Health Care and Treatment Flashcards

• Anatomy & Physiology • CBR • Health Care & Emergency Treatment • Health Maintenance Programs • Triage (39 cards)

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Anatomy

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The study of the structure or morphology of the body and how the body parts are organized.

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Physiology

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The study of the functions of body parts, what they do and how they do it.

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Pathology

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The study of the diseases of the body.

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Basic reference systems of bodily organization

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Directions, planes, cavities, and structural units.

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Superior

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Uppermost or above

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Inferior (Caudal)

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Lowermost or below.

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Cephalad (Cranial)

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Toward the head.

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Anterior (Ventral)

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Toward the front.

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Lateral

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Toward the side or away from the midline of the body.

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Distal

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Away from the point of attachment.

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Midsagittal Plane

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Vertically divides the body through the midline into two equal portions or halves.

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Sagittal Plane

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Any plane parallel to the midsagittal or median plane vertically diving the body into unequal right and left portions.

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Horizontal (Transverse) Plane

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Any plane dividing the body into superior and inferior portions.

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Body has two major cavities.

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Dorsal Cavity and the ventral cavity.

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Viscera

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The organs of any cavity.

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Dorsal cavity

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Contains organs of the nervous system that coordinate the body’s functions. Cranial cavity and the Spinal cavity.

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Cranial Cavity

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Contains the brain.

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Spinal cavity

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Contains the spinal cord.

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Ventral cavity

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Contains organs that are involved in maintaining homeostasis. Thoracic cavity and Abdominopelvic cavity.

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Diaphragm

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The muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity.

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parietal

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Refers to the walls of a cavity.

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Visceral

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Refers to the covering on an organ.

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catobolism

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energy releasing process that breaks down large molecules.

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anabolism

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energy requiring process that builds larger molecules

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metabolism
total chemical changes that occur inde a cell.
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Krebs cycle
step after glycolysis in which pyruvic acid gets broken down in to carbon dioxide gas and water.
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hypertonic solution
more water inside the red blood cell than in the solution.
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Early stages of Anthrax
Nasal/Throat swabs | Cultures FA and PCR
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What vaccines are available for BW
``` Argentine Fver Botulinum Toxin Q fever Rift Valley Fever Tularemia VEE ```
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Chemoprophylaxes are available for who?
Anthrax, plague, Q-fever, and tularemia
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What forms are used in the chain of custody for samples
DA 4137 or DD 1911
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How many pathogens are in the bacillus family
There are four - Brucella melitensis (animals with helves) - Brucella abortus (Cattle) - Brucella suis (Swine) - Brucella canis (dogs/coyotes)
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What are the charterictics of Brucellosis
gram-negative coccoid bacillus
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What is the clinical tx for Anthrax
Ciprofloxacin and Doxy q12h x60 days
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What is the incubation period for Anthrax
hours to 7 days
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What are the guidelines for transferring Plague Pts
cant across international border
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What is the incubation periods for Botulinum toxin and small pox
BT- 12 to 36 hours | SP- 7 to 17 days
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What is the incubation period for Brucellosis
5 days to 8 weeks, usually 2 to 8 weeks.
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What meds are used for tx of Brucellosis
Doxycycline, 200 mg, daily for 6 weeks and rifampin, 600 mg, daily for 6 weeks -Doxycycline, 200 mg, daily for 6 weeks and streptomycin, 1 gm intramuscularly (IM), daily for 2 weeks.