Med Terms #2

Question 0

What are airborne precautions?

Answer 0

Used for measles, SARS, varicella, TB
used to prevention air transmission 
Rooms must be negative in pressure
Rooms must exhaust to outside
Must use personal respiratory protection

Question 1

What is arthroplasty?

Answer 1

Reconstruction, reparation, or replacement of a joint

Question 2

What is angina?

Answer 2

Chest pain
Can sometimes spread to shoulders, arm and neck
Caused by an inadequate blood supply to the heart

Question 3

What is Atherosclerosis?

Answer 3

Hardening of an artery due to fatty buildup within the arterial wall

Question 4

What is a carotid endarterectomy?

Answer 4

Surgery removing the inner lining of the coronary artery if it has become thickened or damaged
This helps to increase blood flow by getting rid of fatty build up

Question 5

What are contact precautions?

Answer 5

Work practice to reduce transmitting infectious agents by either direct or indirect contact
Gown gloves and mask

Question 6

What is deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?

Answer 6

A thrombus (clot) in a vein lying deep below the skin, especially in the legs

Question 7

What are droplet precautions?

Answer 7

Involves coming in contact with mucous membranes of the nose and mouth
Droplets can travel three feet
Wear mask at three feet

Question 8

What is an echocardiogram?

Answer 8

A test of the action of the heart using ultrasound to produce a visual display of the diagnosis
Can be used to monitor heart disease
Looks at size and shape of the heart

Question 9

What is an electrocardiogram?

Answer 9

A record display of a persons heartbeat - visual representation of the heartbeat