Vocabulary
What is gross pay?
Total number of hours multiplied by the number of hours worked.
What is a normal heart rate? What life saving measure could be performed if a person's heart stops beating?
60-100bpm; CPR
Who are healthcare professionals who create medical images or treat diseases through the use of high frequency sound waves?
Sonographers
What is adherence to ethical principles and professional standards?
Integrity
Who has the faster pulse at rest? An infant or adult
infant
What is net pay?
Gross Pay minus all deductions
What are examples of vital signs?
Heart Rate, Oxygen Saturation, Blood Pressure, and Temperature.
**Know the normal values**
Who are healthcare professionals who create medical images or treat diseases by passing radiation, such as x-rays or gamma rays, through an object
Radiographers
What machine is used to take blood pressure?
sphygmomanometer
Systolic
What is body alignment?
Term used to describe a position of the body in which the spine is not crooked or twisted
Which pulse ix measured by listening over the lower tip of the heart using a stethoscope?
Apical
Workers in the _________________ field are experts in using machines to create the best possible images so that a correct diagnosis can be made
Diagnostic
Which pulse is measured by placing 2 or 3 fingers over the artery on the inside of your wrist?
Radial
The ______ pressure is the lesser force of the blood when the heart muscle relaxes. (the bottom number of the blood pressure)
Diastolic Pressure
Emergency treatment given before medical services can be obtained
Which of the following conditions occurs when blood pressure is to low, meaning the body tissues don't get enough nutrients and oxygen?
Hypotension
**What is the opposite of this condition**
Hypertension
What diagnostic woker examines and analyzes body fluids and cells to look for bacteria, parasites, and other microorganisms
Lab Technician
A(n) ____________ can draw your blood and receive specimens for testing
Phlebotomist
_______ technologists and technicians assists physicians in diagnosing heart and blood vessel disorders
Cardiovascular
What does diagnostic mean?
Pertaining to the identification of a disease or syndrome
A(n) _____ makes sounds at different frequencies to test hearing
Audiometer
A healthcare worker may refuse a task because ________
The task is illegal and/or unethical
What career helps people who have hearing and balance problems, and can identify the symptoms of hearing loss as well as related sensory and neural problems?
Audiologist
Remember to practice standard _________ and use appropriate _____________ equipment to prevent disease transmission before checking a victim
Precautions; PPE - personal protective equipment