Anatomy
From the esophagus (pass the sphincter) where does food go next?
The stomach
What is personal health literacy?
ability for individuals to find, understand, and use health information to make decisions for themselves and others.
What is the purpose of suturing? OR name (a) purpose.
Close wounds (ex: for a surgical procedure)
minimize scaring
maximize wound healing
What is the GCS scale?
Bonus: what is the highest/lowest score and what does that mean?
Bonus:
Highest score is 15 (perfect condition)
The lowest score is 3 (really bad...)
Name a deadly mosquito-borne disease.
Ziki Virus
Malaria
Yellow Fever
Where is the Sinoatrial (SA node) Located?
In the upper wall of the right atrium
What is organizational health literacy?
Organizations ability to work to enable people to find, use, and understand health information to make decisions for themselves and others.
What do the words bite and travel mean when used in club?
Bite: how much "tissue" you grab on either side of an incision/wound
Travel: How far apart your sutures are sitting
What can GCS help determine in a mass causality situation?
Priority
If a person has lockjaw, what disease are they suffering from?
Tetanus
Which ORGAN is responsible for the production of insulin?
Pancreas
Name one (reasonable) point of who you think is responsible for our country's silent pandemic of low health literacy.
- Federal government
- Hospitals
- Individuals
- State governments
When knot-tying, why is it incredibly important that your first knot is tight?
(Bonus 100: why do I have you cross your suture thread before tying your first knot?)
Bonus: to help secure that first knot. Adds a level of "security"
the patient is pulseless and not breathing on their own.
3
Eye-opening response - 1
Verbal Response - 1
Motor Response - 1
What are the top three disease-based leading causes of death in the U.S.?
(300 pts for each one you get right)
Heart disease
cancer
Medical errors
What closes and seals the lower airway during swallowing?
Epiglottis
What are the REALM-SF and SAHL-E tests used to measure, and how well do they really measure that?
Health Literacy
(NOT WELL)
What are running versus interrupted sutures?
Running -- continuous (tie knot at the end)
Interrupted -- static (tie knot after each suture, cut silk, then re-enter wound)
What is the GCS?:
A 73-year-old patient looks at spontaneously you when you speak to her. When you ask her the date, she says “blue.” You note left-sided weakness when she grips your fingers.
Eye-opening response: 4
Verbal response: 3
motor response: 6
GCS of 13
a condition that affects how the brain and body can develop due to an extra chromosome 21 (trisomy 21)
Down Syndrome
Which vessels send OXYGENATED blood back to the heart?
Pulmonary Veins --> Left Atrium
Name four skills that are useful/needed to be more health literate.
- Reading
- Writing
- Basic math skills
- proper communication skills
- Self-advocacy
Which is bigger a 3.0 suture, or a 4.0 suture?
3.0 (the size gets smaller as the scale goes up)
What is the GCS?:
You are assessing a 20-year-old male suspected of overdosing. He is staring off into space, writhing, and babbling. When your partner starts an IV, he cries out incomprehensibly but does not pull away.
Eye - 4
Verbal - 2
Motor - 1
GCS of 7
BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations can be a sign/indicator that testing is needed for what disease?
Breast Cancer & Prostate Cancer