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It is governed by state agencies

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one must sit for and pass a national exam

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Once the CMA certification exam is passed and the credentials are awarded, what must be done to maintain that certification

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obtain continuing education credits that are sanctioned by the credentialing body, retake the certification exam

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In 1978, which government agency recognized the profession of medical assisting

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Department of Education

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In order to sit for the Certified Medical Assistant certification exam, one must:

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have completed an accredited medical assistant program, have a clean legal record

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American Medical Technologists offer which certifications

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RMA

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Which professional organization defined the role of the professional medical assistant as "a multi-skilled" member of the health care team who performs administrative and clinical procedures under the supervision of licensed health care providers?

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AAMA

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National Healthcareer Association offers which of the following certification(s)

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Certified Clinical Medical Assistant

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Scope of practice is defined as:

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the limits placed on a professional's activities in the provision of patient care

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Select the accrediting body that grants approval for the standards and guidelines for medical assistant programs

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the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) and the Department of Education (DOE)

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_____ with standards and guidelines as stated by CAAHEP allows a medical assisting program to obtain programmatic certification

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compliance

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Demonstrating ____ is key to being a successful medical assistant

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professionalism

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Medical assistants find employment most often in ______

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ambulatory settings

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Degrees available in medical assisting include ____ and ____

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associates, bachelor's

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Successfully obtaining certification demonstrates ____ as a medical assistant

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license

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An externship, or _____, is an opportunity for the student to apply classroom knowledge and skill in a real-world medical setting

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practicum

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Integrity, responsibility, and compassion are ____ that are necessary for a medical assistant

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attributes

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System of values each individual has that determines perceptions of right and wrong

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ethics

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5 attributes of professionalism

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communication, integrity, presentation, initiative and competency

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8 settings where medical assistants are usually employed

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clinics, medical laboratories, insurance companies, government agencies, pharmaceutical companies, educational institutions, surgical centers and urgent care facilities

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Which of the following statement(s) best describe(s) the professional medical assistant

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has good written and oral communication skills, looks and acts professional at all times, is aware of the scope of practice and stays within the legal boundaries, and assists the provider in all areas of the ambulatory care setting

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Medical assistant display their professional attitude by:

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helping patients in a friendly and empathetic manner

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To become involved with their professional organization, medical assistants could:

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attend local chapter or state meetings, attend a national conference or state convention, join their national organization, and offer to serve on local, state, or national committee

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A system of values that each individual has that determines perceptions of right and wrong is called:

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ethics

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Stepping into a patient's place, discovering what the patient is experiencing , and then recognizing and identifying with those feeling is:

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empathy

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Which of the following contribute(s) to a professional appearence

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good nutrition and exercise, healthy looking skin, teeth and nails, and daily showering and use of deodorant

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Courses in a professional medical assisting program include a complement of general knowledge classes such as anatomy and physiology and:

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assisting with minor surgery, CPR, and medical terminology

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The type of regulation for health care providers that is legislated by each state and is mandatory in order to practice is:

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licensure and certification

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The period in which a student is able to apply their newly acquired skills as a medical assistant prior to graduating is known as:

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practicum

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Which of the following settings are appropriate for a professional medical assistant's practice

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medical laboratory, surgery center, and EKG center

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Examples of licensed professionals are:

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physicians, medical assistants and nurses

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The transitional experience for the medical assistant between education and employment is referred to as

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practicum, externship, and intership

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Formal education of the medical assistant takes place in which of the following settings:

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community or junior colleges and proprietary schools

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Which accrediting bodies are responsible for evaluating medical assisting programs

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ABHES and CAAHEP

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What is the best definition of "attributes"

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characteristics or personal qualities

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A branch of healing arts that gives special attention to the physiological and biochemical aspects of the body's structure and includes procedures for the adjustment and manipulation of the articulations and adjacent tissues of the human body:

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Chiropractic

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Provides comprehensive care of the eye and its structures and other vision services:

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Opthalmology

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The most familiar managed care operation is a(n):

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Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)

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This type of medical professional will physically and chemically analyze, as well as culture, urine, blood and other body fluids and tissues

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medical laboratory technologist

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___ facilitates communication between the right and left sides of the brain with the patient in a state of focused relaxation when the subconscious mind is open to suggestions

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hypnotherapy

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Develops activity plans for each individual that integrate a complex approach to fitness and wellness through exercise, strength training and proper diet

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personal fitness trainer

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Organization designed to provide a full range of health care services under one roof or, more recently through a network of participating providers a defined geographic area.

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Health Managed Organization (HMO)

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An independent organization of providers, whose members agree to treat patients for an agreed-upon fee

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Independent Provider Association (IPA)

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Treatment using highly diluted doses of certain substances derived from plants, animals, or minerals that are manufactured by pharmaceutical companies under strict guidelines

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Homeopathy

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Medical setting that provides services on an outpatient basis

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Ambulatory Care Settings

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A form of medicine where sterile fine needles are inserted in specific site of the body

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accupuncture

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Organizations in which providers network to offer discounts to employers and other purchasers of health care

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Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)

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Alternative forms of health care increasingly perceived as compliments to additional health care

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integratice medicine

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A for-nonprofit center that provides services for primary care, routine illnesses, and injury, as well as minor surgery.

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urgent care

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Another avenue of health care that provides exclusive services for fees ranging from $2,000 to $6,000 per year

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concierge

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Assessment of patient needs to determine the priority of medical action

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screening

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A standard of patient care that seeks to provide quality care while containing costs

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Managed care operation

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5 clinical duties of the medical assistant

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give injections, draw blood, get patient prepped/ready to go, venipuncture and assist physician with exam

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Attends 4 years of medical school after receiving his/her bachelors degree

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Doctor of Medicine (MD)

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4 yrs medical school after bachelors degree then 3 years specialty then 1 yr osteopathic intership

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Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM)

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completes 4 to 5 yrs at an accredited chiropractic college, 555 hours devoted to adjustive techniques and spinal analysis preceded by 90 hours undergraduate courses focusing on science

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Doctor of Chiropractic (DC)

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2 yrs science coursses and 2 yrs clinical work, remove udnerlying causes of disease and to stimulate the body's natural healing process

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Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (ND)

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4 yrs undergraduate degree plus 4 yrs medical school and may require 2 to 6 yrs additional training depending the specialty

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Doctor of Osteopathy (DO)

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4 yrs undergraduate then 4 to 5 yrs in a University Optometry program

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Doctor of Optometry (OD)

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bachelors degree then 2 yrs natural and clinical science in classroom then 2 yrs hand on training

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Doctor of Dentistry (DDS)

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one who studies and read the diagnostic images

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Radiologist

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cares for the pregnant women, delivers babies and helps women, treats those with diseases and disorders of the female reproductive system

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Obstetrician/Gynecologist (OB?GYN)

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takes care of babies, children, (birth to 17yrs)

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Pediatrician

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studies/treats those with allergies/asthma

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Allergist & Immunologist

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studies skin, hair and nails

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Dermatologist

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studies the heart

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Cardiologist

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5 services that a "boutique" or "concierge" offers

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24hr, 7 days a week care, house calls/visit workplace, unlimited email/fax/phone calls, convenient/unhurried visits, and free parking

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The form of medical practice management under which personal property cannot be attached in litigation is a

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corporation

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The minimum amount of time it takes to become an MD without specializations

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8 years

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In the ambulatory care setting, the medical assistant may prefer which of the following tasks

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educating patients, administration such as coding and billing, and performing various laboratory tests

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The American Society of Clinical Pathology is the professional organization that oversees credentialing and education in what allied health area

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medical laboratory

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The specialty that is based on the belief that the cause of disease is violation of nature's laws is called:

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naturopathy

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HMOs are organizations designed to:

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provide a full range of health care services under one roof

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In order to practice medicine, a physician must

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obtain a license to practice from state or jurisdiction of the United States

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Another name of the organization where providers network to offer discounts to employees and other purchasers of health insurance is

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PPO

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Another term for assessing the patients needs is

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screening

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A ____ performs nonclinical patient care tasks for the nursing unit of a hospital

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health unit coordinator

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____ are licensed by each state to prepare and dispense all types of medications as well as medical supplies related to medication administration

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Pharmacists

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For licensure, all states require physician assistants to complete an accredited, formal education program and to pass the Physician Assistant national Certifying Examination, which is administered by the

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NCCPA

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Uses images or symbols to train the mind to create a definitive physiological or psychological effect

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guided imagery

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Evaluates and treats medical conditions that result from trauma or sudden illness

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emergency medical doctor

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The first electrocardiogram machine was invented in

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1903

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_____ is the physician most frequently recalled from the Greek culture who created an oath that established guidelines for the practice of medicine

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Hippocrates

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____ started the American Red Cross in 1881

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Clara Barton

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In the year ____, a combination vaccine for measles, mumps, rubella and varicella became available

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2005

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In the United States, the first female physician was

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Elizabeth Blackwell

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In our ____ society, we rely on several philosophies of medicine that serve an individual's needs by respecting ethnic, cultural, and religious traditions while providing the best standard of care to patients and their families

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pluralistic

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That bacteria can enter the bloodstream to cause infection, or ____, was observed in the nineteenth century by Hungarian physician and obstetrician Ignaz Philipp Semmelweiss

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septicemia

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Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the discovery of antibiotics, the development of vaccines, and the institution of proper health and sanitation measures have largely contributed to the containment of many infectious diseases, including ___, ___, and ___

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yellow fever, typhus and bubonic plague

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____ physicians treat illness and disease with medical and surgical interventions intended to alleviate the condition or effect a cure

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Allopathic

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A ____ is a book that describes drugs and their preparation and details plant, animal and mineral substances as essential ingredients in effecting cures

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pharmacopieas

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In the nineteenth century, ____, the process of sterilizing surgical environment to discourage the growth of bacteria, and anesthesia, the process of alleviating pain during surgery, revolutionized surgical practices throughout the world.

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asepsis

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crippling, paralysis, affects nerve cells, spread through the fecal/oral route, no cure yet but there is the vaccination available

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Polio

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a disease that mainly affects your lungs, caused from the spread of bacteria through coughing, spitting, speaking, sneezing, antibiotic for a period of time

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Tuberculosis

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rash, fluid filled blisters, localized in the mouth, throat and on skin, caused by another infection with a virus, there is not treatment

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Smallpox

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developed a vaccine for poliomyelitis

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Jonas Salk

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"father of medicine"

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Hippocrates

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Developed smallpox vaccine

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Edward Jenner

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"father of bateriology

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Louis Pasteur

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Discovered penicillin

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Sir Alexander Fleming

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Advocate of health rules in Hebrew religion

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Moses

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Invented the stethoscope

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Renē Laēnnec

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First female physician in the United States

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Elizabeth Blackwell

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Rendered accurate anatomical drawings of body systems

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Wrote first anatomical studies

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Andreas Vesalius

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Laid the groundwork for asepsis

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Joseph Lister

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Started the American Red Cross

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Clara Barton

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Introduced ether as an anesthetic

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W.T.G. Morton

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Discovered lens magnification

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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Discovered X-rays

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Wilhelm von Roentgen

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Founder of scientific surgery

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John Hunter

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Developed culture-plate method

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Robert Koch

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Discovered penicillin

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Frederick G. Banting

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First female physician in Great Britain

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Elizabeth G. Anderson

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The Oath of Hippocrates

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establishes guidelines for the practice of medicine

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The ancient culture that believed that illness was a punishment by the gods for violation of moral codes was the

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Mesopotamian

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Ancient healing priests performed many functions that involve the welfare of the entire community or village and were referred to as

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shamans

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Medical education in established universities began in what century

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Ninth

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In 1922, insulin was established as a treatment for diabetes by

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Banting and Best

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Elevated blood pressure above the normal range is called

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hypertension

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The definition of afebrile is

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absence of body temperature

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The process of losing body heat from the surface of the skin into a cooler environment is known as

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radiation

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Airflow during respiration that stops for more than 10 seconds is considered

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apnea

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Blood pressure less than 90/60 is referred to as

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hypotension

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Bradycardia is defined as

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slow pulse rate

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Measuring chest circumference in an adult assess which disease

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emphysema

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The normal pulse rate for a newborn is

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120-170 bpm

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Tympanic thermometers are used to measure body temperature at what part of the body

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eardrum

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The most common location an artery is palpated to calculate pulse rate is

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radial

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Tachycardia is a common cardiac ____

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arrhythmia

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The fold of mucous membrane under the tongue is known as the ____

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frenulum

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In medical directional terms, away from the center of the body is referred to as ____

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peripheral

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When a patient's heart rate is above 100 bpm, it is called

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tachycardia

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A patter of breathing that starts with a long period of apnea followed by increasing depth and rate of respiration is called ___ respiration

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hyperpena

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Another term used when describing an elevated body temperature is ____

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pyrexia

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It is common for children to have aspirated a foreign body to have a ____ on inspiration

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wheeze

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Initial measurement against which future measurements is compared

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baseline

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Having a fever

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febrile

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A form of arteriosclerosis marked by calcium deposits in the arterial lining

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atherosclerosis

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One component of blood pressure measurement that represents the lowest amount of pressure exerted upon the arteries during the cardiac cycle

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diastole

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Deviation from the normal pattern or rhythem of the heartbeat

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arrhythmia

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Pertaining to the apex of the heart

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apical

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Difficulty breathing in any other position that upright

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orthopnea

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Abnormal bubbling or crackling sounds heard by auscultation during inspiration

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rales

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How is heat produced within the body

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by actions of voluntary and involuntary muscles

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What part of the brain maintains the balance between heat production and heat loss

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hypothalamus

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What are ways the body cools itself in hot weather

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conduction, radiation, evaporation, perspiration and elimination

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A fluctuating fever that does not return to the baseline

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remittent

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A fluctuating fever that returns to or below the baseline and then increases

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intermittent

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A fever that remains above the baseline and does not fluctuate but remains constant

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continuous

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Begins with the first sound heard when deflating the cuff, sharp tapping sound

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Phase I

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Sound is result more of blood passing through the vessels as cuff is deflated, swooshing sound

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Phase II

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More blood continues to pass through the vessels, rhythmic sound

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Phase III

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Blood is now passing through the vessels fairly easily as the cuff is deflated, a muffling/fading tap

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Phase IV

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Blood is flowing freely at this time, sound disappears

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Phase V

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Hypertension with no apparent cause of cure but treatable, not cured but treatable

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primary/essential

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Hypertension that is a result of some underlying problems, such as pregnancy, renal disease, obesity, arteriosclerosis, once underlying treated can return to normal

answer

secondary

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Hypertension that is slow progression, may progress to a a same end point as malignant

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benign

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Hypertension that is caused by anxiety or fear when blood pressure is taken by the provider

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white coat

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Hypertension that progresses rapidly and there is severe damage to the cardiovascular system to the possibility of the point of death

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malignant

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Commonly used for blood pressure measurement

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brachial artery

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Site for blood pressure in leg

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popliteal artery

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Site for infant pulse rate

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apical

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Site for emergencies/CPR

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carotid artery

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Site used to check lower limb circulation

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dorsalis artery

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Site used to measure adult pulse rate

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radial artery

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Site used in an emergency to control bleeding in the leg

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femoral artery

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These are considered normal pulse and respiration rates for an adult

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80 bpm, 18/min and 76 bpm, 20/min

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Not a requirement in order to obtain accurate blood pressure

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the arm should be above the heart level

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A pulse obtained at the intersection of the fifth intercostals space at the midclavicular line on the left chest is called

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apical pulse

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Malignant hypertension

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is life threatening

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Heat lost through the normal functioning of the intestinal, urinary, and respiratory tracts is known as

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elimination

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Glass mercury thermometers are being phased out because they contain a hazardous material, you use this to cleanup after breakage

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use an eyedropper or scoop us the mercury with a piece of heavy paper

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Respiration that is increase in both rate and depth is called

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hyperpnea

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A disorder that causes patient to have daytime sleeping while driving, eating, or participating in other usual activities is known as

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narcolepsy

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The following is an essential activity to ensure accurate weight measurement

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calibration of the scale, heavy outwear must be removed, and shoes should be removed

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The medical term for a normal respiratory rate is

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eupnea

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A pulse oximeter measures

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amount of oxygen present in arterial blood

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Measuring chest circumference is done correctly by

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measuring at the nipple line, measure during deepest inspiration, and measure during deepest expiration

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This age group routinely has height and weight measured at every clinic visit

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peidatrics

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You measure your 50 yr old patients blood pressure and find that it is 102/50, this is considered

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hypotensive

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Pulse pressure is considered

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the difference between they systolic and diastolic readings

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This may cause an error in a blood pressure reading

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deflation of the cuff is more than 2 to 4 mm Hg per heartbeat

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