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15, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, & 26 Flashcards

1
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Persons self reliance, independence, ability to decide

A

Autonomy

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2
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Doing good
Kindness
Charity

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Beneficence

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3
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Duty to tell the truth

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Veracity

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4
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High value to avoid harm to others

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Nonmaleficence

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5
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Meaning the thing speaks for itself. Depends on type of injury wouldn’t have happened if the person being negligent did not contribute. Defendant have no control.

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Res ipsa loquator

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6
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Superior speaks for servant. Physician may be liable for employee

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Respondeat superior

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7
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Body’s steady state

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Homeostasis

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8
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Mechanisms to keep body in homeostasis

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Heartbeat
BP
Respiratory rate
Temp
Electrolytes

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9
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Vital signs

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Temp
BP
Mental state
Sensorium
Pulse
Respiratory rate

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10
Q

How to take a pulse

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Count for one minute each pulse.
15 sec x 4
30 sec x 2

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11
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Above normal

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Hyper

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12
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Below normal

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Hypo

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13
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Adult respirations

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12-20 bmp

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14
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Child respiration

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20-30 bpm

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15
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Temp routes

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Oral
Ancillary
Tympanic
Temporal
Rectal

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16
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Common sites for pulse

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Radial artery*
Brachial artery
Carotid artery*
*more common

17
Q

Gives us pulse readings and O2 saturation

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Pulse oximeter

18
Q

During inspiration, diaphragm muscles push down to allow lungs to expand

A

Ventilation

19
Q

Systolic

20
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Diastolic

A

Last sound

21
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Mm hg

A

Millimeters of mercury

22
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Low BP

A

hypotension

23
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High BP

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Hypertension

24
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What color means oxygen

25
Q

Helps provide mechanical ventilation

26
Q

What does EKG/ECG stand for

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Electrocardiogram

27
Q

How many chambers in the heart

28
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Types of pathogens

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Bacteria, virus, fungi, parasitic, Protozoa

29
Q

Chain of infection control

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Host
Infectious microorganisms
Mode of transportation
Reservoir

30
Q

Routes of transmission

A

Air
Droplets
Contact
Exogenous
Endogenous
Vector
Fomite

31
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What is exogenous transmission

A

Originates outside the organism

32
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What is endogenous transmission

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Originates inside the organism

33
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What is vector transmission

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Carrier transfers infective agent from host to another
Usually animals

34
Q

What is fomite transmission

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Infection by inanimate object

Parasitic, Virus, Bacteria attaches to book or clothes

35
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Disease/infection acquire while in the hospital

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Nosocomial transmission

36
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Blood born pathogens

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HIV
HBV (hepatitis)

37
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Aseptic technique

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Protects patient from infection

38
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Surgical asepsis

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Protects against infection before, during & after surgery by using a sterile technique

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