around it, where as the outer layer runs longitudinally along its approximately 10 inches long
Esophagus
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Gallstones
cholelithiasis
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Inflammation of the colon that causes tenderness and discomfort
Colitis
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The connecting chain of organs of the gastrointestinal tract
Alimentary canal
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The combination of mashed food and substances and saliva
bolus
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The bile is absorbed into the bloodstream , producing the yellow discoloration of the sclera, mucosa, and skin
Jaundice
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A patients condition interferes with the ability to control the anus, as in a stroke with paralysis and the rectum empties whenever the nerve impulse is triggered
Incontinent
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Once food is swallowed its movement through thru body is Manistee by smooth involuntary muscle action called
peristalsis
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Cirrhosis is a disease of the
Liver
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Occult blood test will
Detect blood in feces
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Where does mechanical digestion occur
Mouth
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Which organ is responsible for the secretion of bile
Liver
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Urine is produced through
Secretion
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The major work of the urinary system is performed by the
Kidneys
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Which of the following is considered an invasive procedure
Catheterization
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Before performing an intravenous pyelography (IVP), it is extremely important to determine if the patient has an allergic reaction response to ?:
Barium
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Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder usually caused by an ascending organism introduced through the
meatus
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Correctly identify the two types dialysis
Hemodialysis and peritoneal
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In the male, the urethra is about ___ inches long
8
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Which kidney is displaced by the liver
Right
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Women who have had cystitis a few times can identify the characteristic symptoms and will start to drink water and ___?
Cranberry juice
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The treatment for pyelonephritis consists primarily of
Antibiotics
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The involuntary loss of drops of urine is called
Dribbling
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The most common underlying cause of nephrotic syndrome is
glomerulonephritis
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Urinary output
Anuria
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This is created by a vascular surgeon who joins an artery and a vein together and makes an opening between the two so that blood flows directly from artery to vein bypassing the capillaries
Fistula
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Inflammation of the bladder that usually results from an ascending organism introduced through the
Cystitis
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Scanty urinary output
oliguria
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renal stones
calculi
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Narrowing of a passage way that interferes with the movement of substances through its interior
Stricture
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Urine left in the bladder after a patient has voided
Residual
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An alternative to hemodialysis using the patients own peritoneal membrane to cleanse the blood
Peritoneal
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medulla is divided into triangular shaped wedges called renal pyramids with bases towards the cortex and tops or renal Padilla emptying into cavities called
calyx
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pain or discomfort associated with voiding
dysuria
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function ooh the nephron moves substances directly from the blood in the peritubular capillaries into the urine in the distal and collecting tumbles
Secretion
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Method of kidney stone removal
Lithotripsy
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Dropping of the kidneys that occurs in very thin person as a result of inadequate fatty cushion
ptosis
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Similar to fistula except it is made with either a synthetic material or a treated, sterilized animal vein
graft
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Life-preserving service of the kidney is performed by microscopic units called
Nephron
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Tube leading from the bladder to an exit from the body
Urethra
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Opening between the clitoris and the vagina within the folds of the labia minora
Urinary meatus
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After the kidneys have preformed their functions, the waste material urine is carried through these, one for each kidney to temporary storage in the bladder
ureter
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The pituitary gland is attached to which organ
Brain
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Which pheromone stimulates contractions during childbirth
oxytocin
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Which of the following is a gonadotropic hormone
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
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Where is the thyroid gland located
Larynx
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Which hormone develops the primary male sexual characteristics
Testosterone
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The adrenal gland sits atop the
Kidneys
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Blood sugar test is performed to assed the function of the
Pancreas
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Lack of ___ causes the thyroid gland to enlarge
Iodine
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tetany is treated by the addition of
calcium
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Majority of the islets of Langerhans cells are___ cells
Beta (B cells)
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Disorder characterized by a group of symptoms that results from the hypersecretion of glucocorticoids from the adrenal cortex caused by excess ACTH production
Cushing syndrome
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Small mass of tissue attached by a slim stalk to the roof of gut hormones that are advantageous for insulin secretion and decrease glucagon levels
antidiabetic drugs
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Autoimmune disease that eventually results in severe insulin deficiency
Type 1 diabetes
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Reduce insulin resistance by modulating activity of nuclear transcription factors
thiazolidinediones
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Extreme clinical development of hyperthyroidism
Thyroid storm
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Condition that results from a deficient of adrenal hormones in the cortex of the adrenal gland
Addison disease
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Method used by diabetic patients to evaluate their glucose level
Finger stick
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Work to lower sugar levels by blocking the release of glucose by the liver lindictae the answer choice that best describes completes the statement or answers the questions
biguanides
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which hormone is responsible for developing breast tissue and stimulating the secretion of milk from the mammary glands
prolactin
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Which hormone regulates the exchange of calcium between the bones and blood and increases blood calcium
parathormone
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The principle hormone of the medulla is
Adrenaline
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myxedema is an endocrine condition associated with
Too little thyroid hormone
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Patients with hyperthyroidism commonly experience
Irritability
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Which of the following conditions is characterized by overgrowth or cartilaginous and connective tissue
acromegaly
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Which of the following does not influence the amount of insulin a diabetic patient needs
A. vomiting
b. pregnancy
c. exercise
d. weather conditions
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Weather conditions
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When the blood sugar level falls too low., the hormone glucagon is released causing ___ to release store glycogen into the blood
Liver
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The most common cause of adrenal insufficiency is
Autoimmune destruction of the cells producing the hormone
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The radioactive iodine uptake test is a test of which gland
Thyroid gland
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Diabetes causes
hyperglycemia
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Progesterone is a hormone secreted by the
Ovaries
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Enlarged thyroid, nervousness and weight loss are symptoms of
Graves disease
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The following are symptoms of hyperglycemia except
A. nervousness
b. paleness
c. full bounding pulse
d. dry skin
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Dry skin
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A moon face and a buffalo hump are symptoms of
Cushing syndrome
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What is the first phase on menstruation
Follicular phase
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Following fertilization, a zygote begins the journey to the well-prepared uterus arriving about___ after ovulation
6 days
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After 8 weeks an embryo is called a
Fetus
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The cervix must dilate to about ___ centimeters before the baby can be delivered
10
165
What is the most common type of vaginal infection that causes irritation symptoms
candidiasis
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What is the treatment of choice for syphilis
Penicillin
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Its symptoms in women include a vaginal discharge mimicking gonorrhea and frequent painful urination associated with urinary tract infections
Chlamydia
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Group of infections with similar manifestations that are not linked to a single organism
nongonococcal urethritis (NGU, NSU)
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Examination and biopsy of the cervix done to rule out cancer when there are abnormal pap smear results
Pap test
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Blood taken at about the 15th to 20th week of pregnancy to aid in the detection of birth defects
Alpha-fetoprotein screening (AFP)
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Lesion that appear at the point of entrance and is associated with syphilis
Chancre
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Sac or fluid or semisolid material on an ovary
Ovarian cyst
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Disease from that appears on the external genitalia, mouth, or angus
Type II herpes
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Which method of contraceptive is typically most effective
condom
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The epididymis is
Shaped like a half moon
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The large pad of fat that overviews the symphysis pubis is known as the
mons pubis
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What is not an early sign of pregnancy
Edema of the hands, feet, face, and legs
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What is NOT a symptom of gonorrhea in men
Inflammation with a greenish-yellow discharge from the penis
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bulbourethral glands are sometimes called __ glands
Cowper's
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The ___ is a rounded mass composed of two small columns of erectile tissue
Clitoris
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What is the most common gynecological malignancy
Uterine cancer
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Risk factors fop ovarian cancer peaks when a woman is in her
80s
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This is a predisposing factor for breast cancer
Drinking alcoholic beverages
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Med term coop/o
vagina
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Med term Hester/o
Uterus
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Med term mamma/o
Breast
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Med term men/o
Menstruation
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colposcope is an instrument used too
View the cervix
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A ___ is a surgical procedure that involves cutting through the abdomen and into the uterus to remove the baby and after birth
Cesarean
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This test is preformed at 15-20 weeks of pregnancy to detect chromosomal disorders
Alpha-fetoprotein
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Sperm are produced in the
Seminal tumbles
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Menarche means the
Beginning of the menses
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This is the metric unit that measures length
Meter
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A person who weighs 125 pounds weighs approximately ___ kilograms
56.82
195
Which type of drug counteracts poisons and their effects selectively by binding with the toxin to inhibit further absorption
Antidote
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Classification Sudafed is a
Decongestant
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Classification Glucophage is a
Hypoglycemic, oral
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Classification kaopectate is a
antidiarrheal
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Classification Plavix is a
Antiplatelets
200
Classification Tylenol is a
analgesic
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Classification Novocaine is a
Anesthetic
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Classification Proventil is a
Bronchodilator
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Classification Librium is a
antianxiety
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Classification coumadin is a
Anticoagulant
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Classification Benadryl is a
Antihistamine
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Classification Metamucil is a
Laxative
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Classification Mylanta is a
Antacid
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Classification lithium is a
antimanic
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Classification duracillin is a
antibiotic
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1 tsp= ____ ml
5ml
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1T=____ml
15ml
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The prefix centi- means
1/100th of a unit
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Which system of measurement is most commonly used in health carte
Metric
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What is conversion factor for converting pounds to kilograms
2.2lb=1kg
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After beginning the immunization schedule, infants are typically examined
Every 2-3 months for the first 18 months
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Which of the following is not a measurement commonly obtained at well child visits
Circumference of the abdomen
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When using a snellen chart, the child
Indicates with the fingers which way the big E is facing
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How often does the CDC release recommended childhood and adolescent immunization scheduled for children in the united states
Every year
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Infants typically begin their journey through the pediatricians office
1-2 weeks old
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Medicaid comprehensive and preventative child health program does not include which service
Cosmetic surgery
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It is customary to weigh infants
unclothed
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When measuring a Childs chest circumference the measuring tape should be placed
Directly over the nipples
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Which of the following is a symptoms of neglect
Apparent malnutrition
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Which of the following is a sign of abuse
Frequent injuries requiring medical attention
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Item that may be kept near the front desk in case a child becomes sick in the reception area and vomits
Emesis basin
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Observed by watching a child from behind as he or she walks to the caregiver
Gait
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Establishment of a positive parent-child relationship through examining, touching, cuddling and expressions of love
attachment
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Lack or withholding of care
Neglect
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Significantly influences growth patterns, making it important to have a complete family health history in the medical record
Heredity
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Helps to keep sick children isolated from well children while they wait to see the provider
Separate reception area
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Occurs when an infant or young child is below the third percentile on standardized growth charts
Failure to thrive (FTT)
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Observed by watching a Childs reaction to surrounding sounds
Hearing
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Inflicting emotional, physical or sexual injury
Abuse
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Documents the possible side effects of an immunization
Vaccination information sheet ( VIS)
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An apgar score ___ requires immediate intervention and continued evaluation
Below 7
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At what age can an infant first role from the back to the side
2-4 months
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At 5 months, a typical infant can
Hold a bottle
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At 12-15 months a child can typically
Say 10 or more words
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At 24 months a child can typically can
Ride a tricycle
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When measuring a Childs head circumference, the measurement should be read to be nearest
1/4 inch
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growth graphics aid in the diagnosis of growth abnormalities, nutritional disorders, and diseases of children from birth to age
20
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Toys in the play area of the reception are should
Be washable
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Which of the following is not a sign of a vision deficiency in a child
Holding books an arms length away when reading
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5 commonly given routine baby vaccines
Dtap, polio, HepB, Varicela, MMR
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Atrial depolarization represents which wave
p wave
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Ventricular depolarization represents which wave
qrs wave
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Ventricular depolarization represents which wave
t wave
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What is the range for normal blood pressure
Less than 120/70
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Arteries always carry blood ___ from the body
Away
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Veins carry blood ___ to the body
toward
251
contraction phase is known as
systole
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Relaxation phase is called
Distole
253
What is the 1st phase of menstruation
Follicular phase
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second phase of menstruation is
Ovulation
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Third phase of menstruation is
luteal phase
256
Fourth phase of menstruation is
Menstruation
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1st phase of birth is
Contractions begin
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2nd phase of birth
10cm dilated and crowning of the head and birth
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3rd phase of birth
Detachment of placenta (after birth)
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Med term abdomin/o
Abdomen
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Med term bucc/o
Cheek
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Med term enter/o
Small intestine
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Med term stomat/o
mouth
264
Med term gastro/o
stomach
265
Med term an/o
anus
266
Med term Cheil/o
lips
267
Med term sail/o
saliva
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Med term hepat/o
liver
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Med term lingu/o
tongue
