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DAP 103
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pain associated with continued flexion and extension of the wrist | Carpal tunnel syndrome |
| Painful conditions that result from ongoing stresses to the muscles, tendons, nerves, and joints | Cumulative trauma disorders |
| Adaptation of work environment and tasks to the human body | Ergonomics |
| Painful conditions that affect both muscles and bones, such as neck or back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome | Musculoskeletal disorders |
| Position when the body is properly aligned and the distribution of weight throughout the spine is equal | Neutral position |
| Injuries caused by sudden twisting or wrenching of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments | Sprains |
| Injuries caused by extreme stretching of muscles or ligaments | Strains |
| The process of collecting data and then evaluating or drawing conclusions from the findings | Assessment |
| Persisting over a long time | Chronic |
| Identification or determination of the nature and cause of a disease or injury through evaluation of the patient's history and examination findings | Diagnosis |
| The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 describes the federal regulations that ensure privacy regarding a patient's healthcare information | HIPPA |
| Program in place for monitoring and evaluating a project, service, or facility to ensure that standards of quality are being met | Quality assurance |
| Act of completing forms by providing personal information | Registration |
| Small groove or fold in the inner arm, at or "in front of" the elbow | Antecubital space |
| Abnormality and irregularity in the force or rhythm of the heartbeat | Arrhythmia |
| Relating to either of the two major arteries on each side of the neck that carry blood to the head | Carotid |
| Relating to the arm, artery | Brachial |
| The normal rhythmic relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers | Diastolic |
| Measurement of oxygen concentration in the blood | Oximetry |
| To examine or explore by touching | Palpate |
| Rhythmic throbbing of the arteries produced by regular contractions of the heart | Pulse |
| Related to the radius or forearm, artery | Radial |
| A quantity measured, as in breaths and heartbeats | Rate |
| A sequence or pattern, such as the heartbeat or breathing | Rhythm |
| Instrument for measuring blood pressure in the arteries | Sphygomomanometer |
| Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body | Stethoscope |
| Rhythmic contraction of the heart, especially of the ventricles | systolic |
| Instrument for measuring temperature | thermometer |
| Outside the oral cavity | Extraoral |
| Area between two or more root branches | Furcation |
| Within the oral cavity | Intraoral |
| To have movement | Mobility |
| Use of a slender, flexible instrument to explore and measure the periodontal pocket | probing |
| The use of a dental material to restore a tooth or teeth to a functional permanent unit | Restoration |
| Balanced or even on both sides | Symmetric |