This tool is used to listen to your heart, hear breath and bowel sounds
What is a stethescope
100
What is the correct name for a blood pressure cuff
What is a sphygmomanometer
100
The stomach is part of which body system
What is the gastrointestinal system
100
severe chest pain, dyspnea, pain down left arm, indigestion, dizziness, diaphoresis
What is a heart attack (myocardial infarction)
100
The number one way to prevent the spread of infection
What is handwashing
200
This tools reads the patients heart rate and oxygen level without hurting them
What is a pulse oximeter
200
How would you describe a patient's lips if they were blue
What is cyanotic/cyanosis
200
The kidneys have 2 tubes attached to them. What are they called?
What are the ureters
200
If you suspect this is happening, think "FAST"
Have them smile, raise their arms, speak, record the time
What is a stroke (cerebrovascular accident)
200
The privacy/confidentiality act of 1986 to ensure patients medical records are secure
What is HIPAA
300
What is the correct name of the machine that checks blood sugar
What is a glucometer
300
What is the medical name for a stroke
What is a cerebral vascular accident
300
This is the inner lining of the uterus
What is the endometrium
300
RLQP, fever, nausea, possible vomiting are this symptoms of this problem that requires immediate surgery usually from a gastroenterologist
What is appendicitis/appendectomy
300
The legal document that states what patients want at the end of their life. Includes a living will and power of attorney. Pt's must sign and date it and have a witness do the same
What is an Advanced Directive
400
A mechanical lift that can transfer a patient from the bed to a chair if the patient is unable to do it for themself
What is a Hoyer lift
400
What does DNR stand for and what does it mean?
What is do not resuscitate; if the patient's heart should stop or if they should stop breathing, they dont want heroic lifesaving measures taken such as being on life support
400
This is the main or "muscle" layer of the heart
What is myocardium
400
Excessive thirst, hunger and urination (polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria)
What is diabetes
400
The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide happens here in the lungs
What are alveoli
500
This tool looks into a patients ear to see if they have an ear infection
What is an otoscope
500
What does CPR stand for and what is the ratio needed to remember to perform it?
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation; 30/2
500
Name 4 parts of the integumentary system
What are the skin, nails,hair, sebacious glands and sweat glands
500
Coughing, fever, dyspnea and crackles in the lungs are the symptoms for this disease
What is pneumonia
500
These 3 major muscles are where nurses/doctors give IM injections to patients
What are the deltoid, vastus lateralis and gluteus maximus