ch15 (medical overview)

Question 1

trauma emergencies

Answer 1

injuries resulting from physical forces applied to the body

Question 2

medical emergencies

Answer 2

illnesses or conditions caused by disease

Question 3

trauma assessments focus on the…

Answer 3

mechanism of injury/physical injury
physical examination

Question 4

medical patient assessment focuses on…

Answer 4

nature of illness/symptoms/chief complaint
medical history

Question 5

index of suspicion

Answer 5

awareness that unseen life-threatening injuries/illnesses may exist

Question 5

nature of illness

Answer 5

the illness the patient is experiencing

Question 6

infectious disease

Answer 6

growth and spread of small, harmful organisms in the body

Question 6

communicable disease

Answer 6

disease that can be spread from one person or species to another

Question 7

infectious disease

Answer 7

growth and spread of small, harmful organisms in the body

Question 7

nature of illness

Answer 7

the illness the patient is experiencing

Question 7

communicable disease

Answer 7

disease that can be spread from one person or species to another

Question 8

epidemic

Answer 8

when diseases in a human population exceed the number expected based on recent experience

Question 9

p

Question 10

pandemic

Answer 10

global outbreak

Question 10

influenza

Answer 10

flu
-animal respiratory disease that has mutated to effect humans

Question 11

how is influenza transmitted?

Answer 11

dire

Question 12

hepatitis

Answer 12

inflammation/infection of the liver

Question 12

how is influenza transmitted?

Answer 12

direct contact with nasal secretions and aerosolized droplets from coughing and sneezing by infected people

Question 13

pandemic

Answer 13

global outbreak

Question 14

herpes simplex

Answer 14

virus strain carried by humans; small blisters on the lips or genitals
-can cause pneumonia and meningitis

Question 14

nature of illness

Answer 14

the illness the patient is experiencing

Question 15

pandemic

Answer 15

global outbreak

Question 15

nature of illness

Answer 15

the illness the patient is experiencing

Question 15

what are signs+symptoms of hepatitis

Answer 15

loss of appetite
vomiting
fever
muscle+joint pain
jaundice
RUQ pain

Question 15

herpes simplex

Answer 15

virus strain carried by humans; small blisters on the lips or genitals -can cause pneumonia and meningitis

Question 16

herpes simplex

Answer 16

virus strain carried by humans; small blisters on the lips or genitals -can cause pneumonia and meningitis

Question 16

nature of illness

Answer 16

the illness the patient is experiencing

Question 16

pandemic

Answer 16

global outbreak

Question 17

virulence

Answer 17

the strength or ability of a pathogen to produce disease

Question 18

what are signs and symptoms of meningitis

Answer 18

fever, headache, stiff neck, altered mental status

Question 19

meningococcal meningitis

Answer 19

inflammation

Question 20

herpes simplex

Answer 20

virus strain carried by humans; small blisters on the lips or genitals -can cause pneumonia and meningitis

Question 20

pandemic

Answer 20

global outbreak

Question 20

nature of illness

Answer 20

the illness the patient is experiencing

Question 21

meningococcal meningitis

Answer 21

inflammation of the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord can be contagious

Question 21

tuberculosis

Answer 21

chronic disease that usually strikes the lungs spread by cough; can lie dormant and then reactivate

Question 22

virulence

Answer 22

the strength or ability of a pathogen to produce disease

Question 22

nature of illness

Answer 22

the illness the patient is experiencing

Question 22

pandemic

Answer 22

global outbreak

Question 22

herpes simplex

Answer 22

virus strain carried by humans; small blisters on the lips or genitals -can cause pneumonia and meningitis

Question 22

meningitis

Answer 22

inflammation of the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord

Question 23

tuberculosis

Answer 23

chronic disease that usually strikes the lungs spread by cough; can lie dormant and then reactivate

Question 23

meningococcal meningitis

Answer 23

inflammation of the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord can be contagious

Question 24

methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Answer 24

can cause infections in different parts of the body; often resistant to antibiotics

Question 25

nature of illness

Answer 25

the illness the patient is experiencing

Question 25

meningococcal meningitis

Answer 25

inflammation of the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord can be contagious

Question 26

pandemic

Answer 26

global outbreak

Question 26

herpes simplex

Answer 26

virus strain carried by humans; small blisters on the lips or genitals -can cause pneumonia and meningitis

Question 27

nature of illness

Answer 27

the illness the patient is experiencing

Question 27

herpes simplex

Answer 27

virus strain carried by humans; small blisters on the lips or genitals -can cause pneumonia and meningitis

Question 28

meningococcal meningitis

Answer 28

inflammation of the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord can be contagious

Question 28

pandemic

Answer 28

global outbreak

Question 29

herpes simplex

Answer 29

virus strain carried by humans; small blisters on the lips or genitals -can cause pneumonia and meningitis

Question 29

nature of illness

Answer 29

the illness the patient is experiencing

Question 29

pandemic

Answer 29

global outbreak

Question 29

meningococcal meningitis

Answer 29

inflammation of the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord can be contagious