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Midterm Review Flashcards

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Define and understand the body movement term ABDUCTION

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movement of the limb away from the body

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What kind of college can you obtain an associate’s degree?

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community college for 2 years

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What does a career in health informatics services mean?

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The study of resources and methods for the management of health information.

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What are some occupations in health Informatic Services?

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Health unit coordinator, medical records clerk, health information file clerk, registered health information technician, etc…

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Define body mechanics

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The proper use of body movements to prevent injury during the performance of physical tasks, such as lifting and sitting.

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What steps should you take when LIFTING a patient?

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Keep your body in an upright position, bend your knees and hips, hold the patient close to you, lift with your legs, and communicate with the patient in order for them to know what you are doing.

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Define quality improvement

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A policy put in place to ensure that healthcare organizations monitor and evaluate services based on predetermined criteria.

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Define the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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An agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research.

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Define the Institute of Medicine (IOM)

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An independent organization, focuses on the following guidelines for healthcare delivery: safety, timeliness, effectiveness, efficiency, equitable care, and patient-centered care.

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The Black Death was a plague caused by which Microorganism?

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Rod-shaped bacterium, Yersinia pestis

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What diseases are caused by viruses?

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Cold, smallpox, chicken pox, measles, influenza, human papillomavirus (HPV), herpes simplex, and AIDS.

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What kind of college can you obtain a doctorate from?

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Several professional schools offer this degree. This degree can be earned in the medical or academic field.

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What tools are helping in planning for a career in healthcare?

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Self assessment - Sets of question one should personally answer to figure out what career is best suited for them and be able to reflect why that may be their best choice.
Job shadowing - following an employee while they work so the experience exposes you to the reality of what the job is to see if you’re okay to do that same accurate work when you’re hired.
Clinical internship - As one grows with more knowledge and experience in the medical field they are then ready to have a hands on experience which will then benefit them by then becoming more known to become a prospective employee.

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What is important during decision making?

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Know what your goals are and if they can be achieved by the job you wish to obtain,
Get as much research of the potential career as possible and see if you are able to reason with the working conditions that are to be expected from this job,
Don’t let your emotions override the decision you’re about to make, Don’t rush and stick to your intuition/gut feeling,
Be confident in your decision and if a better opportunity sweeps by, be flexible and modify your path.

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Define therapeutic services

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Career path that offers hands-on experience with patients and focuses on changing the health status of a patient over time

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What are the job duties of a Respiratory Therapist?

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Help patients with their breathing by: testing the patient’s lung capacity and checking their oxygen and carbon dioxide levels from their blood,
Give patients treatment and teach patients with chronic lung conditions to take care of themselves,
provide emergency care to patients who suffer from life threatening conditions, take care of their equipment and do a great deal of record keeping. If they continue on their education they can potentially advance.

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Define Diagnostic services

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A healthcare pathway offering careers in implementing procedures to determine causes of diseases or disorders

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What are the job duties of a pathologist?

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Pathologists conduct laboratory tests to diagnose diseases in the patients of other doctors. They perform or review tests on body tissues, secretions, and other specimens to see whether a disease is present and, if so to determine its stage

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What are the job duties of a Phlebotomist?

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To draw blood from a live person/animal for test, transfusions, donations, or research. They collect blood primarily by performing venipuncture, a surgical puncture in which blood is extracted from a vein, or by taking small quantities of blood from the finger.

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Define and understand the body movement term ADDUCTION

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movement of the limb toward the body

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What organs are located in the Right Upper Quadrant

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liver and gallbladder

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What organs are located in the Left Upper Quadrant

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stomach, pancreas, and spleen

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What organs are located in the Right Lower Quadrant

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descending and sigmoid colon and part of small intestines.

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What organs are located in the Left Lower Quadrant

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part of the small intestines.

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25
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What are the two types of Fungi?

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Ascomycota (yeasts and sac fungi), and the Basidiomycota (club fungi).

26
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What is sanitization?

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Antimicrobial agents on objects, surfaces,

or living tissue to reduce the number of disease-causing microorganisms

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What is disinfection?

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Disinfection describes a process that eliminates many or all pathogenic microorganisms, except bacterial spores, on inanimate objects.

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What is sterilization?

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Sterilization refers to any process that removes, kills, or deactivates all forms of life and other biological agents like prions present in a specific surface, object or fluid, for example food or biological culture media.

29
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What body fluids have the potential to transmit harmful pathogens?

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Bloodborne pathogens such as HBV and HIV can be transmitted through contact with infected human blood and other potentially infectious body fluids such as:
semen
vaginal secretions
cerebrospinal fluid
synovial fluid
pleural fluid
peritoneal fluid
amniotic fluid
saliva (in dental procedures), and
any body fluid that is visibly contaminated with blood.
30
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What are standard precautions?

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Standard Precautions are the minimum infection prevention practices that apply to all patient care, regardless of suspected or confirmed infection status of the patient, in any setting where health care is delivered.

31
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What are transmission based precautions?

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Transmission-Based Precautions are the second tier of basic infection control and are to be used in addition to Standard Precautions for patients who may be infected or colonized with certain infectious agents for which additional precautions are needed to prevent infection transmission.

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What are airborne precautions?

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Airborne Precautions refer to infection prevention and control interventions to be used in addition to Routine Practices. Airborne Precautions are used for diseases that are spread by airborne transmission.

33
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What are droplet precautions?trans-

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Droplet Precautions are used to prevent the spread of pathogens that are passed through respiratory secretions and do not survive for long in transit.

34
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What are contact precautions?

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A set of basic steps that are taken in order for disease not to be transmitted

35
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A medical term must have which two word parts?

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The root, a prefix or suffix

36
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Which word root means heart?

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cardi/o

37
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Which prefix means across or beyond?

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trans-

38
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Which is the most common combining vowel?

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The most combining vowel is “o”.

39
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The Dorsal cavity contains which two cavities?

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Can be subdivided into the spinal and cranial cavities.

40
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What does the word distal mean?

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Farthest area from the point of attachments.

41
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What does the word proximal mean?

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Closer to the point of attachment.

42
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What does the word medial mean?

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Pertains to the middle or midline of the body

43
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Why isn’t the Trendelenburg Position used as much now?

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Because it increases the risk of the patient choking on fluids or vomit

44
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How many minutes of aerobic exercise do you need a week?

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At least 20 minutes a day

45
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What benefits come from adequate sleep?

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Benefits your heart, weight, mind, and more

46
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What is substance abuse?

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The use of drugs or alcohol, or a misuse o prescription

47
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What is suicide cluster?

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Multiples suicides that occur within a community during a relatively short period of time

48
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What is the purpose of meditation?

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To promote relaxation and harmony with your environment. Resting your mind from all the worries of your life.

49
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Describe personality type A

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Ambitious, organized, impatient, and sometimes take on more than they can handle

50
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Describe personality type B

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Are generally patient, relaxed, easygoing, and are not plagued by a sense of urgency

51
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Describe personality type C

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Suppressing emotional expression, denying strong emotional reactions, having trouble coping with stress, and feeling hopeless or helpless

52
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What is health literacy?

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An individual’s ability to obtain, communicate, and understand basic health information and services, allowing him or her to make appropriate health decisions.

53
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prioritizing

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The act of making decisions about the best order in which to perform multiple tasks so the most important tasks are completed first

54
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multitasking

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Performing several jobs at once

55
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competence

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The ability to do your job well

56
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Autocratic

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Prefers to be the soul ruler

57
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Democratic

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not afraid to share responsibility with other team members

58
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Laissez- faire

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allows team members to move on their own

59
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soft skills

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Personal characteristics that enable a person to have pleasant, effective interactions with others

60
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tact

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The ability to avoid giving offense through your words and actions

61
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compassion

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Deep awareness and concern for the suffering of others coupled with the desire to relieve this suffering

HST 8th (4 decks)

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