Chapter 5-9 Medical Terms

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Decontamination

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Use of physical means of chemical agents to remove, and activate, or destroy pathogens on a service or object to the point where they are no longer capable of transmitting infectious disease, therebyrendering the surface or object safe for handling, use, or disposal

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Pathogen

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Disease-causing microorganisms

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ADA

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Americans With Disabilities Act

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AIDS

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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HBV

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Hepatitis B virus

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HIV

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Human immunodeficiency virus

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MSDS

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Material safety data sheet

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OSHA

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Occupational safety and health administration

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Implied consent

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Agreement implied by the patient for examination and treatment when presenting for routine visit; also, in an emergency, consent that is assumed the patient would give if the patient could do so

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Ophthalmoscope

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Instrument used to examine the eyes

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Otoscope

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Instrument used to examine the ears

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Prognosis

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And out come prediction for the course of a disease and patient recovery

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Sign

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I have a twin be seen, heard, measured, or felt by the examiner

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Sphygmomanometer

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Instrument used to measure blood pressure

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Stethoscope

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Instrument used to listen to sounds within the body

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Symptom

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A perceptible change in the body related by the patient

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Sterile

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Free from all living microorganisms and bacterial spores

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Aerobe

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Organism able to survive and grow only in the presence of oxygen

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Anaerobe

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Organism that survives grows in the absence of oxygen

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Asepsis

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Practicing of maintaining a pathogen – free or pathogen – controlled environment to prevent the spread of illness and disease; also known as sterile technique

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Bactericidal

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Capable of killing or destroying bacteria

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Blood-borne pathogen

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Pathogens carried in the blood stream

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Sterile field

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Back (Definition)

Micro organism free environment use during procedure to prevent contamination by pathogens

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Sterilization

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Process of destroying all microbial forms of life, for which the autoclave is most commonly used

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Sterilization indicator

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Different forms of tape or inserts (strips or tubes for example) that provide verification of an autoclave effectiveness

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Cilia

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Hairlike processes projecting from the epithelial cells

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Contamination

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Making a sterile field unclean Or having pathogens placed in it

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Dermis

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Middle layer of the skin

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Epidermis

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Pertaining to the epithelium (cells covering the external and internal surfaces of the body)

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Follicle

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Small hollow or cavity with secretory secretions (e.g. hair follicle, ovarian follicle, gastric follicle , etc)

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Fomites

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Non-living objects that may transmit infectious material

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Homeostasis

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Interaction between body systems that maintains optimum body function

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Immunity

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Ability to resist disease

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Incubation

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Period of time between exposure to infection and the appearance of symptoms

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Infection

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Invasion of the body by a pathogenic microorganism

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Integumentary

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Pertaining to the skin, hair, and nails

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Ultrasonic cleaning

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Use of ultrasound waves to loosen contaminants

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Chemical name

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Official pharmaceutical name for a drug based on its chemical composition

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Microorganism

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Organism that can be viewed under a microscope but not by the naked eye

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Non-pathogen

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Harmless organism that does not cause disease

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Nosocomial infection

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Infection resulting from the hospitalization of a patient

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Personal protective equipment (PPE)

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Protective clothing and equipment such as gloves, gallon, and mask that I want to prevent contamination by blood and other body fluids

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Phagocytosis

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The in golfing and destruction of micro organisms or foreign matter by Phagocyte cells

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Prodromal

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Period between earliest symptoms and appearance of physical sign, such as fever or rash

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Standard precautions

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Precautions that replace body substance isolation and universal precautions in institutional healthcare settings such as hospitals and nursing homes the first level of care combines universal and body substance isolation precautions and the second consists of transmission based precautions

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Sterile

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Free from pathogens and all micro organisms

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ContraindicAtion

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Reason or condition for which a drug should not be administered, e.g. pregnancy

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Controlled substance

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Drugs that have a potential for being addictive or abused

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Universal precautions

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The CDC's original guidelines for preventing the transmission of AIDS and other blood-borne diseases

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Otoscope

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Instrument used to examine the ears

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POMR

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Problem-oriented medical record

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SOAP

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Subjective, objective, assessment, plan

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Body substance isolation (BSI)

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Procedures, equipment, and supplies used to prevent the transmission of communicable disease by preventing direct contact with all body such as the such as blood, body fluids, drainage from wounds, feces, urine, sputum, and saliva

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Carrier

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Person who has the capacity to transmit a disease and is usually unaware of infection

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Centers for disease control (CDC)

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Agency of the Public Health Operating Division of the US Department of Health and Human Services that studies and monitors diseases and disease prevention and works to protect public health and safety

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Informed consent

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Consent given by a patient after all potential treatments and outcomes have been discussed for a specific medical condition, including risks and possible negative outcome

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Epithelial

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Pertaining to the epithelium (cells covering the external and internal surfaces of the body)

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Keratinocyte

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Any skin cell that produces keratin, the hard protein material found in the skin, hair, nails

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Medical asepsis

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The practice of reducing the number of pathogens and the transmission of disease; also known as clean technique

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Subcutaneous tissue

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Deepest layer of the skin

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Transmission-based precautions

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Care based on symptoms of disease and transmission method of the pathogen, such as contact, droplet, air, vector, or common vehicle

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Universal precautions

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The CDC's original guidelines for preventing the transmission of aids another blood-borne diseases

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Chemical name

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Official pharmaceutical name for a drug based on its chemical composition

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USP–NF

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U.S. Pharmacopeia and national formulary

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Drug

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Any substance capable of producing a change in function when administered to a living organism; commonly, a term for a substance used to treat or prevent disease; in the medical office, synonymous with the term medication

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Generic (nonproprietary) name

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Pharmaceutical name for a medication, often a shorthand chemical name; used by all manufactures that produce the medication; never capitalized

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Over-the-counter medications

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Nonprescription medications that can be purchased anywhere without a physician's prescription; examples include antacids, cold remedies, and aspirin

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Sympathomimetic

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Drugs that mimic the sympathetic nervous system

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Therapeutic effect

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The desired or intended effect

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Toxic effect

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Potential harmful or life-threatening effect

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Trade (brand proprietary) name

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Name registered by a manufacturer for used only by that manufacture; has a registered trademark symbol; first letter is always capitalized

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CSA

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Federal controlled substances act

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PDR

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Physicians desk reference