General Patient Care 1 and 2

Question 1

Forms of medication:

Answer 1

1. Tablets: Soild pills you swallow
2. Capsules: pills with medicine inside a shell
3. Oral suspension: liquid form of med where the ingredient is mixed with a liquid base. (Used for childern/ people who have trouble swallowing.
4. Emulsions: special liquid medicine made by mising 2 tgings that dont usually mox. Ex- oil and water
5. Lozenges: med designed to dissolve slowly in the mouth, releasing meds gradually. Often used for sore throat
6. Liquid

Question 2

What is a colonoscopy?

Answer 2

is a procedure that lets your health care provider check the inside of your entire colon (large intestine)

Question 3

What is a tuberculosis test?

Answer 3

a test that checks if someone has been infected with bacteria. Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that mainly affects the lungs and is treated with antibiotics.

Question 4

What is a spirometry test:

Answer 4

measures how much air your lungs can hold and how quickly you can breathe out. requires you to breathe into a tube attached to a machine called a spirometer.

Question 5

Pulmonology?

Answer 5

the study of the repiratory system

Question 6

What is ventrogluteal?

Answer 6

location on body used for IM injections. Outer hip

Question 7

What is an automated external defribillator (AED)

Answer 7

a device that provides electrical shock to restore a normal heartbeat.

Question 8

Biopsy:

Answer 8

surgical removal of tissue for later microscopic examination. for diagnosing cancer, skin conditions, etc.

Question 9

Colopscopy:

Answer 9

examonation of the vagina and cervix( lower edn of the uterus, conncects uterus to vagin performed using a coloscope. ( atype of ednoscope.

Question 10

What is an endoscope?

Answer 10

a medical device with a light attached. It is used to look inside a body cavity or organ.

Question 11

Crash Cart:

Answer 11

Portable cart stocked with emergency supplies, also called an emergency kit.

Question 12

Wound dehiscence:

Answer 12

is a surgery complication where the incision, a cut made during a surgical procedure, reopens

Question 13

durable medical equipment

Answer 13

Includes medical devices and supplies that can be used repeatedly outside of a hospital.

Question 14

emergency medical services (EMS)

Answer 14

System that provides urgent pre-hospital treatment and care.

Question 15

erythema:

Answer 15

redness of the skin caused by injury or another inflammation-causing condition

Question 16

evisceration:

Answer 16

some of your insides, like your stomach or intestines, coming out of your body through a cut or a tear.

Question 17

hemorrhage:

Answer 17

Escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel.

Question 18

incision and drainage (I & D):

Answer 18

making a small incision or puncture in the in the fluid or pressure buildup under the skin to allow it to drain and relieve pressure.

Question 19

myocardial infarction, and what can it lead to if not treated immediately:

Answer 19

when the flow of blood that brings oxygen to the heart muscle suddenly becomes blocked, can lead to cardiac arrest

Question 20

sprain:
strain:

Answer 20

• A stretched or torn ligament, which are tissues that connect bones to a joint.
• A stretched or torn muscle or tendon.

Question 21

syncope:

Answer 21

is a medical term that refers to a temporary loss of consciousness, happens when there is an interruption in the blood flow to the brain

Question 22

What are the phases of wound healing explained?
1. Hemostasis-
2. Inflammatory-
3. Proliferative Phase:
4. maturation:

Answer 22

1. Blood vessels narrow to reduce blood loss and platelets create a temporary clot.
2. WBCS clear out debris and fight infection for a few days. (Usually occurs at day 3 and includes pain, swelling , and loss of function)
3. New tissue forms, blood vessels grow back, and skin cells cover the wound. (Between 3 to 21 days)
4. new tissue strengthens and matures over time. (months- years) A scar forms

Question 23

How do you check if an instrument is sterilized?

Answer 23

it has an autoclave indictor strip and an expiration date.

Question 24

Define the following:
1. Hypoglycemia:
2. Hypothermia:
3. Cryosurgery:
4. Pathology:

Answer 24

1.low blood glucose
2. low body temp.
3. destruction of tissue using cold liquid
4. the study of diseases.

Question 25

What are the two types of sutures and when are they used?

Answer 25

absorbable- made from material that can be absorbed by the body over time. Used on area where it is diffculit to remove a suture. (internal wounds)
non- absorbable- used on external wounds and need to be removed

Question 26

What is laceration:

Answer 26

an open, deep cut in skin or flesh