Medical Terminology
hyper-
What is above
Amy: "OHHHH MYYYY GOSHHHH life has been irritating lately, my boyfriend has been cheating and I am not in the mood for this so do not try me you old hag"
Ms. Gracie: "oh ok....."
What is a Personal Problems or Baggage
A malicious or untrue writing about another person that is brought to the attention of others.
What is Libel
A group of people who share a common social and cultural heritage based on shared traditions, national origin, and physical and biologic characteristics
What is ethicity
Toward the head, or above
What is Superior
Dys-
What is Abnormal, difficult, or painful
Mya gets to work late every day, her boss told her she needs to work on her ____ __________ skills.
What is Time Management
An intentional threat to cause bodily harm to another; Does not have to include actual body contact.
What is Assault
What religion does this patient practice?
Scenario- Patient is 36 years of age just got into a bad car accident and needs a blood transfusions because of the amount of blood they lost.
Patients religion states that blood transfusions violates God's Law and therefore shall not happen.
What is Jehovah's Witness?
A family unit that consists of parents and their biologic offspring (children)
What is a nuclear family.
-itis
What is Inflammation
Yolanda: "Today is such a beautiful day Ms. Amy, I am so happy to be helping you today, you're looking very healthy and happy, and I'm just so excited to be with you today"
What kind of attitude does Yolanda have towards Miss. Amy?
What is an Optimistic Attitude
Injury to a person or the person's property that gives rise to a basis for a legal action against the person who caused the damage.
What is Harm
A generalized expectation about forms of behavior, an individual or a group
What is Stereotype
Double-membrane, spherical envelope containing DNA strands.
Dictates protein synthesis, thereby playing an essential role in other cell activities, namely active transport, metabolism, growth, and heredity.
What is the nucleus
-otomy
What is to cut into
Jason called his girlfriend and told her that his patient breathe was horrible and that their test results came back positive with HIV.
What is this an example of?
What is No confidentiality
Conduct at issue violates a person's rights. Conduct at issue is detrimental to that individual. The law involves an offense that is against an individual. The law's purpose is to make the aggrieved person whole again, to restore the person to where he or she was.
What is Civil Law
Providing care to patients that is individual and specific to their cultural beliefs and practices
What is culturally competent care
Which age group mostly experiences depression, anxiety and behavior disorders.
What is the age group 12-19 years
-ectomy
What is surgical removal of something
_________ is the compulsive use of substance despite its negative and sometimes dangerous effects.
What is an Addiction
Professional negligence or not taking care of someone in the manner he or she should be cared for based on established standards and medical practice.
What is Malpractice
Third world beliefs. Folk medicines. Iguana blood, drinking horse urine, the use of curanderos or voodoo. Seems weird or strange. Illness = natural or unnatural. Maybe caused by unfavorable standing with god or a curse.
Treatment focuses on rituals or repentance.
What is Folk Health Belief System
The passage of water across a selectively permeable membrane, with the water molecules going from the less concentrated solution to the more concentrated solution
What is Osmosis