Chapter 1 - Introduction

Question 1

OSHA

Answer 1

occupational safety and health administration

• sets standards to protect health care workers and their patients
• can inspect any facility
• relationships between employers and employees to to students

Question 2

HIPAA

Answer 2

health insurance portability and accountability act

Question 3

adventitious

Answer 3

coming from an external source; occurring spontaneously

Question 4

afebrile

Answer 4

without fever

Question 5

biopsy

Answer 5

removal and examination of tissue

Question 6

comorbid

Answer 6

two or more possibly unrelated medical conditions existing at the same time

Question 7

constitutional

Answer 7

relating to the body as a whole

Question 8

erythema

Answer 8

redness of the skin brought about by capillary dilation

Question 9

febrile

Answer 9

having a fever

Question 10

malaise

Answer 10

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

Question 11

morbidity

Answer 11

consequences of a given illness

Question 12

mortality

Answer 12

death from a particular illness or disease

Question 13

palliative or supportive

Answer 13

reducing the severity of an illness or treatment of disease without curing it

Question 14

prodromal

Answer 14

preillness symptoms

Question 15

purulent

Answer 15

pus filled

Question 16

sequela

Answer 16

a condition occuring as a consequence of a given illness or disease

Question 17

suppurative

Answer 17

pus forming

Question 18

OSHA blood-borne pathogens

Answer 18

• safeguards against hazards

- access to PPE, blood-borne pathogen training and knowledge of who to contact

Question 19

Barriers to Blood-borne pathogens

Answer 19

barriers = devices worn to protect both the health care worker and patient against the spread of disease
- gloves, face shield

Question 20

Disinfection

Answer 20

HIV = 30 seconds

Hepatitis B = 10 minutes of saturation

Question 21

Federal Regulations

Answer 21

• protect patient privacy

- FERPA: protects student education records

Question 22

International Classification of Diseases

Answer 22

• three letter codes and numbers

- spefific diagnosis and medical procedures

Question 23

Current procedural terminology

Answer 23

set of billing codes

Question 24

Preparticipation exam

Answer 24

• 6 weeks before sport season

Question 25

DO

Answer 25

doctor of osteopathy

Question 26

DPM

Answer 26

doctor of pediatry

Question 27

LPN

Answer 27

license practice nurse