Communication
The most fundamental component of communication
What is listening?
What is the main purpose of the cardiac cycle?
What is reoxygenation of the blood?
How many liters of blood do most adults have in circulation at any given time?
What is 4-6 liters?
This blood type has the B antigen.
What is Type B?
This is an environment that supports the survival of pathogens in the infection cycle.
What is a reservoir?
When is it ok to give a patient medical advice?
What is never?
Which structure in the heart is considered the "electrical pacemaker"?
What is the SA node?
This type of blood cells carry oxygen through the body and also give blood it's red color.
What is red blood cells? (RBC's)
This blood type has neither A or B antigens.
What is Type O?
This is what happens if any link in the chain of infection is broken.
What is the transmission of infection stops?
Which type of defense mechanism is this an example of?
"I'm not having this blood test done because I know it will be normal."
What is denial?
What is the normal range for heart rate (pulse)?
What is 60-100 beats per minute?
Red blood cells circulate through the bloodstream for about this many days.
What is 120 days?
This blood type has the A antigen.
What is Type A?
A wound infection, such as MRSA, would require this type of isolation precautions.
What is contact precautions?
True or False:
Each healthcare facility is to provide an interpreter for non-English speaking patients.
What is true?
Do most phlebotomists collect blood from arteries or veins?
What are veins?
This type of blood cell is necessary for clotting.
What are platelets?
This blood type has both A and B antigens.
What is Type AB?
How far should someone who is coughing or sneezing stay away from others?
What is 3 feet?
True or False:
It is helpful to speak loudly to patients with hearing loss.
What is false?
Which vascular structure carries freshly oxygenated blood to the body from the heart?
What is arteries?
**The exception to this rule is pulmonary arteries, which carry DEOXYGENATED blood to the lungs.
These blood cells defend the body against infection.
What are white blood cells? (WBC's)
This is the most common blood type.
What is Type O?
This type of infection tends to occur in those who are immunocompromised.
What is opportunistic infection?