Midterm Review Flashcards
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Christian Barnard
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Performed the first successful heart transplant
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Edward Jenner
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Developed the small pox vaccine
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Gregor Mendel
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Developed the laws of heredity
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Rachel Carson
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Described poisoning of the environment with pesticides
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Jonas Salk
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Developed a vaccine to prevent poliomyelitis
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William Harvey
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Described the circulation of blood
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What is team work
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Working side by side a doctor or nurse
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Health maintenance practice
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Rest, exercise, and good nutrition
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Legal responsibility
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Performing duties according to laws and regulations
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Safety practices
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Hand washing
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Ethics
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Dealing with what is good or bad, determining moral duty and obligation
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q4h
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Every 4 hours
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q15m
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Every 15 minutes
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qd
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One time a day
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qid
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Four times a day
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tid
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Three times a day
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bid
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Two times a day
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Axillary
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Armpits
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Oral
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Mouth
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Rectum
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Rectal
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Temporal
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Ear
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Infrared
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Without touching the patient
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Apical pulse
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Pertaining to the pointed end of the heart
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Diastolic
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Blood pressure during the hearts ventricular relaxation
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Systolic
Blood pressure during the hearts ventricular contraction
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Palpation
Using hands to feel size, location, texture, etc. of body parts
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Auscultation
Act of Listening to sounds within the body
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Blood pressure
Pressure of circulating blood against the walls of the arteries
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Jurisprudent
Understanding the philosophy of the law
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Confidential
Private or secret
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Malpractice
Failure of professional skill or learning that results injury, loss or damage
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Informed consent
Agreement to surgical or medical treatment with knowledge of the facts and risks involved
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What are signs of a local infection
Redness, pain in womb, swelling
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MRSA
Methicillin- resistant staphylococcus aureus
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Aphasia
A person who lacks the ability of language
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How long should your résumé be?
Limited to 1 page
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How many times do you read a label before using it ?
At least 3 times
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Negligence
Failure to execute care that a reasonable person exercises
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Diagnostic service career
Radiology, medical and dental lab tests
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Therapeutic services
Doctors, nurses, veterinarians
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Support service career
Dietary needs, therapy, administration, engineering
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Biotechnology research and development career
Biochemists, biotaticism, lab technician
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Fire safety training
RACE (rescue, alarm, contain, extinguish)
| PASS (pull, aim, squeeze, sweep)
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Libel
Communicating something untruthful and harmful about another person in writing
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Slander
Verbally communicating something untruthful and harmful about another person
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DNR
Do nut resuscitate
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If care is not recorded, ___________
It has not been done
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Do you use your thumb to feel your pulse?
No
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MSDS
Material safety data sheet
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Breaking confidentiality will be a legal violation when......
A doctor is being sued for malpractice
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How should you chart ?
In chronological order
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Matriarchal
Society or group with a female as head of the family or tribal line
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Patriarchal
Society or group with a male as head of the family or tribal line
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Ethnocentrism
The belief that ones own culture is superior to another
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Assimilation
The merging of cultural traits from different cultural groups
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Ethnography
A branch of anthropology that studied and records various human culture
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WHO
World health organization
| It is a non- governmental agency that is organized to protect the world community
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FDA
Food and Drug administration
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Hippocrates
Father of western medicine
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Lister
He was the pioneer of anti septic surgery
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Louis pastor
Pasteurized milk
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Difference between subjective and objective
Subjective: based on opinions
Objective: based on facts
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Difference between hospice and rehabilitation
Hospice: for the terminally ill
Rehabilitation: for after surgery or injury
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Portfolio
An evaluation tool to measure you
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NIH
National institute of health
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DHS
Department of Health and Servics
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Caduceus
Medical insignia. Looks like a snake
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Difference between Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare: care for people who are 65 and older
Medicaid: financial aid for people with low income
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Ether ( anastetic)
Industrial revolution
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Historical period for antibiotics
Modern time
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Historical period for Catscanned, MRIs, ultrasounds
Modern time
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When did physicians get formal training
Middle Ages
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Medical asepsis
Clean technique
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Surgical asepsis
Sterile technique
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Order of vital signs
Temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure
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A normal pulse rhythm is called ?
Regular pace
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If someone is drinking hot tea, best course of action is to?
Wait 15 minutes
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You must be ___________ for legal informed consent
21 years or older
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What is the best color to document?
Black
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What is nonverbal communication
Pointing to where the pain is
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What is a good course of continuing education?
Educational conferences, magazines, taking extra courses
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PPE
Personal protective equipment
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Contact precautions
Private room, gloves, gowns, hands washing with anti- microbial soap after removal of gloves
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Airborne
Private room, respiratory protection mask, special air handling and ventilation
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Droplet
Private room, patients positioned at least 3 feet apart
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Who are evacuated first in a hospital in case of a fire
Ambulatory patients
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OSHA
Federal agency that establishes and enforces standards of safety for the workplace
Occupational safety and health administration
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Rhythm pulse
Number of beats times 4
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How do you correct a mistake on a medical record
Cross it out and replace it
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How do you answer the phone while working in a hospital
Give hospital name and identify yourself
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Attire to job interviews?
Neutral colors and skirt just above or below the knee
