Medical Office Emergencies
The two primary objectives in assessment of the patient are to provide necessary care and ______.
Identify and correct any life-threatening problems
When a disease affects numerous people within a specific geographical area, it is known as a(an)_____.
Epidemic
What is a high infection skin infection causing erythema?
Impetigo
Which type of fracture is likely caused by excessive bending force or a direct hit on the bone?
Transverse
Light waves are reflected off all objects and are transmitted through various structures of the eye including the cornea, lens, and _____.
Retina
Which type of shock is caused by loss of blood or other body fluids?
Hypovolemic
Feelings of disbelief, bewilderment, denial, and anxiety are examples of a patient going through the process of _______?
Coping
What is the name for a superficial infection of a hair follicle?
Folliculitis
What is a complete dislocation called?
Luxation
Another name for impacted earwax is _______.
Ceruminosis
Classification of burn injuries depends on the ______.
The length of time a burning agent was in contact with the skin.
Every doctors office, hopsital, or any other medical facility should have what in place in case of an emergency? For example: a fire
Evacuation plan
What is a fungal infection of the skin?
Dermatophytosis
Treatment of a fracture by realigning the bones is called _____?
Reduction
What is the bending of light rays that enter the pupil to reflect exactly on the fovea centralis?
Refraction
What is it called when your body is below normal body temperature?
Hypothermia
The first step to know for a physician office evacuation plan is what constitutes a (an) _______.
Emergency
Treatment of a furuncle includes application of which modality to assist in ripening it, or bringing it to a head, and then antibiotic therapy?
Moist heat
What is any artificial replacement for a missing body part called? For example: legs/arms
Prosthesis
The disorder of the ossicles of the middle ear, especially the strapes bone is called ______.
Otosclerosis
What is the freezing of exposed tissues in the extreme cold?
Frost bite
The _____ provides a guide for medical offices to develop a plan of action before an epidemic or a pandemic occurs.
CDC
When an existing wound is infected and the infection spreads to the surrounding connective tissue is called _____?
Cellulitis
A complication of a disease process which as osteoporosis, Paget Disease, bone cysts, tumors, or cancers can be what type of fractures?
Pathologic
What is hearing loss associated with aging called?
Presbycusis