Law and Ethics
This is the process for getting permission before conducting a healthcare intervention on a person
What is informed consent?
It means urine volume that is lower than normal
What is Oliguria?
This body cavity contains the brain and spinal cord
What is the Dorsal Cavity?
The destruction of all microbial life, pathogen and non pathogens, are destroyed by this.
What is Handwashing?
This is the usual route for insulin administration.
What is Subcutaneous?
If a patient becomes unable to handle his own health care decisions, this document allows a proxy to handle the decisions for him?
What is Power of Attorney?
This is what Adipose tissue commonly known for.
What is Fat?
This artery is located on the groin.
What is Femoral Artery?
Body temperature measured under the arm of a patient is called the this.
This is a chart used to test visual acuity
What is a Snellen Chart?
This is the federal drug policy by the Drug Enforcement Agency that regulates certain stimulants, anabolic steroids, narcotics, depressants, hallucinogens and other chemicals.
What is the Controlled Substances Act?
gtts acronym stands for this word
What is drops?
Body position or direction for: Straightening motion that increases the angle between adjoining bones
What is extension?
This is the tool is used to test deep tendon reflexes
This is the patient position used for the insertion of a vaginal speculum
What is Lithotomy?
This is what "P" in PHI stands for.
What is Protected?
This means broken bones or cartilage
What is Fracture?
Blood passing through the left atrium next enters this chamber.
What is the Left Ventricle?
This is the patient position for insertion of urinary catheters.
What is Dorsal Recumbent?
This hormone directly regulates blood glucose levels
What is insulin?
When a phlebotomist collects blood from a 14-year-old girl without obtaining consent from her parents. The phlebotomist could be charged with these.
What is Assault and Battery?
Medical term for: blood in the urine
What is Hematuria?
This patient examination technique involves tapping parts of the body and using the sound produced to gauge the density of structures
What is percussion?
This is the technique/procedure used for choking.
What is Heimlich Maneuver?
This is the route of drug administration where a gel or tablet placed between the cheek and the gum
What is Buccal?