Circulatory System
This term is used to identify any abnormal changes in the heart rhythm.
arrhythmia
When this procedure is performed it is possible to obtain tissue samples through the scope.
colonoscopy
What is a common name for the windpipe?
trachea
What machine is used for sterilization?
an autoclave
Which is not considered a blood-borne pathogen: are Hep A, Hep B, Hep C and HIV?
Hep A
This disorder can result from obesity, high salt intakes, and stress.
Hypertension
What is the structure called that connects the mouth with the stomach?
esophagus
What is the most common chronic lung disease?
COPD
How long is a sterile package good for?
30 days
What is it called when someone unlawfully takes money or goods from another person or in their immediate presence by force or intimidation?
robbery
What is the name of the device that consists of a small battery-powered pulse generator with electrode catheters that are threaded through the vena cava—one to the right atrium and the other into the right ventricle at the apex?
artificial pacemaker
Symptoms of this disorder are fever, abdominal cramping, and vomiting not constipation.
gastroenteritis
This disease gets more severe over time with episodes of many coughs followed by a whoop.
Whooping cough pertussis
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), what is the proper course of action, ifwhen a person's blood gets in your eyes?
that you irrigate the eyes with clean water or saline
What are the 3 different types of insurance in a medical practice?
malpractice, liability, and personal injury.
What is the relaxation phase of blood pressure known as?
diastole
Name the correct order of the phases of the digestive process, from start to finish.
ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination
Typically patients with this disease can under go chemotherapy, surgical excision, and/or radiation
lung cancer
To help prevent the spread of disease, it is recommended that you refrain from direct patient care if you have what?
an exudative skin condition
When a patient explicitly accepts a physician’s offer of treatment, you are creating what?
a(n) express contract
Platelets and injured tissues release this, that triggers the clotting process to begin.
thromboplastin
What is the contracting and relaxing of muscles that work food through the body in a wavelike action?
peristalsis
Name the chronic disorder characterized by swelling, inflammation, and constriction of the bronchi and bronchioles.
asthma
Within the chain of infection, what is the place where conditions are ripe for pathogens to replicate?
the reservoir
What is a provider required to report to the local health department? (Name 5)