Nursing 1
Active immunity occurs...
When the immune system develops antibodies to antigens
Any disease of toxic origin
Toxicosis
A wound with a high bacterial count
dirty and infected
Which suffix may be part of the term meaning a procedure to visually examine?
-scopy
The medical term for increase in size of an organ, tissue, or cell is
hypertrophy
Absence of palpable pulse accompanied by an audible heartbeat
What is a pulse deficit?
Cathartics - what is it and when do we use it?
to decrease GI transit time
Wound debridement by use of a wet-to-dry bandage causes debridement that is classified as
nonselective debridement
The paw is __________ to the shoulder.
Distal
The acetabulum is the
Large socket in the pelvic bone
A CRT of <1 second is indicative of...
What is hypertension?
Produce(s) an initially painful wound
Acids
No closure of a wound will lead to...
second intention healing
The suffix __________ means incision.
-tomy
Muscles may be classified as, there are three types.
Voluntary, Involuntary, Cardiac
Purpose of adjuvants added to a vaccine
What is helps stimulate a stronger immune response?
Found in fabric softeners
Cationic Detergents
Wound drains should be removed when the amount of fluid decreases in approximately how many days?
3-5 days
The prefix ________ means below.
sub-
The correct order of the vertebral segments is
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal
A patient on IV fluids, with normal renal function should produce this amount of urine output (range) per hour
What is 1-2 mL/kg/hr?
Milkweed (two types of affects)
Cardiotoxic & Neurotoxic
Burn wounds are classified based on
the depth and size
The suffix __________ means pertaining to (there are four, give me two)
-al, ary, -ar, -ic
Bones of the front limb include
Humerus, radius, ulna, carpal, metacarpal, and phalanges