Chapter 1 Flashcards
Legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for medical information
HIPAA
Any information about the health status use of health care services and payment for health services that is personally identifiable and can be linked to an individual
Protected Health Information
Portable battery operated device that continuously monitors heart activity 24 hours or longer
Holter Monitor
Form of outpatient cardiac testing that involves the patient triggering the machine to record when cardiac symptoms occur
Even Recorder
Practice designed to reduce the number and transfer of pathogens as well as break the chain of infection
Medical Asepsis
The basic level of infection-control practices health care workers must perform before during and after every encounter with patients to prevent the spread of infection
Standard Precautions
Infection acquired via health care workers or within the health care setting
Healthcare Associated Infection
Protective clothing and equipment to protect a worker from exposure to chemicals or infectious material
PPE
Instrument that provides a graphic representation of the electrical activity of the heart
EKG
Wires that conduct electrical impulses from electrodes to an EKG machine
Leads
Documentation provided by manufacturers of potentially harmful substances that lists chemical components associated hazards and treatment in case of exposure
Safety Data Sheets
Use of strategies incorporated through verbal and nonverbal techniques to ensure a message is received interpreted and understood correctly
Therapeutic Communication
Steps of Therapeutic Communication
Sender develops the message
Message encoded into transmittable format
Message Transmitted
Receiver decodes the message
Receiver converts message into understanding
feedback
An electrically neutral area on the EKG also referred to as the as the isoelectric line or TP segment
Baseline
Equipment for measuring blood pressure that typically appears as a dial with numbers a bulb and blood pressure cuff
Sphygmomomanometer
Listening to body sounds using a stethoscope
Ausculation
Top number on blood pressure reading
Systolic Pressure
Bottom number on blood pressure reading
Diastolic Pressure
Using hands to examine the body
Palpation
Test designed to provoke ischemia and related EKG changes to aid in diagnosing cardiac abnormalities
Stress Test
Sensors placed on the skin that interfaces between the heart and an EKG machine
Electrode
Standard Waveforms found on the EKG tracing each corresponding to a specific event within one full electrical cycle of the heart
PQRST Waves
Narrowed or Constricted
Stenotic
Excessive Sweating
Diaphoresis
Skin Lips Toes or fingers turning blue or discolored
Cyanosis
Fainting
Syncope
