Law and Ethics
This is also known as the "privacy law"
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
The highest pressure level of a blood pressure (top number)
Systolic
Precautions that are used ANYTIME there is a chance of contact with blood or body fluids
Standard Precautions
The organ that produces insulin and glucagon
Pancreas
The directional term meaning toward the side or farther from the midline
Lateral
The type of consent that involves the patient being told about the risks and benefits of a procedure or treatment
Informed Consent
Life threatening condition where there is a sudden insufficiency of blood supply to the heart
Heart attack (myocardial infarction)
MRSA and VRE are examples of this
Multi-drug resistant bacteria
The millions of tiny air sacs in the lungs
Alveoli
The basic unit of life in an organism
Cell
Federal agency that sets and enforces safety regulations in the workplace
OSHA
The pulse point found in the upper arm
Brachial
Another name for "Clean technique"
Medical Asepsis
Body system that filters out harmful substances and plays a role in immunity
Lymphatic
Type of pain that occurs constantly over a long period of time
Chronic
A patient's right to self-determination
Autonomy
The proper name for the medical instrument used to measure blood pressure
Sphygmomanometer
A healthcare related infection
Nosocomial infection
The process of transferring nutrients from the digestive tract into circulation for the body cells to use
Absorption
The examination of a person's body after death
Autopsy
Law that encourages people to provide care in an emergency without the fear of being sued
Good Samaritan Law
The two systems used to measure temperature
Celsius and Fahrenheit
Highest level of infection control where an autoclave is used to remove ALL microorganisms
Sterilization
This part of the nervous system controls the fight-or-flight response
Sympathetic Nervous System
Process where members of a minority group adopt the values and behaviors of the dominant cultural group
Cultural Assimilation