Injections
This is the angle used for intramuscular injections.
what is 90 degrees?
This is the normal range for an adult's resting heart rate.
What is 60 to 100 bpm?
This prefix means fast.
What is SpO2?
This law protects a patient's right to privacy by keeping their health info confidential.
What is HIPAA?
This injection type is commonly used for allergy testing or TB skin tests.
What is an intradermal injection?
This medical term is used for high blood pressure.
What is hypertension?
The suffix "itis" refers to this condition.
What is inflammation?
What is EKG or ECG?
This term describes a patient's legal and ethical right to make their own decision regarding medical care.
What is autonomy?
This is a common site for a subcutaneous injection.
What is the abdomen, upper arm, or thigh?
When taking a tympanic temperature on a child, you do THIS to the pinna to straighten the ear canal.
What is pull down and back?
This plane divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) sections.
What is the frontal (coronal) plane?
This abbreviation refers to the life-saving procedure that is performed when a patient's heart stops beating.
CPR (will accept AED)
This ethical principle means a healthcare provider must act in the best interest of the patient.
What is beneficence?
Before administering any injection, you must always verify these three things.
What are: the patient, the medication, and the dosage?
A heart rate of 50 bpm in an adult is called this.
What is bradycardia?
This suffix means "surgical creation of an opening".
What is -stomy?
This abbreviation stands for "as needed" when prescribing medications.
What is PRN?
This legal term refers to the failure to provide a standard level of care, which can result in patient harm.
What is negligence?
This route of medication administration bypasses the gastrointestinal tract.
What is the parenteral route?
A patient has a BP of 146/92 which falls under this category.
What is Stage 2 Hypertension?
This term refers to a structure that is farther from the point of attachment.
What is distal?
This abbreviation stands for a chronic condition where the airways of the lungs become inflamed and narrowed, causing difficulty breathing.
What is COPD?
This legal document allows a person to appoint someone else to make healthcare decisions for them if they become unable to do so.
What is a durable power of attorney?