Chapters 8-17 Study Guide Flashcards
How to change ounces to millimeters?
A. divide ounces to milliliters
B. subtract 30 from ounces
C. add 30 to the ounces
D. multiply the ounces by 30
multiply the ounces by 30
What word represents the avenue in which a medication is administered?
A. route
B. measurement
C. technique
D. dose
route
What drug classification is used to prevent the formation of or dissolve blood clots?
A. anticoagulants
B. antianxiety
C. anticonvulsant
D. antipyretic
anticoagulants
Analgesic medication is for?
A. decreasing blood pressure
B. relieving anxiety
C. pain relief
D. depression
pain relief
What is the term given to the study of drugs and their actions, dosages, and side effects?
A. psychology
B. pharmacology
C. sociology
D. physiology
pharmacology
The two primary objectives in the assessment of the patient are to provide necessary care and?
A. notify the family
B. yell for help
C. identify and correct any life-threatening problems
D. calm observers
identify and correct any life-threatening problems
Because the human body is a 3-dimensional structure, x-ray examinations usually require a minimum of two exposures taken at what angle to each other?
A. 60
B. 90
C. 45
D. 50
90
The ALARA concept is doing whatever is necessary to keep radiation exposure?
A. as low as reasonably achievable
B. as comfortable as the patient feels with radiation
C. as low as a radio signal needed
D. as low as the machine allows
as low as reasonably achievable
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease spread by what transmission?
A. contact droplets
B. eating contaminated food
C. sexual encounters
D. respiratory droplets
respiratory droplets
The disorder of the ossicles of the middle ear, especially the stapes bone is called?
A. otitis media
B. otosclerosis
C. otitis externa
D. Meniere disease
otosclerosis
Another name for impacted war wax?
A. ceruminosis
B. otitis media
C. Meniere disease
D. otitis externa
ceruminosis
List waves are reflected off all objects and are transmitted through various structures of the eye including lens, cornea, and?
A. choroid
B. optic nerve
C. sclera
D. retina
retina
Which type of fracture is likely caused by excessive bending force or a direct hit?
A. compression
B. spiral
C. transverse
D. greenstick
transverse
Treatment of a fracture by realigning the bones is called?
A. reduction
B. splinting
C. redaction
D. casting
reduction
When an existing wound is infected and the infection spreads to the surrounding connective tissue, it is called?
A. herpes simplex
B. cellulitis
C. verruca
D. tinea pedis
cellulitis
Treatment of a furuncle includes application of which modality to ripen or bring to the head then antibiotics therapy?
A. cold pack
B. salt soak
C. dry heat
D. moist heat
moist heat
What is the name of a superficial infection of a hair follicle?
A. folliculitis
B. furuncle
C. cellulitis
D. macule
folliculitis
The processed film containing a visible image is called a?
A. radiography
B. radiopaque
C. radiograph
D. radiology
radiograph
To change pounds to kilograms?
A. divide by 0.5
B. multiply by 2.2
C. divide pounds by 2.2
D. subtract 5 from pounds
divide by 2.2
The first step to know for a physician office evacuation plan is what constitutes?
A. calling in extra staff
B. an emergency
C. notifying the physician
D. the need to call the fire department
an emergency
The ______ provides a guide for medical offices to develop a plan of action before an epidemic or pandemic occurs?
A. CDC
B. EPA
C. OSHA
D. AMA
CDC
When a disease affects a numerous people within a specific geographic area it is known as?
A. pandemic
B. epidemic
C. emetic
D. regional emergency
epidemic
Classification of burn injuries depends on the?
A. cause of the burn
B. depth or tissue layers involved
C. length of time a burning agent was in contact to skin
D. place on the body where the burn occured
depth or tissue involved
Which type of shock is caused by loss of blood or other bodily fluids?
A. cardiogenic
B. neurogenic
C. hypovolemic
D. septic
hypovolemic
