Chapter 1

Question 1

Signs vs. Symptoms

Answer 1

Sign - Refers to something that the AT see or feels, such as temperature, respiration, heart beat, and Blood pressure

Symptom (Sx) - Refers to something the athlete feels, such as pain, headache, or dizziness.

Question 2

Adventitious

Answer 2

Coming from and external source; occuring spontaneously.

Question 3

Afebrile

Answer 3

Without a fever; also apyretic

Question 4

Biopsy

Answer 4

Removal and examination of tissue

Question 5

Comorbid

Answer 5

Two or more possibly unrelated medical conditions existing at the same time.

Question 6

Constitutional

Answer 6

Relating to the body as a whole

Question 7

Erythema

Answer 7

Redness of the skin brought about by capillary dilation

Question 8

Febrile

Answer 8

Having a fever

Question 9

Malaise

Answer 9

A general feeling of discomfort or uneasiness; often the first symptom of an illness or infection.

Question 10

Morbidity

Answer 10

Consequences of a given illness

Question 11

Mortality

Answer 11

Death from a particular illness or disease

Question 12

Pallative or Supportive

Answer 12

Reducing the severity of an illness or treatment of disease without curing it.

Question 13

Prodromal

Answer 13

Preillness symptoms

Question 14

Purulent

Answer 14

Pus Filled

Question 15

Sequela , sequelae

Answer 15

A condition occurring as a consequence of a given illness or disease.

Question 16

Suppurative

Answer 16

Pus forming

Question 17

OSHA

Answer 17

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question 18

How long does the HIV and Hep B Virus last on surfaces

Answer 18

HIV - 30secs

Hep B - 10 Min

Question 19

HIPAA

Answer 19

is the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The primary goal of the law is to make it easier for people to keep health insurance, protect the confidentiality and security of healthcare information

Question 20

FERPA

Answer 20

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

Protects the privacy of student education records and applies to any school recieving funds from the US dept of Ed.

Question 21

ICD #’s

Answer 21

International Classification of Diseases

Catagorically organizes disease and illness so they can be billed and documented for mortality rates of different illnesses.

Question 22

CPT #’s

Answer 22

Current Procedural Terminology

Unlike the ICD, CPT provides a set of billing codes, descriptions, and guidelines associated with porocedures and services used by health care workers.