Vitals & CPR
What is known as the state of balance within the human body?
Homeostasis
You take a temperature with a Celsius thermometer and find it is 38.2. Rounded to the nearest tenth, what is this converted in Fahrenheit?
100.8
Translate: Amoxicillin 500 mg po tid x 7 days for Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Amoxicillin 500 milligrams by mouth three times a day for seven days for urinary tract infection
What does Carcinoma mean?
Results of a cancerous tumor
Scleroderma relates to which system?
Integumentary System
What is the range for a normal temperature? (correct units)
97.0-100.0 F
Your weight is 55 kg. How many lbs. do you weigh?
121 lbs
Translate: Doxycycline 100 mg q12h x 18 days for Lyme Disease
Doxycycline 100 milligrams every 12 hours for 28 days for Lyme Disease
What does Isotonic mean?
relates to the equal tension
Bell's Palsy relates to which system?
Nervous System
Which vital indicates how well the blood is circulating through the body?
Pulse
A medical records clerk is asked to collect records regarding caner patients. It is found that a fourth of the records relate to breast cancer. There are a total of 20,920 records. How many are related to breast cancer?
5,230
Translate: Zantac OTC 150 mg po qhs
Zantac over the counter 150 milligrams by mouth every hour (of sleep at bedtime)
What does Cephalometry mean?
Measurement of the head
Legionnaire's Disease belongs to which system?
Respiratory System
What is textbook normal for BP?
120/80
Determine the amount of intake in mL for a patient who has consumed the following: 4 tsp. of Jello-O, 18 oz. can of ginger ale, and half of 8 oz. bowl of broth.
680 mL total
Ibuprofen 400 mg po q4-6h prn pain
Ibuprofen 400 milligrams by mouth every 4-6 hours as needed for pain
What does phagocyte mean?
A cell that eats microorganisms
Hypercalcemia belongs to which system?
What is known as the process of taking oxygen into the body and expelling carbon dioxide?
Respiration
A physician orders 1500 mL of saline to infuse at 200 mL/hr. the infusion will take how much time?
7.5 hrs.
Translate: Cefazolin 1 g IV in 100 mL NS (normal saline) q8h
Cefazolin 1 gram intravenous injection in 100 milliliters of normal saline every 8 hours
What does Leukocytopenia mean?
Deficiency of white blood cells
What are the levels of organization in the human body?
Cell < Tissue < Organ < System < Organism