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Study stack week 1
chapter 1, 2, 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ULTIMA | U- THE LAST SYLLABLE |
| ROOT | FOUNDATION OR SUBJECT OF THE TERM |
| SUFFIX | ENDING THAT GIVES ESSENTIAL MEANING TO THE TERM |
| PREFIX | ADDED TO THE BEGINNING OF A TERM WHEN NEEDED TO FURTHER MODIFY THE ROOT |
| HOW TO READ A MEDICAL TERM | SUFFIX FIRST, THEN PREFIX (IF THERE IS ONE), THE ROOT OR ROOTS |
| WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF MEDICAL LANGUAGE? | ALLOWS HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO BE CLEAR, COMMUNICATE QUICKLY, AND PROVIDE COMFORT TO PATIENTS |
| WHERE DOES MEDICAL LANGUAGE COME FROM? ANCIENT LANGUAGES? | GREEK AND LATIN |
| PENULT | P- ALMOST THE LAST SYLLABLE |
| ANTEPENTULT | A- THE ONE THAT OS JUST BEFORE THE PENULT |
| PERSON WIDELY CONSIDERED THE FATHER OF WESTERN MEDICINE | HIPPOCRATES |
| THE SOAP METHOD | THE 4 DIFFERENT TYPES OF INFORMATION DOCUMENTED BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN A MEDICAL NOTE S- SUBJECTIVE O- OBJECTIVE A - ASSESSMENT P- PLAN |
| SUPINE AND PRONE | SUPINE - LYING DOWN ON BACK PRONE - LYING ON BELLY |
| THE MAIN RESON FOR A PATIENTS VISIT IS THE ? | CHIEF COMPLAINT |
| WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE REPORT DOCUMENTED BY THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WHO ASSESS THE PATIENT EACH DAY? | PROGRESS NOTE, DAILY REPORT |
| SUBJECTIVE | S- SUBJECTIVE - WHAT THE PATIENT SAYS |
| OBJECTIVE | O- OBJECTIVE - WHAT THE TEST REVEALS |
| ASSESSMENT | A - ASSESSMENT - THE ANALYSIS OF THE SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE INFORMATION - PREFORMED BY THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER |
| PLAN | P- PLAN - THE COURSE OF ACTION FOR THE PATIENT |
| EHR | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD |
| BODY PLANES | CORONAL - DIVIDES THE BODY FROM FRONT TO BACL TRANSVERSE - DIVIDES THE BODY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM SAGITTAL - DIVIDES THE BODY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT |
| THE SKIN DOES WHAT? | SERVES AS PROTECTION TO THE BODY FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE FROM GERMS AND IRRITANTS FIRST POINT OF CONTACT WITH ITS SURROUNDINGS |
| INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM | THE SKIN: FIRST LAYER IS THE EPIDERMIS THE THE DERMIS |
| DERMIS CONTAINS WHAT? | HAIR, GLANDS, NERVES MADE UP OF FEW CELLS AND MANY THICK FIBERS STRONG AND FLEXIBLE |
| EPIDERMIS | MADE UP OF SQUAMOUS CELLS LOOKS LIKE SCALES UNDER A MICROSCOPE |
| CENTRIFUNGAL VS CENTRIPETAL | Rashes that start from the middle and work their way outward are centrifugal. Rashes that spread from the outside inward are centripetal. |
| BUMPS | PAPULES <1CM SMALL SOLID MASS NODULES >1CM A SOLID MASS THAT EXTENDS DEEPER INTO THE SKIN PLAQUES - LARGE AND FLAT, SOLID MASS ON SURFACE OF SKIN TUMORS- A LARGER SOLID MASS |
| BUMPS WITH FLUID | VESICLES - <1CM FIILED WITH CLEAR FLUID - A SMALL BILSTER BULLAE - >1CM FILLED WITH CLEAR FLUID PUSTULES - FILLED WITH PUS ABSCESSES- ARE LARGE PUSTULES |
| BURNS | 1ST DEGREE BURN - EPIDERMIS LAYER - SUNBURN 2ND DEGREE BURN - DEEPER BURN INVOLVING THE DERMIS 3RD DEGREE BURN - SUBCUTANEOUS LAYER- 4TH DEGREE BURN - UNDERLYING TISSUE LIKE THE BONE, MUSLE, FASCIA |
| SKIN BIOPSY | EXCISIONAL - REMOVAL OF A PART OF THE LESION SHAVE - REMOVED WITH A SLICE OF A BLADE PUNCH - PUNCHED OUT USINF A DEVISE |
| CULTURE & SENSITIVITY | GROWING MICROORGANISM IN ISOLATIN IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHICH DRUG THEY MIGHT RESPOND TO |
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