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Online 2 Flashcards

1
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What is torts?

A

type of laws that govern the rights between individuals in non-criminal actions (personal injury law)

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what is assault?

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threat of touching in an injurious way

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what is battery?

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touching a person without permission, implies that the touch is a willful act or provoke

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4
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What is false imprisonment?

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occurs when a patient wishes to leave and is not allowed

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5
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What is invasion of privacy?

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may result when confidentiality of information has not been maintained or when patient’s body has been improperly and unneccesarily exposed or touched

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6
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What is libel?

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written defamation

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What is slander?

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spoken defamation

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What is defamation?

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disclosure of confidential information in a way that may be detrimental

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9
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four elements that much be present to prove malpractice

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duty, breach, injury sustained, cause

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10
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What is negligence?

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the neglect or omission of reasonable care or caution

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11
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What is gross?

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type of negligence where the act involves reckless disregard for life or limb

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12
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What is contributory?

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type of negligence in which the behaviour of the injure party contributed to the injurious outcome

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13
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What is advanced directives?

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a document in which a person either states choices for medical treatment or designates who should make treatment choices if the person should lose decision making capacity

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14
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What is living will?

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another name for an advanced care directive

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15
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What is respondent superior?

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let the master answer - the employer is responsible for the legal consequences of the acts/services of employees

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res ipsa loquitur

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the thing speaks for itself - requres the defendant to explain the events and convince the court that no negligence was involved

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17
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when carrying a heavy object, you want to carry it close/far away from your body

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close

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18
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t/f bend with the knees and not the back

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true

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19
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t/f whenever possible, push or roll heavy objects

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true

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20
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when possible the radiographer should stand with his or her feet approximately this many inches apart when lifting 12

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12

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21
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center of gravity in the human body is the center of the __

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pelvis

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22
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before helping a patient into or out of a wheelchair it must first be positioned ___ to the bed

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parallel

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23
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the patients stronger/weaker side should approach the x-ray table first

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stronger

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24
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position in which the head is higher than the feet

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fowler

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25
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position a patient should be placed in following

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fowler

26
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clothing should be removed from this side first

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uninjured side

27
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clothing should be placed on this side first

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injured

28
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injured

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18-24”

29
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average adult oral body temperature

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98.6

30
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infant body temps are usually higher/lower than adults

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higher

31
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most accurate location to record body temperature

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rectal

32
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the advancing pressure wave in the artery caused by the explusion of blood when the left ventricle of the heart contracts

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pulse

33
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the very young and the very old have higher/lower pulse rates

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higher

34
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normal adult range for resting pulse rates

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60-90

35
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pulse rates are measured in this

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beats/minute

36
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this sex tends to have a higher pulse rate

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women

37
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anything over 100 b/m is considered this

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tachycardia

38
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anything below 60 b/m is considered this

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bradycardia

39
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the act of this serves to deliver oxygen to all the body cells and ride the body of carbon dioxide

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respiration

40
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difficulty breathing

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dyspnea

41
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anbnormally rapid breathing

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tachypnea

42
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difficulty breathing while recumbent

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orthopnea

43
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abnormally shallow, slow breatihng

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oligopnea

44
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pulse point found over the apex of the heart

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apical

45
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absence of breaths

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apnea

46
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blood pressure within vessels is highest during this phase

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systole

47
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blood pressure within the vessels is lowest during this phase

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diastole

48
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normal adult systolic pressure range

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100-140

49
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normal adult diastolic range

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60-90

50
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prehypertension is present when blood pressure measurements are between this systolic

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120-140

51
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prehypertension is present when blood pressure diastolic measurements between

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80-90

52
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this occurs in some individuals when they rise quickly from a recumbent positon

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orthostatic hypotension

53
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a diastolic range below 60 would indicate this

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hypotension

54
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a practice that retards the growth of pathogenic micro-organisms

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antisepsis

55
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this refers to the destruction of pathogenic micro-organisms through the process of disinfection

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medical asepsis

56
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this refers to the removal of all microorganisms AND their sportes and is practiced in the surgical suite

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surgical asepsis

57
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the most important precaution in the practice of aseptic technique is this

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handwashing

58
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this is any environment where pathogens can survive and reproduce and ultimately pose a health risk

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reservoir

59
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any pathway by which pathogens are able to leave the reservois

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portal of exit

60
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type of infection that are health care aquired infections

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nosocomial

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