Terminology for the test Flashcards
What does ACC stand for?
Accident Compensation Corporation
What is A&E
Accident and Emergency
What is beneficence?
Action to benefit others
What does BPM stand for?
Beats per minute
What is dyspnea?
Shortness of breath
What is ED?
Emergency department
What is autonomy?
Actions that respect the independence of others
What is fidelity?
Acts that observe agreements or promises are right
What does GCS stand for?
Glasgow Coma Scale. Scale to describe level of consciousness.
GI stands for?
Gastrointestinal tract
GP stands for?
General practitioner (doctor)
HIS stands for?
Hospital Information System
What is a contact tree?
Call tree - a layered hierarchical communication model
DHB stands for?
District Health Board
What does LITE stand for?
Load, Individual, Task, Environment - connected with manual handling
What is a mass casualty?
An event that generates more patients at one time than locally available resources can manage using routine procedures
PACS stands for?
Picture Archiving and Communication System
What is a pandemic?
The wordwide spread of a new disease
What is a patslide?
A special sheet of plastic used to transfer patients in hospitals from beds to trolleys and vice versa
MOH stands for?
Ministry of Health
NICU stands for?
Neonatal intensive care unit
SCBU stands for?
Special Care Baby Unit
OP stands for?
Out Patient
RIS stands for?
Radiology Information System
What is a needle stick injury?
Wounds cause by needles that accidently puncture the skin
NM stands for?
Nuclear medicine
What is non-maleficence?
Above all, do no harm
What does Tapu mean?
Sacred, prohibited, restricted, forbidden
What does Taonga mean?
A treasured possession (in Maori culture)
US stands for?
Ultrasound
TB stands for?
Tuberculosis (an infectious disease cause by MTB bacteria)
What does veracity mean?
Being truthful is right
What is a virus?
Infectious agent that is unable to grow or reproduce outside a host cell.
What is Tachypnea?
Abnormally rapid breathing
What is Tachycardia?
A fast heart rate (heartbeat more then 100 times per minute)
NZIMRT stands for?
New Zealand Institute of Medical Radiation Technology
NHI stands for?
National Health Index - unique identifier
What is primary care?
The first level of contact with the health system (eg GPs)
What is secondary care?
Services available only on referral from a primary care provider (eg hospital services)
What does informed consent mean?
Permission granted in full knowledge of the possible consequences
What does nosocomial mean?
Hospital acquired infections
What does latrogenic relate to?
Relating to illness caused by medical examination or treatment
ESR stands for?
Institute of Environmental Science and Research
