Distant Learning Pack Flashcards
What is the name of the place that can diagnose and treat STIs where a person does not have to give name or info to GP?
Genitourinary medicine clinics
Normal body temp
36-37 degrees
What 3 things are essential in supplying the body with oxygen
Airway, breathing and circulation
What do the kidneys do?
Remove water, waste and toxins from the body
Why would we need to know whether someone has diabetes?
Individual could be more prone to infections so many need immediate or different attention then someone without diabetes
What is anaphylaxis
A severe and sudden allergic reaction that requires immediate attention
What ages of children are more vulnerable to abuse
Children under 1
What takes priority when conducting a telephone assessment?
If patients symptoms or condition is life threatening
Why might it be important to establish if someone has suffered from cancer?
Medication and treatment may put them at higher risk of infection
Symptoms may mean cancer has spread
When an artery is cut the blood spurts or pumps out why?
To transport the blood around the arteries there are lots of pressure in them that carries the blood. When the artery is cut the pressure escapes from the cut and carries the blood with it
What is AAA
Abdominal aortic aneurysms
When someone experiences bleeding high up in digestive tract they vomit. Vomit may appear bright red or have lots of dark brown bits like soil or coffee grounds why it look like coffee grounds
Because the blood has mixed with digestive fluids
Why can some ear problems cause a person to feel dizzy
The ear has the balance mechanisms that give the brain the information to balance this problems to the ear can cause dizziness
Causes of breathing problems? (5)
Blocked airways Heart attack Drowning Injury to head/ chest Allergic reaction
True or false? The pain of a heart attack is never felt in the abdomen
False can also be in arm
