Pathophysiology
This type of tumor grows rapidly and often infiltrates surrounding tissue
Malignant tumors
CNS stands for
Central Nervous System
The three national HOSA colors
What is maroon, medical white, and navy blue
The DEA stands for
Drug Enforcement Agency
The prefixes, nephr/o and ren/o, refer to the
Kidney
Asymptomatic persons or animals that harbor in their bodies pathogens that can be transferred to others are
Carriers
The type of psychology which explores normal changes in behavior that occur across the life span
Developmental
The current executive director of international HOSA
Jim Koeninger
The function of an analgesic and provide an example
Pain reliever (ex: aspirin, Advil, Tylenol)
BMI stands for
Body mass index
MRSA stands for
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Receptors of this neurotransmitter die off in Parkingson's Disease, but are overactive in schizophrenia
Dopamine
HOSA had this many state chapters at its time of conception
6
A client who has been taking salicylates for a long period of time should be watched closely for which of the following adverse reactions?
GI Bleeding
The suffix that refers to knowledge
-gnosis
The medical term for the inflammation of the lips
Cheilosis
What percent of children (aged 2-17 years) are diagnosed with ADHD in the United States?
9-10%
The (month, year) and (city, state) where HOSA was founded
November 1975 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
A medicinal elixir usually contains this at 5-40% concentration as a solvent
Alcohol
The function of a Maxillary Hawley appliance is to
Maintain a previous orthodontic result or to simply prevent undesirable movement of the teeth
The only class of immunoglobulin (antibody) that can pass from a mother to child through the placenta?
IgG
The ancient practice of drilling holes in the skull
Trepanation, trephination, trepanning, or burr holing
This United States Vice President that was presented with an Honorary Life Membership in HOSA in February 1982
Vice President George Bush
The label on your grandmother's medicine bottle states that it should be taken "qAM" and "PO". This means that she should
Take her medicine every morning, by mouth
The ridge which occurs on the occlusal surface of posterior teeth at a point where two triangular ridges meet
Transverse ridge