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51 Cards in this Set
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What is palpitation? |
To feel |
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What is auscultation? |
To listen through a stethoscope. |
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What do you call the crackling sound that the physician hears when the patient is breathing? |
Rales |
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What should you do after taking a patient's vitals? |
Give the patient a gown and ask them to get in the high Fowler's position (sitting on the edge of the table.) |
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In what position should you sit a patient who has pulmonary problems? |
Low/semi Fowler's |
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What is the lithotomy position? |
Birthing, pap smear position. |
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What is the dorsal recumbent position? |
Supine with knees bent, feet flat on the table. |
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What is the prone position? |
Laying on one's stomach |
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What is the sims position? |
Sleeping position. |
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What is the best position for rectal examinations? |
Sims |
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Why is it important for the medical assistant to drape a patient? |
To provide the patient with warm, as well as the sense of modesty. |
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What is the term for the condition of turning blue (usually due to pulmonary distress)? |
Cyanosis |
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What is irrigation? |
Application of large amounts of fluid to an area for the purpose of removing debris. |
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What is the other term for earwax? |
Cerumen |
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What should you do in order to avoid damaging the tympanic membrane during irrigation? |
Inject the solution towards the roof of the ear canal. |
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What is ear instillation? |
Putting drops of medication into a patient's ear. |
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Where do you drop fluid when performing an eye irrigation? |
Solution is released at the inner canthus. |
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How would you tilt the head when performing an eye irrigation? |
Tilt the head toward the irritated/affected eye. |
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What does dacry/o mean? |
Tears |
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What is the medical term for drooping of the eyes? |
Blepharptosis |
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What is the medical term for dry eyes? |
Xerophthalmia |
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What is loss of hearing due to old age? |
Presbycusis |
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What instrument is used to view the eye? |
Ophthalmoscope |
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What is the tympanic membrane? |
Eardrum |
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What is the medical term for ringing in the ears? |
Tinnitus |
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What is body mechanics? |
Use of appropriate body movements to perform a physical activity. Practices include: -Standing straight for good balance -Keeping your back straight and bend at the hip and knees when lifting objects. -Squatting to reduce strain on the spine when picking up objects off the floor.
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List general sensations. |
-Temperature -Pain -Proprioception |
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List taste sensations. |
-Sweet -Salty -Sour |
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Which nerve controls the sense of smell? |
Olfactory nerve |
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What is the center of the iris? |
Pupil |
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What is the colored portion of the eye? |
Iris |
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What is the function of the viterous humor? |
Maintains the shaped of the eye |
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What is the medical term for nearsightedness? |
Myopia |
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What is glaucoma? |
Increased intraocular pressure. |
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What is part of a medical history? |
-PH, Patient history -RoS, Review of Systems -FH, Family history -SH, Social history |
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What is chief complaint? |
It is the reason for a doctor visit in the words of the patient. |
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What is objective? |
Change in the body that can be observed. |
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What is subjective? |
Change in the body that the patient states. |
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What are the terms to describe pain? |
-Duration -Intensity |
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What is release of information? |
It is used to obtain records from another physician. |
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What are open-ended questions? |
Questions that do not have a simple yes or no answer. The answers are much detailed which is needed. |
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What is the sclera? |
White of the eye; tough outer layer. |
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What is the retina? |
Innermost layer containing the cones, rods and blood vessels. |
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What is the cornea? |
Lens; anterior portion of the sclera, transparent (allows light through) |
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What are the rods? |
Receptors for black and white and for peripheral vision. |
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What are the cones? |
Receptors of color. |
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What is the pinna? |
External portion of the ear (flap). |
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What is the TM? |
Tympanic membrane (eardrum); structure that transmits sound waves to the ossicles of the middle ear. |
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What are ossicles? |
Small bones of the middle ear, including the malleus, incus and stapes. |
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What is the labyrinth? |
Bones and membrane of the inner ear that contain receptors for sound waves and maintain balance (equilibrium). |
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What are the semicircular canals? |
Inner ear structures that control equilibrium and detect motion. |