Patient Preperation

Question 1

Trendelenburg

Answer 1

Shock position
Patient is supine(face up) with feet elevated and head down
Increase blood flow to the brain

Question 2

Sims

Answer 2

Left side lying position

Benefits patients with abdominal distension or liver disease

Question 3

Orthopedic

Answer 3

Semi fowler position
Patient is seated upright and leaning forward to allow easy respiration
Avoid placing patient with breathing difficulties(dyspnea) in supine position

Question 4

C&S

Answer 4

Culture and susceptibility testing

sensitivity testing

Question 5

Sputum

Answer 5

Phlegm and other matter expelled from lungs and trachea

Question 6

Hematocrit test

Answer 6

Separates the blood cells from the plasma in a centrifuge as part of a complete blood count(CBC)

Question 7

ESR

Answer 7

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Measures how far blood cells with anticoagulant will fall in a clump in one hour

Question 8

Lipid profile

Answer 8

Tests hyperlipidemia, elevated fats and oils in blood, which clog blood vessels

Question 9

Mononucleosis test

Answer 9

Confirms patient is in early stages of mononucleosis

Question 10

Virus

Answer 10

Tiny infectious agents with nucleus in need of a host to reproduce

Question 11

Bacteria

Answer 11

Single felled microorganism with no nucleus(prokaryotic)
Can live on live host or decaying Matter
Reproduce quickly
Waste products cause disease

Question 12

Fungus

Answer 12

Decompose organic Matter by absorbing nutrients

Lives on host species to obtain food(parasite)

Question 13

Myopia

Answer 13

Patient sees nearby objects clearly but objects in distance are blurry
Eye is too long

Question 14

Presbyopia

Answer 14

Older patients eyes become inelastic and they cannot focus on nearby objects
Reading glasses

Question 15

Hyperopia

Answer 15

Patient is unable to see nearby objects because the eye may be too small or the focusing power too week

Question 16

Astigmatism

Answer 16

Blurry sections of visual field

Patients cornea/ and or lens have irregular curvatures

Question 17

Audiology testing

Answer 17

Measures patients ability to hear sounds with various degrees of loudness and speed

Question 18

PFTs

Answer 18

Pulmonary function tests
Measures how much air the patients lungs can hold and how fast air can be moved in and out
How well lungs retain oxygen and discard carbon dioxide

Question 19

Tachycardia

Answer 19

Pulse rate over 100 beats per minute

Question 20

Bradycardia

Answer 20

Less than 60 beats per minute