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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Electronic thermometer
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
2. Vertigo
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
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
Dizziness
3. Immunization boosters are recommended
100 - 120 bpm
Pulse with irregular rhythm
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
4. Coma
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
60 - 90 mmHg
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
5. Characteristics of respirations
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
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
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
6. Presbyopia
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
25 - 40 breaths
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
7. Passive exercises
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
High blood sugar
8. Cast
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Gives shape to a substance by pouring in liquid or plastic form into a mold and letting harden without pressure; a stiff dressing made of bandages soaked in plaster
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
9. Oral thermometer
Long slender bulb - blue
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
Infection of the middle ear
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
10. Lesions
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
11. Least accurate thermometer probe
Low blood sugar
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Body temp above the normal range
12. Auscultation
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
The circular movement of a limb
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Act of listening for sounds within the body
13. Olfaction
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
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Skin should be smooth and dry
14. What is dorsal recumbent used for?
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
100 - 120 bpm
15. Confusion
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
The circular movement of a limb
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
16. Defense mechanisms
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
High blood sugar
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
17. Anxiety
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Chronic and acute
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Tympanic - oral - rectal
18. Bradycardia
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
12 - 20 breaths
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
19. Tongue depressor
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Clouding of the lens
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
20. Factors assessed when patient is dangaling
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
20 - 40 breaths
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
21. Tumor
New growth abnormal cells
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
Chronic disease of the inner ear
22. Tape meassure
60 - 90 mmHg
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
23. Electronic thermometer
20 - 40 breaths
60 - 100 bpm
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
24. Tachypnea
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
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
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Excessivly rapid breathing
25. Circumduction
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
The circular movement of a limb
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
26. Hypoglycemia
Low blood sugar
With fever
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
Exercises performed by the patient
27. Glass thermometers
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Chronic disease of the inner ear
28. Explorer
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
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
29. Complications of uncontrolled diabetes
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
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
120 - 160 bpm
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
30. Hearing loss
Chronic and acute
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
31. Pulse
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Labored or difficult breathing
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
32. Dorsal recumbent
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Psychoneurotic or psychotic disorder defined by sadness - inactivity - difficulty in thinking and concentration - a significant increase or decrease in appetite and time spent sleeping; suicidal
New growth abnormal cells
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
33. Stupor
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
Tumors that usually do not cause death
34. Factors that decrease vital sign values
Tumors that usually do not cause death
With fever
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
35. Tinnitus
25 - 40 breaths
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
Ringing in the ear
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
36. Dyspnea
Body temp below normal range
Labored or difficult breathing
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
37. Bounding pulse
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
An unsually strong pulse
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
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
38. Insulin dependent(type 1)
98.6
100 - 120 bpm
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
39. Describes strength of pulse
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
40. Orthostatic hypotension
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Low blood sugar
41. Pressure point
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
98.6
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
42. Benign
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
43. Dorsal Recumbent
60 - 100 bpm
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Low blood sugar
Dizziness
44. Otoscope
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
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
45. Snellen chart
Chronic and acute
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
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
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
46. Continuous passive motion(cpm)
Develops during pregnancy
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
47. Oral temp
98.6
99.6
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
48. Closed reduction
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
The circular movement of a limb
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
49. Condition
Skin should be smooth and dry
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
50. Integumentary system is assessed for...
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
New growth abnormal cells
Gives shape to a substance by pouring in liquid or plastic form into a mold and letting harden without pressure; a stiff dressing made of bandages soaked in plaster
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
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