Long Time Gone
What year was the "WhitePaper" published?
Accidental Death and Disability
1966
The responsibility to provide care is called?
Duty to act
Abduction is defined as ?
Away from midline
Vertical line That divides the body into equal right and left halves?
Midsagittal plane
Use this when caring a patient down the stairs?
Stair chair
MIH provides health care in the community rather than in the Hospital MIH stands for
Mobile Integrated health care
Federal legislation concerning patient confidentiality
HIPAA
Considering your cultural values to be superior to those of other
Ethnocentrism
The bending of the joint is called
Flexion
A wave like contraction of smooth muscle?
Peristalsis
Used to carry pts across uneven terrain. Also called a litter basket?
Stokes basket
Consistent care from first contact through pt discharge is called
Continuum of care
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance describe this ?
Stages of grief or
Grieving process
Bottom of the foot
Plantar
The suffix Megaly is defined as?
Enlargement
Air that does not participate in gas exchange
Dead Space
These glands sit atop the kidneys and are stimulated by the sympathetic nervous system
Adrenal glands
Air under the skin is called?
Subcutaneous emphysema
The growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body
Infectious disease
The suffix algia pertains to
Pain
Medical term for behind
Retro
This exits the brain through an opening at the base of the skull?
Spinal cord
Here is where the O2/CO2 gas exchange happen
Alveoli
A crackling or grinding sound
Crepitus
A beneficial response to a stressor
Eustress
What is the prefix for slow
Brady
Difficulty urinating or abnormal urination would be defined as?
Dysuria
This carries the the sensation of touch and taste to the brain?
Sensory nerves
Patient stands facing you arms at the sides palms facing you is known as?
Anatomic position
A segment of the chest wall that moves opposite the normal during breathing
Paradoxical motion
Placing a patient in fear of bodily harm is defined as?
Assault
Parts of the body that lie closer to the Midline
Medial
Nephr/o refers to what organ
Kidney
This system is responsible for releasing chemicals that regulate body activities
Endocrine
Arteries carry blood away from the heart which artery does not carry O2 rich blood
Pulmonary Artery
The process of sorting patients based on the severity of condition
Triage