Law and Ethics
When a patient gives permission for a medical procedure after being told of all possible risks and benefits, they are giving this type of consent
Implied Consent
This measurment is the bottom number of the blood pressure and indicates pressure during ventricular relaxation
Diastolic
This is another term for "clean technique"
Medical Asepsis
This is the most basic unit of life in an organism
Cell
This law was established to protect patient's private health information
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Defamation of character that involves untrue and malicous spoken statements about someone in order to ruin thier professional reputation
Slander
This piece of medical equipment is used to auscultate internal body sounds
Stethoscope
These precautions must be followed if there is a chance of coming into contact with any blood or body fluids, whether you suspect a patient is infected with a disease or not
Standard Precautions
This is the term for wasting away of muscle tissue, like what happens when someone is in a cast or immobile for a long period of time
Atrophy
This government plan provides health coverage for people over 65
Medicare
This type of law deals with disputes between private citizens
Civil Law
The condition where blood supply to part of the heart is interrupted causing ischemia
Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
If there is a fire in the healthcare setting we follow the acronym RACE which stands for these steps:
Rescue, Alarm, Contatain, Extinguish/Evacuate
This is the term meaning further away from the body's midline
Lateral
This agency sets safety standards in the workplace and enforces those standards
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
The right to self-determination, including making ones own healthcare decisions
Autonomy
A medical device that uses electrical shock to restore an normal heart rhythm
Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
This type of infection is healthcare related and often a result of improper adherence to infection control practices in the health care setting
Nosocomial Infection
This plane divides the body into right and left sections
Sagittal/ Midsagittal
This government agency protects citizens from health, safety, and security threats
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This law encourages people to provide care in an emergency without fear of getting sued
Good Samaritan Law
This temperature is taken in the ear
Tympanic
Name one common example of an antibiotic resistant infection
MRSA
This part of the Nervous System controls the Fight or Flight response
Sympathetic Nervous System
This government agency is responsible for assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of products and equipment for human use including drugs, vaccines, food supply, and cosmetics
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)