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Medical Terminology and Concepts: A Comprehensive Guide for Healthcare Professionals, Exams of Nursing

A comprehensive overview of medical terminology and concepts relevant to healthcare professionals. It covers a wide range of topics, including anatomy, physiology, diseases, treatments, and emergency procedures. Presented in a question-and-answer format, making it easy to learn and retain information. It is an excellent resource for students, nurses, and other healthcare professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge and understanding of medical concepts.

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What |consists |of |the |upper |airway? |- |correct |answer |-Nose/nasal |passages, |sinuses, |pharynx
What |consists |of |the |lower |airway? |- |correct |answer |-Larynx, |trachea, |bronchi, |bronchioles,
|pulmonary |alveoli
What |is |the |most |severe |type |of |allergic |reaction? |- |correct |answer |-Immediate
|hypersensitivity |response |that |involves |antigen-antibody |reactions |(IgE)
What |is |the |largest |gland |in |the |body? |- |correct |answer |-Liver
What |age |group |of |patients |will |hypoxia |occur |much |more |rapidly |in? |Bradycardia |is |a |sign
|relating |to |hypoxia |- |correct |answer |-Pediatric |patients
What |does |HIPAA |stand |for? |- |correct |answer |-Health |Insurance |Portability |and
|Accountability |Act |(HIPAA)
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|the |heart |muscle |by |decreasing |O2 |available |to |the |muscle |cells? |- |correct |answer |-Ischemia
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What |consists |of |the |upper |airway? |- |correct |answer |-Nose/nasal |passages, |sinuses, |pharynx

What |consists |of |the |lower |airway? |- |correct |answer |-Larynx, |trachea, |bronchi, |bronchioles, |pulmonary |alveoli

What |is |the |most |severe |type |of |allergic |reaction? |- |correct |answer |-Immediate |hypersensitivity |response |that |involves |antigen-antibody |reactions |(IgE)

What |is |the |largest |gland |in |the |body? |- |correct |answer |-Liver

What |age |group |of |patients |will |hypoxia |occur |much |more |rapidly |in? |Bradycardia |is |a |sign |relating |to |hypoxia |- |correct |answer |-Pediatric |patients

What |does |HIPAA |stand |for? |- |correct |answer |-Health |Insurance |Portability |and |Accountability |Act |(HIPAA)

A |decrease |in |blood |flow |in |the |coronary |arteries? |Can |temporarily |or |permanently |damage |the |heart |muscle |by |decreasing |O2 |available |to |the |muscle |cells? |- |correct |answer |-Ischemia

If |a |cardiac |patient |just |had |stent |placement, |how |long |are |they |required |to |be |on |antiplatelet |drugs? |What |are |the | 2 |drugs |they |usually |do |together? |- |correct |answer |- |year- |Plavix |& |Aspirin

Type |of |infection |that |can |further |damage |heart |valves |or |cause |systemic |infections? |Requires |antibiotic |prophylaxis |- |correct |answer |-Subacute |Bacterial |Endocarditis |(SBE) |aka |infectious |endocarditis

Atrial |depolarization |(contraction) |- |correct |answer |-P |wave

Ventricular |depolarization |- |correct |answer |-QRS |complex

Ventricular |repolarization |(relaxation) |- |correct |answer |-T |wave

Type |of |disease |due |to |excessive |secretion |of |corticosteroid |due |to |a |presence |of |a |tumor |or |from |administration |of |high |doses |of |corticosteriod |drugs |(ex: |Prednisone) |- |correct |answer |-Cushing's |disease

Chronic |long-term |hypothyroidism, |most |commonly |seen |in |older |adults |(elderly |women) |who |have |had |a |stroke |or |stopped |taking |their |thyroid |medication |- |correct |answer |- Myxedema

Most |severe |complication |of |hyperthyroidism |from |an |OMS |perspective |- |correct |answer |- Thyroid |crisis

Untreated |__________ |are |at |an |increased |risk |for |outpatient |anesthesia |and |tend |to |be |sensitive |to |epinephrine |in |a |local |anesthetic |- |correct |answer |-Hyperthyroidism

Insulin-dependent |- |correct |answer |-Diabetes |Type | 1

Non-insulin |dependent |- |correct |answer |-Diabetes |Type | 2

Elevated |level |of |several |liver |enzymes |and |bilirubin |is |often |termed? |- |correct |answer |- Elevated |LFTs |(Liver |function |tests)

What |is |the |treatment |for |Malignant |Hyperthermia? |- |correct |answer |-100% |O2, |Dantrolene |(2.5 |mg/kg) |and |IV |cold |saline |(NOT |Ringer's)

What |emergency |would |a |beta |blocker |be |given? |- |correct |answer |-Hypertension

What |is |the |maximum |dose |of |Epi |for |a |patient |with |cardiovascular |disease? |- |correct |answer |-0.04 |mg

Cardiac |arrest- |has |no |rhythm |or |contraction |of |EKG |- |correct |answer |-Asystole

No |discernable |P, |QRS |or |T |waves |noted. |No |pumping |of |blood |at |all |and |no |depolarization |of |the |ventricles |- |correct |answer |-Ventricular |fibrillation |(V-fib)

What |are | 2 |emergencies |would |Epi |be |given |in? |- |correct |answer |-V-Fib |or |Asytole

What |are |PVCs |treated |with? |- |correct |answer |-Lidocaine

What |medications |can |be |given |for |a |severe |case |of |hyperventilation? |- |correct |answer |- Versed, |valium |or |propofol

Dysrhythmia |with |a |rapid |firing |of |an |ectopic |focus |with |a |rate |of |140-200 |BPM |but |no |P |wave |- |correct |answer |-Ventricular |tachycardia |(V-tach)

What |medication |would |be |given |for |V-tach? |- |correct |answer |-Amiodarone

What |are | 3 |different |medications |that |could |be |given |for |SVT? |- |correct |answer |-Adenosine, |Inderal |or |Esmolol

What |medication |would |be |given |for |symptomatic |bradycardia? |- |correct |answer |-Atropine

What |emergency |would |a |cricothyrotomy |typically |be |performed? |- |correct |answer |-Airway |obstruction

What |type |of |intubation |is |preferred |with |emesis |and |aspiration? |- |correct |answer |-ETT, |LMA |or |ETA |(endotracheal |tube, |laryngeal |mask |airway, |esophageal |tracheal |airway)

What |are |the | 3 |basic |requirements |to |follow |when |gathering |medical |information? |- |correct |answer |-Medical |information |that |helps |oral |surgeons |identify |poor-risk |patients, |guide |treatment, |and |written |evidence |the |patient |was |given |to |evaluate |the |treatment |plan

What |is |the |term |for |blood |in |the |urine? |- |correct |answer |-Hematuria

What |is |the |artery |that |carries |oxygen-poor |(venous) |blood |from |the |heart |to |the |lungs? |- |correct |answer |-Pulmonary |artery

What |is |the |blood |flow |through |the |heart? |- |correct |answer |-Right |atrium, |right |ventricle, |pulmonary |artery, |lungs, |pulmonary |veins, |left |atrium, |left |ventricle, |aorta

What |is |the |treatment |for |emesis |with |aspiration? |- |correct |answer |-100% |O2, |turn |patient |to |their |right |side |with |head |down, |tonsil |suction, |intubate

Crowing |sounds, |labored |breathing, |suprasternal |retraction |& |rocking |of |the |chest |and |abdomen |(paradoxical) |are |signs |of |what? |- |correct |answer |-Laryngospasm

Treatment |of |a |laryngospasm |- |correct |answer |-100% |O2, |head |tilt |chin |position, |tonsil |suction, |bag/mask, |succinylcholine

Surgical |airway |below |level |of |larynx |into |the |trachea |is |called |what? |- |correct |answer |- Tracheostomy

Ventricular |relaxation |is |what |phase |of |BP? |- |correct |answer |-Dystolic |blood |pressure

The |T |wave |on |a |cardiac |monitor |tracing |is |evidence |of |what |change |in |polarization? |- |correct |answer |-Repolarization |of |the |ventricles

What |anatomical |structure |located |at |the |top |of |the |larynx |closes |the |airway |and |prevents |foreign |bodies |from |entering |the |trachea? |- |correct |answer |-Epiglottis

What |is |most |likely |to |cause |obstruction |of |the |airway |when |an |anesthetized |patient |is |lying |in |a |supine |position? |- |correct |answer |-Tongue

Blood |is |pumped |to |the |lungs |from |the |heart |through |what |vessel? |- |correct |answer |- Pulmonary |artery

Small, |sac-like |structures |located |at |the |end |of |the |respiratory |tract |in |which |O2 |and |CO |are |exchanged. |- |correct |answer |-Alveoli

Soft |tissue |valve |that |covers |the |larynx |and |allows |food |to |enter |the |esophagus |is |called |the? |- |correct |answer |-Epiglottis

Artery |located |in |the |neck |that |is |readily |palpated |when |looking |for |a |patient's |pulse. |- |correct |answer |-Common |carotid

CNS |consists |of: |- |correct |answer |-Brain |and |spinal |cord

Patient |with |a |history |of |TIA |has |had |a |temporary |lessening |of? |- |correct |answer |-Blood |supply |to |the |brain

Decreased |blood |flow |in |the |coronary |arteries |is |caused |by? |- |correct |answer |-Ischemic |heart |disease

Main |purpose |of |the |review |of |systems |is |to |obtain |a |careful |evaluation |of |the |patient's |______________? |- |correct |answer |-Medical |history

Patient |who |has |renal |disease |would |be |expected |to |have |difficulty |with |what? |- |correct |answer |-Drug |excretion

Medical |history |is |used |to |document? |- |correct |answer |-Basic |medical |information, |process |of |evaluating |the |patient |& |the |patient's |psychological |status

CHF |can |result |in |all |of |the |following: |- |correct |answer |-SOB, |edema, |ascites

Normal |blood |O2 |saturation |in |an |ASA |(class) |I |patient |ranges |from: |- |correct |answer |-95- 100%

Diabetic |patients |are |at |risk |for |oral |surgery |because |they |are: |- |correct |answer |-Subject |to |postoperative |infections

Patient |who |has |had |a |MI |should |wait |how |long |before |having |elective |surgery? |- |correct |answer |-6 |months

Hyperthyroidism |is |also |considered? |- |correct |answer |-Grave's |disease

Hepatitis |caused |by |contaminated |food |or |water |- |correct |answer |-Hepatitis |A

Hepatitis |most |frequently |in |patients |who |have |been |incarcerated |or |who |have |been |treated |for |STDs |- |correct |answer |-Hepatitis |B

Transient |disturbance |of |cerebral |functions |- |correct |answer |-Seizures

Most |common |type |of |seizure |- |correct |answer |-Tonic-clonic |(grand |mal) |seizure

3 |phases |of |grand |mal |seizures |- |correct |answer |-Prodromal |phase, |ictal |tonic |clonic |phase, |post |ictal |phase

Seizure |lasting | 5 |minutes |or |longer |- |correct |answer |-Grand |mal |status |(status |epilepticus)

2nd |type |of |seizure |- |correct |answer |-Petit |mal |seizure

Drug |given |to |seizure |patients |that |cause |swelling/inflammation |of |gingival |tissues |- |correct |answer |-Dilantin |hyperplasia

Mini |stroke- |recovery |within | 24 |hours |- |correct |answer |-TIA |stroke

(transient |ischemic |attack)

Patients |who |have |had |strokes |in |the |past |are |more |prone |to |_______ |and |______ |during |anesthesia |- |correct |answer |-Aspiration |and |respiratory |obstruction

Best |trimester |to |perform |oral |surgery |in |- |correct |answer |-2nd |trimester

What |trimester |has |the |greatest |risk |for |oral |surgery? |- |correct |answer |-1st |trimester

20% |above |ideal |body |weight |- |correct |answer |-Obesity

BMI |25-29 |is |considered |- |correct |answer |-Overwight

BMI |over | 30 |is |considered |- |correct |answer |-Obese

BMI |over | 40 |is |considered |- |correct |answer |-Morbidly |obese

Cessation |of |air |flow |for |more |than | 10 |seconds |- |correct |answer |-Obstructive |sleep |apnea |(OSA)

Patients |INR |is |often |_____ |when |on |Coumadin |- |correct |answer |-2-

How |long |should |a |patient |hold |their |Coumadin |prior |to |surgery? |- |correct |answer |-3-4 |days

Given |IV |only, |immediate |effect |and |wears |off |rapidly. |Given |to |patients |on |Coudmadin |- |correct |answer |-Heparin

Medications |that |interfere |with |platelets |developing |"sticky" |characteristics. |Life |cycle |of |these |drugs |are |7-10 |days |- |correct |answer |-Plavix, |Aspirin, |Ticlid

4 |most |common |drugs |used |together |for |balanced |anesthesia |- |correct |answer |-Propofol, |ketamine, |versed, |fentanyl

Inability |to |feel |pain |- |Fentanyl, |ketamine |& |local |- |correct |answer |-Analgesia

Loss |of |memory |- |Versed |& |valium |- |correct |answer |-Amnesia

4 |drugs |that |can |be |essential |for |a |patient |to |be |relaxed |and |immobile |during |procedure. |- |correct |answer |-Versed, |propofol, |brevital |& |ketamine

Loss |of |consciousness |"put |to |sleep"- |Propofol |& |brevital |- |correct |answer |-Hypnosis

Delayed |onset |of |drug |absorption |- |correct |answer |-By |mouth |(PO)

How |much |Epinephrine |is |in | 1 |carpule |of |Lidocaine |for |a |1% |solution |- |correct |answer |-1. |mL |/ |carpule

Normal |response |to |verbal |stimulation |with |airway |reflexes, |ventilation |& |cardiovascular |function |uneffected |(Anxiolysis) |- |Oral |preop |meds |- |correct |answer |-Minimal |sedation

Response |to |verbal |light |tactile |touch, |no |airway |compromise |("conscious |sedation") |- |N2O |or |EMLA |- |correct |answer |-Moderate |sedation

Cannot |be |easily |aroused, |purposeful |response |to |painful |stimulation, |airway |assistance |may |be |required, |ventilation |may |be |inadequate, |cardiovascular |function |is |usually |maintained |(analgesia) |- |correct |answer |-Deep |sedation

What |are |the | 5 |things |you |evaluate |for |modified |post-anesthesia |discharge |score? |Total |score |is | 10 |(Score |of | 9 |or |greater |is |considered |fit |for |discharge) |- |correct |answer |-Vitals, |ambulation, |N/V, |pain, |surgical |bleeding

What |are |the | 4 |categories |of |anesthesia? |- |correct |answer |-Local, |local |with |N2O |or |IV |sedation, |IV |balanced |anesthesia |or |inhalation |anesthesia

What |percentage |of |O2 |is |required |when |administering |N2O? |- |correct |answer |-30%

How |long |should |you |administer |O2 |after |turning |off |the |N2O |- |correct |answer |-3-4 |minutes

How |long |should |you |keep |a |patient |in |the |office |after |they |have |been |on |N2O |- |correct |answer |-15 |minutes

How |long |is |it |required |to |be |NPO |for |IV |sedation? |- |correct |answer |-8 |hours

What |is |the |recommended |fluid |volume |administration |throughout |an |IV |sedation? |- |correct |answer |-15-20 |mL/kg

What |drug |is |for |relaxation |& |amnesia? |- |correct |answer |-Versed

What |drug |is |for |analgesia? |- |correct |answer |-Fentanyl

_________ |anesthetics |are |potential |triggers |for |malignant |hypothermia |- |correct |answer |- Inhalation |anesthetics

What |drug |is |used |quite |often |due |to |its |antiemetic |effects, |and |does |not |predispose |laryngospasms? |- |correct |answer |-Propofol

After |opening |a |vial |of |Propofol, |how |long |do |you |have |before |it |is |no |longer |good |to |use? |- |correct |answer |-12 |hours

What |age |group |rapidly |redistributes |Propofol |and |requires |a |50% |increase |in |dosage? |- |correct |answer |-Children

What |age |group |has |an |increased |sensitivity |to |Propofol |and |requires |the |dosage |to |be |reduced? |- |correct |answer |-Older |patients

What |gender |rapidly |redistributes |Propofol |and |requires |a |10-15% |larger |dose? |- |correct |answer |-Women

For |obese |patients, |how |should |the |dosage |of |Propofol |be |determined? |- |correct |answer |- Lean |body |mass

What |is |most |frequently |encountered |during |injection |in |posterior |aspect |of |maxilla |in |the |3rd |molar |region? |- |correct |answer |-Hematomas

Metabolized |in |bloodstream |by |pseudocholinesterase |- |correct |answer |-Esters

Metabolized |in |the |liver |- |correct |answer |-Amides

2 |types |of |Esters |- |correct |answer |-Cocaine |& |Procaine

5 |types |of |Amides |- |correct |answer |-Lidocaine, |mepivacaine, |prilocaine, |bupivacaine, |articaine

Dilate |blood |vessels |- |correct |answer |-Vasonconstrictors

Maximum |amount |of |Lidocaine |for |an |average |patient |- |correct |answer |-10-11 |carpules

Maximum |amount |of |Mepivacaine |for |an |adult |patient |- |correct |answer |-7-8 |carpules

Maximum |amount |of |Prilocaine |for |a |patient |- |correct |answer |-6 |carpules

Maximum |amount |of |Bupivacaine |for |a |patient |- |correct |answer |-10 |carpules

Maximum |amount |of |Articaine |for |a |patient |- |correct |answer |-7 |carpules

This |type |of |injection |in |a |vessel |can |lead |to |tachycardia, |hypertension |and |sense |of |heart |pounding |in |chest |- |correct |answer |-Inadverent |injection |of |Epinephrine

What |percentage |of |O2 |is |in |room |air? |- |correct |answer |-20% |O

How |long |is |the |contact |time |for |EMLA |cream |to |be |sufficient? |- |correct |answer |-1 |hour

Level |of |CO2 |expired |in |each |breath- |this |is |mandatory |when |an |ETT |is |being |used |- |correct |answer |-Capnography

_________ |is |100X |more |potent |than |morphine |- |correct |answer |-Fentanyl

Rapid |onset |of |Remifentanil |- |correct |answer |-1 |minute

Patients |over | 65 |should |have |remifentanil |dosage |decreased |by |______ |- |correct |answer |- 50%

Counteract |parasympathetic |effects |- |ex: |Atropine, |Robinul |or |Scopolamine |- |correct |answer |-Anticholingeric |drugs

What |can |be |used |as |a |local |anesthetic |for |patients |allergic |to |multiple |types |of |local? |- |correct |answer |-Benadryl

Steroid |based |muscle |relaxant |that |has |an |advantage |of |NOT |triggering |malignant |hypothermia |- |correct |answer |-Rocuronium

What |drug |can |trigger |Malignant |Hypothermia? |- |correct |answer |-Succinylcholine

Inserted |orally |or |nasally- |protects |against |aspiration, |but |requires |Succs |or |Rocuronium |to |be |given |first |- |correct |answer |-ETT

If |a |tube |is |passed |into |the |right |mainstem |bronchus |- |you |can |hear |the |_____ |side |but |nothing |on |the |_____ |side |- |correct |answer |-Right |then |left

Cells |that |conduct |nerve |impulses |in |the |brain |and |different |body |parts |- |correct |answer |- Neurons

Portion |of |the |nervous |system |consisting |of |nerves |and |ganglia |(groups |of |nerve |cell |bodies) |outside |the |brain |and |spinal |cord |- |correct |answer |-PNS

2 |components |of |PNS: |- |correct |answer |-Cranial |and |spinal |nerves

How |many |cranial |nerves |are |there? |- |correct |answer |-

What |are |the | 3 |different |sensory |nerves? |- |correct |answer |-Optic, |olfactory |& |auditory

2nd |cranial |nerve |- |correct |answer |-Optic |nerve

1st |cranial |nerve |- |correct |answer |-Olfactory |nerve

8th |cranial |nerve |- |correct |answer |-Auditory |nerve

7th |cranial |nerve |- |correct |answer |-Facial |nerve

5th |cranial |nerve |- |correct |answer |-Trigeminal |nerve

What |are |the | 3 |divisions |of |the |trigeminal |nerve? |- |correct |answer |-Ophthalmic, |maxillary |& |mandibular

Regulates |internal |organs |(viscera) |and |other |involuntarily |functions |- |correct |answer |-ANS

What |are |the | 2 |subdivisions |of |ANS: |- |correct |answer |-sympathetic |and |parasympathetic

Fight |or |flight |- |correct |answer |-Sympathetic

Couch |potato |/ |rest |or |digest |- |correct |answer |-Parasympathetic

Adrenergic, |Alpha |vasoconstriction |and |Beta |big |organs |- |correct |answer |-Sympathetic

Amount |of |blood |pumped |by |left |ventricle |in |each |beat |(60 |mL |of |blood) |- |correct |answer |- Stroke |volume

Total |amount |of |blood |pumped |out |of |left |ventricle |in |one |minute |- |correct |answer |-Cardiac |output

Formula |for |cardiac |output |- |correct |answer |-Stroke |volume |X |heart |rate

One |contraction |and |relaxation |of |atria |and |ventricles |followed |by |a |short |pause |(60- |BPM) |- |correct |answer |-Cardiac |cycle

Hearts |normal |rate |and |rhythm- |impulse |passes |through |fibers |as |a |wave |of |depolarization |and |repolarization |- |correct |answer |-Conduction |system

Color |of |helium: |- |correct |answer |-Brown

Color |of |nitrogen: |- |correct |answer |-Black

Color |of |compressed |air: |- |correct |answer |-Yellow

Color |of |carbon |dioxide: |- |correct |answer |-Gray