Exam 2 Study Questions Flashcards
What is objective culture?
The artifacts and institutions created by a group of people (art, architecture, literature, dance, holidays, collective history).
What is subjective culture?
Patterns of difference (values, beliefs) and behavior learned from one’s group that guide individual and group activity.
What is diversity?
The mix of differences that may make a difference.
What is inclusion?
The mix feeling valued and engaged.
What does denial mean?
Missing difference.
What does polarization mean?
Judging difference.
What does minimization mean?
De-emphasizing difference.
What does acceptance mean?
Deeply comprehending difference.
What does adaptation mean?
Bridging across difference.
What are the four intercultural competencies?
- Increasing cultural and personal self-awareness through reflecting on our own experiences
- Increasing awareness of others within their own cultural and personal contexts
- Learning to manage emotions and thoughts in the face of ambiguity, change, and challenging circumstances/people
- Learning to shift frames, attune emotions and adapt behavior to other cultural contexts
What are the ways in which we see cultural difference?
- Nonverbal communication
- Communication style
- Conflict style preference
- Learning style preference
- Cultural value dimensions
- Cognitive style
What does the Thomas-Kilma Conflict model demonstrate?
Responses to conflict based on continua of assertiveness and cooperativeness.
Describe the five Thomas-Kilman Conflict Modes.
- Collaborating: highly assertive and highly cooperative
- Accommodating: unassertive and highly cooperative
- Compromising: medially assertive and cooperative
- Competing: highly assertive and uncooperative
- Avoiding: unassertive and uncooperative
What is the “turn-taking” communication style like?
Detached, fast-paced, listen for period
What is the “pausing” communication style like?
Reflective, slower paced, need complete information before considering a reply
What is the “overlapping” communication style like?
Attached, faster paced, does not wait for the period
What are some complications of elevated weight?
- Diabetes
- Dyslipidemia
- Hypertension
- Osteoarthritis
- Cardiovascular disease
- Respiratory problems
- Some cancers (endometrial, prostate, and colon)
What are some complications of high blood pressure?
- Increased cardiovascular risk
- Disability
- Death
What is a normal newborn pulse?
70-170 BPM
What is a normal pulse for children 1-6 years?
75-160 BPM
What is a normal pulse for children 6-12 years?
80-120 BPM
What is a normal adult pulse?
60-100 BPM
What is a normal elderly pulse?
60-100 BPM
What is the normal pulse for a conditioned athlete?
50-100 BPM
What is a normal respiratory rate for newborn-6 month old babies?
30-60 RPM
What is a normal respiratory rate for 6-12 month old babies?
24-30 RPM
What is a normal respiratory rate for children 1-5 years old?
20-30 RPM
What is a normal respiratory rate for children 6 years old-adult?
12-20 RPM
What is a normal respiratory rate for the elderly?
12-20 RPM
What is a normal blood pressure?
<120 and <80
What is an elevated blood pressure?
120-129 and <80
What is the blood pressure for Stage 1 hypertension?
130-139 or 80-89
What is the blood pressure for Stage 2 hypertension?
≥ 140 or ≥ 90
What is Korotkoff Sound I?
Faint and clear tapping (systolic)
What is Korotkoff Sound II?
Swooshing
What is Korotkoff Sound III?
More intense, crisp tapping
What is Korotkoff Sound IV?
Muffled
What is Korotkoff Sound V?
Sound stops (diastolic)
What are the three most common types of primary headaches?
Cluster, migraine, and tension headaches
What are the characteristics of a tension headache?
- Band-like
- Bilateral
- Dull
- Gradual
- 30 minutes - 7 days
- Sensitivity to light and sound
What are the characteristics of a migraine headache?
- Temple
- Unilateral
- Throbbing/pulsating pain
- Sudden with occasional warning signs
- 2 - 72 hours
- Nausea/vomiting
- Sensitivity to light, sound, and movement
What are the characteristics of a cluster headache?
- Around/behind eyes
- Unilateral
- Constant, sharp/severe pain
- Sudden
- 15 minutes - 3 hours, may last up to 2 weeks - 3 months
- Tearing/red eyes
- Runny nose
- Flushing
What is a migraine aura?
Neurologic symptoms prior to an attack; visual symptoms (flashing light or blind spot), tingling/numbing of extremities, dysphasia/aphasia, weakness, or hemiparesis
What are the three main types of conjunctivitis?
Viral, bacterial, and allergic conjunctivitis
What causes viral conjunctivitis?
Sore throat/cold (Adenovirus)
What are the symptoms of viral conjunctivitis?
- Pink/red eye
- Watery discharge
- Blurred vision
- Low-grade fever
What is the duration of viral conjunctivitis?
1 - 3 weeks
What is the cause of bacterial conjunctivitis?
S. aureus, S. epidermis, S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae
What are the symptoms of bacterial conjunctivitis?
- Pink/red eyes
- Purulent discharge (green/yellow)
- Eye discomfort/pressure
- Crusted eyelids
- Eyelid edema
- Blurred vision
What is the duration of bacterial conjunctivitis?
2 weeks
What is the cause of allergic conjunctivitis?
Allergen exposure
What are the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis?
- Pink/red eyes
- Clear watery discharge (may be stringy and white)
- Burning/itching
- Eye discomfort
- Eyelid edema
- Usually affects both eyes
What four medications cause conjunctivitis?
- Amiodarone
- Isotretinoin
- Bisphosphonates
- COX-2 inhibitors
What causes glaucoma?
- Reduced blood flow
- Retinal ischemia
- Increased intraocular pressure
- Heredity (primary)
- Disease/trauma/drugs (secondary)
What are the symptoms of open angle glaucoma?
Don’t occur unless there is severe damage
What are the symptoms of closed angle glaucoma?
- Blurred vision
- Halos with light
- Ocular pain
- Headache
- Nausea/vomiting
What causes blepharitis?
Bacteria from hands, cosmetics, or contact lenses
What are the symptoms of blepharitis?
Lump on/near the edge of the eyelid (painful, swollen, pus-filled)
What causes dry eyes?
Inadequate lubrication from tears
What are the symptoms of dry eyes?
- Redness
- Burning/stinging
- Blurry vision
How do you administer eye drops?
- Wash hands
- Remove cap without touching the dropper lid
- Lie down or tilt head back, pull down eyelid with your index finger and hold dropper over eye
- Look up (away from tip) and place drop in pocket
- Hold eyelid to allow solution to spread
- Gently close eyes and apply light pressure to nasolacrimal opening for 15-30 seconds
- Wash hands
What are the causes of otitis media?
- Bacterial
- Viral
- Allergies
- Irritants (i.e. cigarette smoke)
What are the symptoms of acute otitis media?
- Pain
- Fever
- Discharge
- Redness
- Pulling at ears
- Irritability
- Crying
What are the symptoms of otitis media with effusion?
- Rhinitis
- Cough
- Diarrhea
What causes otitis externa?
- Prolonged exposure to moisture
- Injury
- Bacterial/fungal growth
What are the symptoms of otitis externa?
- Pain
- Ear discharge
- Hearing loss
- Itching
- Swelling
- Redness
- Burning/stinging
- Fever
What are the symptoms of cerumen impaction?
- Earache
- Fullness in ear
- Tinnitus
- Partial hearing loss
- Itching
What are the symptoms of ototoxicity?
- Tinnitis
- Hearing loss
- Dizziness
What 5 medications cause ototoxicity?
- Quinine
- Salicylates (aspirin)
- Aminoglycosides
- Platinum antineoplastic agents
- Loop diuretics
What causes sinusitis?
Bacterial or viral
What causes allergic rhinitis?
Allergen exposureNext
What are the symptoms of viral sinusitis?
- Headache
- Congestion
- Low fever
- Nasal discharge
- Halitosis
What are the symptoms of bacterial sinusitis?
- Worsening congestion
- Facial pain
- Thick yellow-green nasal discharge
- Toothache
- Fever
- Halitosis
How do you administer a nasal spray?
- Wash hands
- Blow nose gently
- Tilt head forward
- Breathe out slowly
- Insert tip into one nostil and point tip away from septum
- Squeeze while breathing in slowly
- Repeat in other nostril
- Wash hands
What causes cold sores?
HSV-1
What are the symptoms of cold sores?
- Red, painful blisters
- Oozing/yellow crusting of blister
- Tingling/itching
What causes canker sores?
- Stress
- Food allergies
- Hormonal changes
- Malnutrition
What are the symptoms of canker sores?
- Sore with red edge and white center
- Painful
What causes gingivitis?
Bacteria leading to plaque accumulation
What are the symptoms of gingivitis?
- Red/tender/swollen/bleeding/receding gums
- Bad breath
What causes candidiasis?
Candida albicans
What are the symptoms of candidiasis?
- Creamy white lesion
- Cottage cheese
- Bleeding lesions when scraped
- Cotton mouth
- Loss of taste
What are the risk factors for candidiasis?
- Weak immune system
- Dentures
- Infants
- Steroids
- Smoking
- Dry mouth
What are the symptoms of viral pharyngitis?
- Cough
- Scratchy throat
- Fever
What are the symptoms of bacterial pharyngitis (strep throat)?
- Pain worsened by swallowing/talking
- Scratchy throat
- Dry throat
- Swollen or red glands/tonsils
- White patches on tonsils
- Fever
How do you treat a tension headache?
- Stress management
- Caffeine
How do you treat a migraine headache?
- Botulism toxin
- Triptans
How do you treat a cluster headache?
Oxygen
How do you treat viral conjunctivitis?
- Only symptomatically:
- Lubricants
- Ocular decongestants (Naphcon-A)
How do you treat bacterial conjunctivitis?
Antibiotics
How do you treat allergic conjunctivitis?
- Topical antihistamines
- Mast cell stabilizers
- Anti-inflammatory agents
How do you treat dry eyes?
- Lubricants
- Avoid prolonged viewing of electronic screens
- Humidifiers
How do you treat open angle glaucoma?
- Nonselective beta blockers
- Prostaglandin analogs
- Alpha-2 agonists (brimonidine)
- Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
How do you treat closed angle glaucoma?
- Pilocarpine
- Hyperosmotic agents
- Secretory inhibitors
How do you treat blepharitis?
- Warm compress
- Lubricants
How do you treat otitis media?
- Analgesics
- Antipyretics
- Local heat
How do you treat otitis externa?
- Antibiotics
- Glucocorticoids
- Acidifying solutions (aluminum acetate)
- Warm water/saline
How do you treat cerumen impaction?
- Carbamide peroxide (Debrox)
- Baby oil
- Glycerin (Neotic)
- Ear candling
How do you treat water-clogged ears?
- Isopropyl alcohol (Swim-EAR)
- Ear plugs
- Low heat
How do you treat sinusitis?
Oral or topical decongestants (Sudafed or Afrin)
How do you treat allergic rhinitis?
- Oral or topical antihistamines (cetirizine and azelastine)
- Oral or topical decongestants (Sudafed and Afrin)
- Intranasal corticosteroids (fluticasone)
How do you treat cold sores?
Topical antivirals
How do you treat canker sores?
Local anesthetics (benzocaine)
How do you treat pharyngitis?
- OTC analgesics
- Throat lozenges (benzocaine)
- Throat spray (phenol)
- Cough suppressants (dextromethorphan)
What causes tinea infections?
Fungi (trichophyton, microsporum, epidermophyton)
What are the symptoms of tinea capitis?
- Itching
- Alopecia
- Scaling
- Mild erythema
What are the symptoms of tinea unguium?
Superficial white/cracked/brittle/thickened nails
What are the symptoms of tinea corporus?
Red, round lesion
What are the symptoms of tinea cruris?
Itching, red lesion in groin
How do you treat tinea capitis?
Don’t; refer
How do you treat tinea unguium?
Avoid nail trauma, refer
How do you treat tinea pedis?
Aluminum acetate, topical antifungal x 4 weeks
How do you treat tinea corporus?
Topical antifungal x 4 weeks
How do you treat tinea cruris?
Topical antifungal x 2 weeks
What are the symptoms of candida?
- Red rash with well-defined borders
- White plaques
- Cheesy discharge
What are the symptoms of impetigo?
- Vesicles/pustules that burst
- Honey-colored crust
What are the symptoms of cellulitis?
Expanding red, swollen, tender rash without a clear border
How do you treat vulvovaginal candidiasis?
Topical antifungal for 3 - 14 days
How do you treat impetigo?
Self-resolves in 3-4 weeks, treatment requires referral
How do you treat cellulitis?
Refer
What are the symptoms of acne vulgaris?
Inflammatory and non-inflammatory lesions on fac enad
What are the symptoms of allergic contact dermatitis?
Rash limited to the area exposed to the allergen
What are the symptoms of irritant contact dermatitis?
- Dry/cracked/inflamed skin
- Itching
- Pain
- Limited to exposed area
How do you treat acne vulgaris?
- Avoid skin irritants
- Use cleanser
- Benzoyl peroxide 2.5-10%
- Salicylic acid 0.5-2%
- Sulfure 3-10%
How do you treat allergic contact dermatitis?
- Remove offending agent
- Hydrocortisone cream
- Aluminum acetate compress
How do you treat irritant contact dermatitis?
- Emollients
- Colloidal oatmeal bath
How do you treat sunburn?
- Cold water rinse
- Avoid exposure
- Aloe vera
What does basal cell look like?
Slow-growing and primarily on nose
How do you treat basal cell?
Excision, radiation, or topical therapies
How do you treat squamous cell?
Excision (highly curable)
What does squamous cell look like?
Medium-growth
What does melanoma look like?
Malignant
How do you treat melanoma?
Excision, chemotherapy