Need to know
What liquid is used in an autoclave to sterilize instruments
Distilled water
what is not a vital sign
weight
What term means difficulty breathing
Dyspnea
Deceitful or false portrayal of facts by word or conduct is the definition of
Fraud
Civil actions involve
Legal proceeding between private party
Surgical procedures that require less than one day to preform with no over night stay
Outpatient Surgery
The abbreviation for the virus that causes AIDS is
HIV
The absence of respiration for periods lasting 15 <
Apnea
A phlebotomist misidentified a patient's specimen for transfusion preparation. A possible misdiagnosis of blood type could cause the patients death. If through the phlebotomist actions result in injury, the wrongful act is
Negligence
Which plane divides the body into equal portions
Midsagittal
Rectal
The lab abbreviation PT stands for
Prothrombin time
An infection that infects the entire body
Systematic
Unauthorized release of confidential patient information is called
Invasion of privacy
The plantar surface of the foot is
Sole or bottom
The artery most common used for taking a pulse
Radial
When you are facing someone in normal anatomical position, at which body plan are you looking at
Frontal
Wasting or decrease in size of muscle because of inactivity is called
Atrophy
Drawing a patient's blood without his/her consent can result in
Assault and battery charges
An example of a dorsal cavity
A patient's temp was 96.9 F what is the temp in C
36.1 C
Which body plane divides the body into upper and lower portions
Transverse
Farthest from the point of attachment
Distal
Fails to report significant changes in a patient's condition
The heart and lung are located in the __________ cavity
Thoracic