Mod A

Front 1

Cardiopulmonary

Back 1

Related to the heart and lungs

Front 2

Acute

Back 2

Short duration, abrubt onset

Front 3

Chronic

Back 3

Persisting for a long period

Front 4

SNF

Back 4

Skilled nursing facilities

Front 5

Sub acute

Back 5

Level of care needed by a patient who does not require hospital acute care, but who requires more intensive skilled nursing care

Front 6

LTAC

Back 6

Long-term acute care

Front 7

Vent

Back 7

Ventilator

Front 8

ABG

Back 8

Arterial blood gases

Front 9

PFT

Back 9

Pulmonary function test

Front 10

CEU

Back 10

Continuing education unit

Front 11

COPD

Back 11

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Front 12

Competent

Back 12

Having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully

Front 13

Misallocation

Back 13

Inappropriately administer according to a plan

Front 14

TMC

Back 14

Therapist multi-choice examination

Front 15

FDA

Back 15

US food and drug administration

Front 16

Ambulation

Back 16

Getting the patient to start walking

Front 17

Atelectasis

Back 17

Low lung volumes due to partial or complete collapse of the lungs

Front 18

Empathy

Back 18

To identify with another's feelings or authoritative

Front 19

EMR

Back 19

Electronic medical record

Front 20

HIPAA

Back 20

Health insurance probability and accountability act

Front 21

Advanced directives

Back 21

Instructions about a person's last wishes, goals, values in case they are unable to make sections

Front 22

DNR

Back 22

Do not resuscitate

Front 23

Pathogen

Back 23

Disease-producing agent or microorganism

Front 24

Fomite

Back 24

Inanimate object or material that is capable of transporting infectious organisms

Front 25

Influenza

Back 25

Acute contagious viral infection

Front 26

Tuberculosis

Back 26

Communicable disease caused by tuberble bacillus

Front 27

Varicella-zoster

Back 27

A herpes virus that causes chicken pox on children and shingles in adults

Front 28

Rubeola virus

Back 28

Causes measles

Front 29

SARS

Back 29

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome caused by a coronavirus

Front 30

Antiseptic

Back 30

Substance thatinhibits the growth and development of disease-causing microorganisms

Front 31

Topical

Back 31

Applied to or affecting a particular surface area of the body

Front 32

PPE

Back 32

Personal protective equipment

Front 33

Cohorting

Back 33

Grouping of people, potentially with the same disease

Front 34

Disinfection

Back 34

Using specialized cleansing techniques that eliminate or reduce the growth of infectious organisms except spores

Front 35

Sterilization

Back 35

Process that destroys all microorganisms on a surface or in a fluid

Front 36

Spore

Back 36

A small reproductive body that is resistant to adverse environmental conditions and capable of growing into another organism

Front 37

C diff

Back 37

Clostridium difficile - bacteria

Front 38

Ethics

Back 38

Moral principles that affect one's behavior

Front 39

Autonomy

Back 39

Liberty of patients to decide their own course of treatment and also to refuse

Front 40

Veracity

Back 40

Principles that binds health care provider and patient to be truthful

Front 41

Nonmaleficence

Back 41

Principle that obligate health care providers to avoid harming patients

Front 42

Beneficence

Back 42

To contribute actively to the health and well-being of their patient

Front 43

Confidentiality

Back 43

Requirement for health care providers to respect patient's right to privacy

Front 44

Negligence

Back 44

Failure to perform one's duties competently

Front 45

Malpractice

Back 45

Professional misconduct, unreasonable lack of skill or fidelity 82nd professional duties, evil practice, or unethical conduct

Front 46

Slander

Back 46

Any word spoken with malice that are false

Front 47

Libel

Back 47

Any words written with malice that are false

Front 48

Assault

Back 48

A threat of bodily harm against another person

Front 49

Battery

Back 49

To cause bodily harm with contact to another person

Front 50

Good Samaritan Law

Back 50

Protect citizens from civil or criminal liability for any errors they make while attempting to give emergency aid

Front 51

CCO

Back 51

Corporate compliance officer oversees the hospital's business practices and ensures that they conform to the law