Infection Control
This is the most common means of transmitting infection
What is direct contact (or skin to skin contact)?
This is also known as the pacemaker of the heart
What is the SA node?
The position in which the patient lies on one side with the under arm behind the back and the upper thigh flexed, used for colonoscopies
What is lateral recumbant or Sims
1 teaspoon equals this. number of ml (milliliters)
What is 5 ml?
The test that measures visual acuity at given distances based on a chart
What is the Snellen Test?
Bacteria, viruses, and fugal organisms are also referred to this in the chain of infection
What is the infectious agent (or pathogen)?
The most common arrythmia that causes an irregularly irregular rhythm
What is atrial fibrillation?
The acronym PFSH stands for this
What is past, family, social history?
1 inch equals this number of centimeters (cm)
What is 2.54 cm?
The most common site for an intramuscular injection for infants
What is the Dorsogluteal (Gluteal) aka *gluteus medius site?
The term for the complete destruction of all microorganisms
What is sterilization?
This lead is known as the ground lead
What is the RL Lead?
This plane divides the body into equal right and left portions
What is mid-sagittal plane?
The temperature in Farenheit to be considered hyperpyrexia
What is 104 degrees Farenheit or higher?
The site you would draw for a Phenylketonuria (PKU) test
What is a heel stick?
This type of transmission spreads large, short-range aerosols (such as pertussis) over a few feet
What is droplet transmission?
The first step (out of 5) in EKG interpretation
What is heart rate?
The name of the specialist you would see for vertigo or hearing loss
What is otolaryngology or ENT?
A systolic blood pressure above this number is considered to be a hypertensive crisis
What is above 180?
This effect is an undesirable, unintentional, harmful reaction to a drug that is prescribed
What is an adverse effect?
This type of transmission spread infectious agents (such as tuberculosis) carried by dust or droplets suspended in air
What is airborne transmission?
This large complex on an EKG waveform represents the depolarization of the ventricles
What is the QRS complex?
The root word for tumor or mass
What is onco?
220 pounds equals this number of kilograms
What is 100 kilograms
This degree of burn is painless at first and involves all layers of skin (and often muscle and bone)
What is third degree burn?