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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Steps for ambulating a patient with transfer belt
Body temp above the normal range
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
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
The circular movement of a limb
2. Oral temp
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
98.6
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
3. Non insulin dependent( type II)
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Long slender bulb - blue
4. Dyspnea
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Labored or difficult breathing
25 - 40 breaths
Dizziness
5. Stethoscope
Patient is ambulatory
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
6. Circumduction
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
99.6
The circular movement of a limb
Tumors that usually do not cause death
7. Embolus
A weak and rapid pulse
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
The act of taking air into the lungs
8. Closed reduction
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
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
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
Body temp below normal range
9. Treatments for cancer
High blood sugar
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
Carcinomas - sarcomas
10. 3 types of paralysis
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
11. Vertigo
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Dizziness
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
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
12. Dementia
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
13. Palpation
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Body temp above the normal range
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
14. Active exercises
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
98.6
99.6
Exercises performed by the patient
15. Hyperglycemia
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
High blood sugar
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
16. 4 long term complications of paraylsis
Exercises performed by the patient
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
17. Adult resp rate
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Excessivly rapid breathing
Low blood sugar
12 - 20 breaths
18. Characteristics of respirations
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Done to cure or control cancer
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Develops during pregnancy
19. Pressure ulcer
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
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
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
20. Afebrile
100 - 120 bpm
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Without fever
The act of taking air into the lungs
21. Lithotomy Position
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Inability to hear high frequency
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
22. Hypothermia
Body temp below normal range
97.6
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
23. Malignat
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
The circular movement of a limb
Body temp below normal range
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
24. Febrile
With fever
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
100 - 120 bpm
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
25. Thready pulse
A weak and rapid pulse
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
26. Child pulse rate
Chronic disease of the inner ear
100 - 120 bpm
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
27. Inspection
New growth abnormal cells
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Ringing in the ear
28. Dangling
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Stationary blood clot
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
29. Electronic thermometer
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
97.6
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
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
30. Flashlight
120 - 160 bpm
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
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
Clouding of the lens
31. Electronic thermometer
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
32. Causes of paralysis
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
33. Tongue depressor
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
34. Chemotherapy
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
120 - 160 bpm
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
35. Factors that increase ital signs values
An unsually strong pulse
12 - 20 breaths
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Skin should be smooth and dry
36. Range of motion(ROM)
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Inflammation of the vein
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
37. Sphygmomanometer
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
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
38. Watch or clock
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Ringing in the ear
Used to time the pulses and respirations
39. Defense mechanisms
High blood sugar
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
60 - 100 bpm
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
40. Hyperthermia
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Body temp above the normal range
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
41. Insulin dependent(type 1)
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
Absence of breathing
Ringing in the ear
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
42. Glaucoma
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Chronic disease of the inner ear
43. Otoscope
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
20 - 40 breaths
44. Auscultation
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
100 - 120 bpm
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Act of listening for sounds within the body
45. Signs of neglect
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
46. Explorer
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
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
99.6
47. Oral thermometer
Long slender bulb - blue
New growth abnormal cells
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
48. Anxiety
1400 to 1800
Body temp above the normal range
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
49. Vaginal speculum
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
50. Tissues
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Patient is ambulatory
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
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