Patient Care
The heart is apart of which body system
What is the circulatory system
Biological hazards are results of
What is contact with infectious agents
The two categories of asepsis
Medical asepsis and surgical asepsis
Veins carry
deoxygenated blood back from the body to the heart
There are how many types of EKG
three. 3-lead, 5-lead, 12-lead
This chronic disease can cause chest tightness, dyspnea, and wheezing
What is asthma
Fire or explosive hazards can cause
Burns
Being immunocompromised means
having an impaired immune response
After how many minutes should you remove a tourniquet
1 minute
The color is the V6 lead in 12-lead
Purple
This is where you dispose of used aseptic dressings
What is a biohazard bag
The primary federal law that directs health care workers in handling protected health information
What is HIPAA (health insurance portability and accountability act)
The six links in the chain of infection are
susceptible host, resevoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry
If a patient has had mastectomy on one side you should
avoid using the arm on the affected arm
The heart rate for someone with sinus bradycardia
less than 60bpm
You should remove SCD sleeves how many times during an 8 hour shift
What is one time
The prefix for stomach is
Stomat
Airborne precautions are used for
infections that are spread via droplets that are smaller than 5 microns in diameter
Signs/Symptoms of nerve damage
numbness or pins and needles sensation during a venipuncture
A technician must evaluate this on a 6-second EKG rhythm strip
Rhythm regularity and rate, P wave morphology, QRS duration morphology
Situations that require activating the facility's emergency response team.
What is no pulse and no breathing
The suffix for vomit is
Emesis
People with latent infections often have
periods of remission or relapse
What is used to promote hemostasis and prevent hematoma
Pressure bandages
The V5 lead on a 12-lead EKG is placed where
Left side of the chest, fifth intercostal space, anterior axillary line