Health Records
What are the 2 methods records can be stored?
Electronically
Paper filing
name a cellular responses from second line of defense
Phagocytic Cells
White Blood Cells (Leukocytes)
Inflammatory Response
“USING A CLEAN TECHNIQUE
TO MAINTAIN CLEANLINESS
AND REDUCE THE NUMBER
OF MICROORGANISMS”
Medical Asepsis
What pathogen causes UTIs?
Escherichia Coli (E. coli)
4 methods of effective handwashing
warm running water
friction
towel
liquid soap
Patients marital status; spouse name is an example of what content in medical records?
4 signs of inflammation
Erythema
Edema
Pain
Heat
The cleaning process that reduces
the number of microorganisms to
a safe level.
Sanitization
Ringworm is what type of pathogen?
Fungi
flushing eyes at the eye wash station for how many mintues
15 min
The process of moving an active file to inactive is called what?
Purging
name 2 chemical or physical barriers from the 1st line of defense
Skin (integumentary system)
Cilia
Tears
Mucous membranes
pH of body fluids
Defecation and vomiting
is achieved with
moist heat, dry heat, ultraviolet
light, radiation or chemicals.
Sterilization destroys
microorganisms including all
pathogens and spores.
Sterilization
What are the 5 chains of infection?
Infectious Agent
Reservoir
Portal of exit
Mode of transmission
Portal of entry
Susceptible host
2 examples of infectious materials
Blood
Body fluids (Blood, urine, saliva, vaginal secretions, wound drainage, etc.
Any equipment that has perrced the skin or entered the body
Soiled linens
Other Potential Infectious Materials (OPIM)
Is the main problem the patient is currently experiencing. The medical assistant should note the remedies the patient has tried, the duration of any pain, and the time that symptoms were first noticed.
Chief Complaint
Antibodies is apart of what line of defense
3rd
The safest way to achieve adequate
sanitization of instruments.
Ultrasonic
Sanitization
describe the different shapes of bacteria:
Cocci and Bacilli
Grape like
Rod like
recite the DON format for PPE
gown
mask
goggles
gloves
Vital signs, measurements, and lab reports is an example of ?
Objective content of health records
what are the 2 types of T cells
Passive
signs and symptoms of sepsis? (4)
Hypotension (Low blood pressure), Tachycardia (Fast heartbeat), Hypothermia (Low bodytemp) or Hyperthermia (High body temp), chills, confusion.
A bacteria that requires oxygen
Aerobic
A blood Pressure cuff,
ophthalmoscope, stethoscope
and tuning fork will be cleaned
by…
sanitization