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| What is Bifurcation | The point of forking or separating into two branches |
| What Heparin is? | Is an anticoagulant, is used to treat blood clots |
| Know what an MMR is? | Is a combination vaccine that protects against measles, Mumps and Rubella. It is administer between 12 to 15 months and a second dose before 4 years through 6 years. |
| List one of the drugs to treat impotence | Viagra, Cialis, Levitra |
| When you are drawing blood, what can cause Hematoma | Is when the patient bends the arm, excessive probing to locate the vein, failure to insert the needle far enough into the vein. |
| List three parts of the syringe | Barrel, calibrated scale, plunger, and tip |
| Label three parts of a needle | Hub, Hilt, Shaft, Bevel, Lumen, Point |
| Know what a purple top (lavender) is used for | It is used for hematology testing, EDTA binds with calcium to prevent blood from cloting. blood for this tube is drawn near the end. |
| Blood type (A, B, O) positive or negative | Group "O" is the Universal Donor has type (-), can donate red blood cells to anybody, has no A or B antigens on red cells. Group "A" can donate red blood cells to A's and AB's, has only the A antigen on red cells and B antibody in the plasma. Group B can donate red blood cells to B's and AB's, has the B antigen on red cells and a antibody in the plasma. Group AB can donate to other AB's, but can receive from all others, has both A and B antigens on red cells, but neither A nor B antibody in the plasma |
| Rh negative blood is given to | Rh positive patients |
| Rh positive patients can recive from | Rh positive blood or Rh negative blood |
| The Universal plasma donor has type | Type AB positive blood type |
| What Microcephaly means? | Small size of the head in relation to the rest of the body |
| What Hydrocephacely is? | Enlargement of the cranium caused by abnormal accumulation of cerobrospinal fluid within the cerebral system |
| What Otitis Media is? should we treated with antibiotics? | Is the infection or inflammation of the middle ear, antibiotics can cure bacterial infection but children's immune systems can fight off the infection without help. Ear drops provide rapid pain relief, but check with your doctor before using them. |
| Chickenpox is also known as: | Varicella a vaccine that protects against chickenpox |
| At what age does a child generally reach 50% of their adult height? | By age 2 years old |
| Know the proper MT of the muscle that we give shots to baby's | Vastus Lateralis, the anterolateral area of the upper thigh. |
| What is Pediatric | The medical specialty that deals with children |
| What is Geriatrics | Characteristics of the aging process, related to old people over 65, esp. with regard to their health care. |
| Know what angle you should give an IM | The needle is inserted at 90 degree angle into the muscle |
| Know what the Technical term is for bed sore? | Decubitus ulcer, and are completly a 100% preventable. |
| List two of the five myths of aging | 1. All aging people become senile, 2. Older workers are less productive than younger ones. |
| Know what lacrimation stands for | The secretion or discharge of tears |
| Know the problem with the elderly | Constipation because of medication, peristalsis in the colon decreases, poor eating habits. Falls are also a problem for elderly. |
| Know your 7 Rights | The right patient, the right drug, the right dose, the right time, the right route, the right documentation, the right technique. |
| the larger the needle | the smaller the gauge |
| BRAT diet consists of: | a diet of bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, or foods in carbohydrates to enhance fluid and sodium absorption. |
| What STAT means | With no delay, at once, now, immediately |
| What Croup is? | Is a viral inflammation of the larynx and the trachea causes cough, edema and stridor |
| What Colic is? | Is a disorder that is characterized by abdominal pain during infancy |
| What color tube has no additives and allows blood to clot? | Red Stopper |
| The Major vein on the thumb side of the arm is | The Cephalic Vein |
| The practice of drawing blood is called | Phlebotomy |
| During venipuncture, blood is drawn from | Median Cephalic Vein |
| Syncope | Fainting |
| Define Alopecia | Is the loss of hair, baldness |
| Define Presbycusis | The hearing loss that affects aging people |
| What causes the greatest number of injuries in the elderly | Falls |
| DNR stands for | Do not resuscitate |
| PLMD stands for | Periodic limb movement disorder |
| The angle of insertion for an Intradermal injections (ID) | 15 degrees, almost parallel to the skin surface |
| The angle of insertion for an Subcutaneous injections (SC) | 45 degrees, are given between the epidermis and the muscle |
