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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The different type of wounds | Contusion, incision, laceration, puncture and abrasion |
| What organ produces estrogen | ovaries |
| What is urinalysis | The physical, chemical and microscopic analysis of urine |
| Medical term for bedwetting | nocturnal enuresis |
| what drug prevents blood clotting | anticoagulants, antiplatelet, and Fibrinolytic |
| What is a informed consent | a form that needs to be filled out by the patient to informed of the procedure and the risk that are involved. |
| What organs are in the digestive system | throat, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and rectum. |
| How do you test for diabetes | HbA1c (Glycated hemoglobin) random blood sugar test, and fasting blood sugar test |
| symptoms of diabetes | Excessive thirst, frequent urination, extreme hunger, weight loss, high blood pressure, fatigue, blurred vision |
| what is a embolism | obstruction of an artery |
| The difference between aerobic and anaerobic | aerobic is the use of a lot of oxygen and anaerobic is less oxygen |
| What hormone is tested for a pregnancy test | Human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg) |
| what is a pap smear | a screening test to check for cancer and std |
| What is dysmenorrhea | painful period |
| what is DNR | do not resuscitate |
| bacteria shapes | round, rod, and spiral |
| what does bile do | aids in digestions by emulsifying fats enabling the absorption of fats |
| organs of the urinary system | kidney, urethra, ureter, bladder, sphincter, |
| What is epinephrine and what does the body use it for | A hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, especially in conditions of stress increasing rate of blood circulations, and breathing. The body uses it for the fight or flight response. |
| what is wbc | white blood cells |
| what is dialysis | is a process for removing waste and excess water from the blood |
| what is an ovum | a mature female reproductive cell |
| what devices treat asthma | meter dose inhaler, dry powder inhaler, breath-acute aerosol, and nebulizers |
| organs of the respiratory tract | nasal passage, pharynx, esophagus, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchial, chest cavity and lungs |
| what is made of bone marrow | RBC |
| methods of venipuncture | vacuum tube for large veins, syringe needle for small veins, and butterfly small veins |
| what is bradycardia and tachycardia | bradycardia is a slow heartbeat and tachycardia is a fast heartbeat |
| what is glaucoma | a conditions of increased pressure within the eyeball causing gradual loss of sight |
| organs of the reproductive system | Women-ovary, fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix, Male-testicles, prostate, penis, scrotum |
| what is insulin | a hormone produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood |
| how to test oxygen | pulse oximeter or atrial blood gas |
| difference between surgical and medical asepsis | Medical Asepsis - Clean - Reduces or inhibits number and growth of microorganism Surgical Asepsis - Sterile - Eliminates all organisms, both pathogenic and non-pathogenic, including spores |
| types of immunity | active passive and acquired |
| normal vital sign range | Temp- 98.6 rectal 99.6 axillary 97.6 tympanic 98.6 pulse-60-100 older (67-80) 1yr or under 120-160 1-3 yrs old 90-140 6-12 75-105 respiratory 12-20 and B/P 120/80 |
| purpose of pediatric growth chart | tracking the physical growth of infants, children or adolescents |
| lb to Kg | divide lb by 2.2 |
| ml to oz | 30ml=1 oz |
| tbsp. to ml | 1 tbsp.=15 ml |
| fraction to decimal | divide the top number from the bottom |
| mcg to mg | move decimal three spaces to the left |
| grains to mg | less than 1 divide by 60 1 and over divide by 15 x 1000 |
| organs in each body system | Digestive, respiratory, reproductive, circulatory, and excretory |