Semester 1 Final Flashcards

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1
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The state of being legally responsible for harm one causes another

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Liability

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The failure to use ordinary or reasonable care

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Negligence

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3
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Assumes that an individual is a person of reasonable and ordinary prudence

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Standard of reasonable care

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A requirement to act towards others and the public with watchfulness, attention, caution and prudence

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Duty of care

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5
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A legal wrong

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Tort

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6
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When an individual fails to perform a legal duty

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Nonfeasance/omission

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When an individual commits an act that is not legally his to perform

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Malfeasance/Commission

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When an individual improperly does something he or she has the legal right to do

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Misfeasance

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9
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A specific length of time to sue for damages from negligence

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Statue of limitation

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10
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The individual through expressed or implied agreement assumes that some risk or danger will be involved in the particular undertaking

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Assumption of risk

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11
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Provides limited protection to someone who chooses to provide first aid

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Good Samaritan law

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12
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Costs of health care are monitored closely by insurance carriers

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Managed care

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13
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A contract between the insurance company and policy holder

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Medical insurance

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14
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HMO

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Health maintenance organization

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15
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PPO

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Preferred provider organization

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16
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Heat is transferred from one warmer object to a cooler one

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Conduction

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17
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Heating is indirectly through another medium such as air or liquid

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Convection

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18
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Heat transferred through space

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Radiation

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19
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Heating through other forms of energy

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Conversion

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20
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Application of heat to treat traumatic injury

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Thermotherapy

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21
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Inadequate blood supply to a part of the body

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Ischemia

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22
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Application of cold for first aid of trauma

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Cryotherapy

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23
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Combines cryotherapy and exercise

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Cryokinetics

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24
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Divides the body into left and right

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Sagittal

25
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Divides the body into anterior and posterior

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Frontal/coronal

26
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Divides the body into superior and inferior

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Transverse

27
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The study of laws relating to movement or structure of living organisms

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Biomechanics

28
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The cause of a disease or condition

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Etiology

29
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The science of the causes and effects of diseases

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Pathology

30
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A physical or mental feature that indicates a disease

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Symptom

31
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Any objective evidence of disease

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Sign

32
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Name of a specific condition

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Diagnosis

33
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Predicted outcome of an injury

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Prognosis

34
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Evaluation designed to locate and manage life threatening injury

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Primary assessment

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Assessment done after primary survey and non-life threatening

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Secondary assessment

36
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Movement effected by the organism itself, unaided by external forces

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Active movement (AROM)

37
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Person or equipment moves the joint through the range of motion

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Passive movement (PROM)

38
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A group of symptoms that consistently occur together

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Syndrome

39
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  1. Olfactory
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Smell

40
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  1. Optic
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Vision

41
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  1. Occulomotor
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Eye movement, constriction of pupil

42
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  1. Trochlear
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Eye movement

43
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  1. Trigeminial
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Head and face sensation

44
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  1. Abducens
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Lateral eye movement

45
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  1. Facial
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Taste, facial movement

46
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  1. Acoustic
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Hearing and equilibrium

47
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  1. Glossopharyngeal
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Swallowing

48
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  1. Vagus
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Speech

49
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  1. Spinal accessory
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Movement of neck and shoulders

50
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  1. Hypoglossal
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Movement of the tongue

51
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Blunt head trauma with severe headache, nausea, skin indentation, blood in ear or nose

CSF fluid may seep from ears and nose

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Skull fracture

52
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Direct or indirect trauma to head, with confusion, headache, dizziness, nausea, nystagmus, trouble concentrating and abnormal pupil response

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Concussion

53
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Blow to head that may show signs of a mild headache at first but then has severe head pains, dizziness, nausea and unequal pupils

*slow bleed

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Intracranial hemorrhage

54
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Blow to head with extremely fast arterial bleeding, in 10-20 minutes athlete will go from fine to having major symptoms

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Epidural bleeding

55
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Veins that bridge the dura mater to the brain are torn, bleeding is slow and symptoms may not appear for hours

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Subdural bleeding

56
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Force trauma to brain with deterioration of neurological function

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Intracerebral bleeding

57
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Happens after a head injury, impaired memory, lack of concentration, anxiety and depression

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Post concussive syndrome

58
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Second head injury before signs and symptoms of initial injury go away

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Second impact syndrome

59
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Repetitive blows to head with depression, mood changes and impulse control problems

*eventually causes dementia

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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)