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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Treatments for cancer
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
12 - 20 breaths
2. Sphygmomanometer
Body temp below normal range
Low blood sugar
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
3. Systolic pressure(top #)
Exercises performed by the patient
97.6
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Labored or difficult breathing
4. Water soluble lubricant(surgeons jelly and ky jelly)
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Water soluble agent capable of diminshing friction and making a surface slippery; used to lubricate the examiners gloved hand when performing rectal or vaginal assessments
5. Hypotension
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
New growth abnormal cells
6. Vertigo
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Dizziness
7. Stockinet
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
8. Closed reduction
Develops during pregnancy
100 - 120 bpm
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
9. Pressure point
1400 to 1800
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Carcinomas - sarcomas
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
10. Oral temp
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
98.6
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
1400 to 1800
11. Symptoms of illness in infants
60 - 100 bpm
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
12. Afebrile
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Without fever
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
13. Cataracts
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Instrument with sharp pointed end used for exploring the mouth which helps the examiner detect breaks in the enamel - check the severity of decay - and locate popcorn husks and toothpick fragments
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Clouding of the lens
14. Defense mechanisms
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Heat sensitive patch/tape
15. Mental illness
With fever
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
60 - 100 bpm
16. Orthopedics
25 - 40 breaths
Portion in which a patient is in a side lying position on either side - with the top leg flexed up toward the abdomen; used to assess the rectum and vagina
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Tumors that usually do not cause death
17. Blood pressure(B/P)
Done to cure or control cancer
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Body temp below normal range
18. Mouth mirror
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Small round mirror with a detachable handle that is used to view the oral cavity - reflect light - and retract the tounge and tissue - which protects the oral mucosa from injury
19. Insulin dependent(type 1)
25 - 40 breaths
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
20. Perfusion
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
High blood sugar
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
21. 3 types of paralysis
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Low blood sugar
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
22. Inhalation
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Body temp above the normal range
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
The act of taking air into the lungs
23. Dementia
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
24. Continuous passive motion(cpm)
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
1400 to 1800
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
25. Hemiplegia
Paralysis of ones side of the body
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Develops during pregnancy
26. Vital signs
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Absence of breathing
27. Hypoglycemia
Low blood sugar
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
98.6
28. Carcinomas
1400 to 1800
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
Labored or difficult breathing
29. Menieres disease
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Develops during pregnancy
Chronic disease of the inner ear
20 - 40 breaths
30. Stupor
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Portion in which a patient is in a side lying position on either side - with the top leg flexed up toward the abdomen; used to assess the rectum and vagina
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
31. Characteristics to ask and document when assessing pain
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
32. wWhere can pulse be found on body
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
33. Integumentary system
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
34. Adult pulse rate
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
99.6
60 - 100 bpm
35. Palpation
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
36. Anxiety
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Chronic disease of the inner ear
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
37. Dangling
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
Body temp above the normal range
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
38. Abnormal lung sounds
With fever
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Inability to hear high frequency
39. Probes for electronic thermometer
Develops during pregnancy
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
40. Sarcomas
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
41. Flashlight
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Chronic and acute
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
42. Exam gloves
Transfer a weak/unsteady patient - buckle belt around patient waist and over cloths - tight but enough space to let hand hand grasp - grasp belt from bottom
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
43. Tape meassure
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
Act of listening for sounds within the body
One of several charts used in testing visual activity; letters - numbers - or symbols are arranged on the chart in decreasing size from top to bottom
44. Condition
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Skin should be smooth and dry
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Chronic and acute
45. Orthostatic hypotension
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
46. Radiation
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
97.6
98.6
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
47. Signs of neglect
98.6
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
48. Electrocardiograph (EKG)
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
49. Embolus
Without fever
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Tumors that usually do not cause death
50. Glaucoma
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
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