Key Terms
Scheduling three patients at the same time to be seen in the order in which they arrive.
What is wave scheduling?
The angle of insertion is 45 degrees.
What is a Subcutaneous injection?
abnormal condition of fungus
What is mycosis?
3 years
A patient is considered a new patient if they haven't been seen for how long?
A myocardial infarction
What is the medical terminology for a heart attack?
Surgery that eliminates a blockage in an artery going to the heart by replacing it with a section of a blood vessel from another one.
What is CABG?
60-100 beats per minute
What is the normal pulse for an adult?
Pharyngoplasty
What is surgical repair of the throat?
Goniometer
What device is used to measure ROM?
CMS-1500
What is the universal claim form?
A wound where tissues are torn apart rather than cut.
What is a laceration?
The patient should be 20 feet away.
What is a visual acuity exam? What is a Snellen chart?
Dysmennorhea
What is difficult or painful periods?
Notify the cardiologist.
What do you do if a patient reports they're perspiring during a cardiac stress test?
What is the process of pharmacokinetics?
This doctrine applies if a result could not have occurred without someone's being negligent. Ie: Amputating the wrong limb.
What is "res ipsa loquitor"?
HCG
What is the hormone produced in pregnancy?
Carcinogen
What is producing cancer?
The patient is responsible for payment.
Who is responsible for payment when an ABN is on file?
Tort
What is a civil wrong committed against a person or property?
The right and left upper chamber of the heart.
What is the atria?
Contains the additive K2 or K3 EDTA.
What is the lavender tube?
A recording of the gallbladder.
What is a cholecdytogram?
Living will
What is an example of an advance directive?
Antilipidemics
What type of medication is prescribed for high cholesterol?