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Define endorsement.
An approval or sanction.
Define Reciprocity.
A practice of cooperation where a state grants a license to practice medicine to a physician already licensed in another state.
What could result in a physician getting their license revoked?
severe misconduct, unprofessional misconduct, commission of a crime, or incapacity to perform one's duties.
Define standard of care.
the ordianry skills and care that medical practicioners such as physicians, nurses, physician assistants, medical assistants, and phlebotomists must use, as determined by their state license and/or certification.
The "reasonable person standard", is also referred to as _____?
The Prudent Person Rule.
What is the Prudent Person Rule?
A physician must provide information to a reasonable prudent person befoer he or she undergoes treatment or a procedure.
What Act protects pateint confidentality?
HIPPA.
What does HIPPA stand for?
Helath Insurance Portability and Accounting Act of 1996.
What does "guardian ad litem" mean?
for an adult to act in the court on behalf of a child in litigation.
What is the Good Samaritan Law?
state laws that help to protect from liability healthcare professionals and ordinary citizens who provide emergency care to an accident victim.
What does "respondeat superior" mean?
let the master answer.
Why is the term respondeat superior used?
it is used for the workers of the physician; any thing that they do that is negligent, results in liability to the physician.
What is risk management?
A practice used to minimize the chances for accidents and issues at work.
the prefix a- means?
without, or absence of.
the prefix ab- means?
away from.
what does the prefix bi- mean?
two.
what does th eprefix endo- mean?
within.
hyper- means what?
excessice, abnormally high, above.
hypo- means?
deficient, abnormally low, below.
what does intra- mean?
within.
post- means ?
to follow after.
The prefix pre- means?
to come before.
sub- means?
under, beneath, or below.
What does intra- mean?
within.
Intra/ven/ous means what?
pertaining to within a vein.
the prefix anti- means?
against, or opposite of.
anticompulsive is a drug used to stop____.
convulsions.
con- means ?
with, together, or jointly.
The term contra- means ?
counter, or aginst.
What does contraception mean?
against conception.
Meta- means ?
after or change.
metabolism means?
process by which foods are changed into elements the body can use.
the prefix ambi- means?
both.
a woman who has given birth for the ___ time is ___
1.second
2.bipara
the term di- means ?
double.
diplegia is ?
plegia, or paralysis of two limbs.
Dipl- means?
double.
Diplopia is ?
percieving one image as two.
the prefix hemi- means ?
half.
Define Hemiplegia.
paralysis of half the body; in other words, paralysis on one side of the body.
mono- means?
one.
Define monoplegia.
paralysis of one mucle or limb.
the prefix multi- means?
many more than one or numerous.
Define Multiple Myeloma.
a disease of the bone marrow in which multiple myelomas , which are small tumors are found in bone marrow of multiple different bones.
the prefix nulli- means?
none.
nullipara means?
the condition of never giving or having birth.
nulligravada means?
Never have been pregnant.
the prefixes oli- and oligo- mean ?
little.
Define oliguria.
the secretion of less than 400 mL of urine in a 24-hr. period.
Define oligospermia.
a condition when the body produces little sperm.
The prefix pan- means what?
all.
what does pandemic mean?
a disease prevalant in a specific area.
Define pansinusitis.
Inflammation of all the paranasal sinuses on one or both sides of the nose.
the term poly- means?
excessive, over, many
polyphagia is what?
excessive eating.
What is polydipsia?
excessive thirst.
Polyuria is what?
excessive excretion of urine.
Polyarteritis is what?
the inflammation of many medium sized and small sized arteries where they branch.
the prefix primi- means?
first.
a woman who has given birth for the ___ time is ____.
1.first
2.primipara
define primigravada.
first time pregnancy.
quadri- and tetra- mean what?
four.
the prefix for half or partial is ?
semi-.
semiconcious is what?
partially concious.
tri- means ?
three.
tripara means?
a woman who has given birth three times.
the prefix uni- means ?
one.
Unipara means?
birth to one child.
if you abduct you are going ____from the bodies midline
away.
if you adduct, you are going ___ from the bodies midline.
towards.
ana- means ?
up, toward
anatomy means ?
the process of cutting up.
the prefixes pre- and ante- mean what?
before, or to come before.
prenatal and antenatal mean what?
to come before birth.
the prefix dia- means?
through.
dialysis means?
to loosen through.
the prefix dis- means?
apart, or away.
ec- and ecto- mean ?
outside, or out.
define ectopic pregnancy.
when an fertilized egg lies up somewhere outside of the uterus.
what does endogastric mean?
within the stomach.
in the term dislocation, the prefix dis- indicates?
the dislocated part is away from the body.
the prefixes ep- and epi- mean ?
upon, above, over, or on top of.
the epidermis is the ____layer of the dermis layer.
outermost.
eso- means?
inward.
esotropia means ?
when the eye deviates inward.
the prefixes ex- and exo- mean?
outside or away from.
Exotropia is what?
when the eye deviates away from its normal position.
the prefix extra- means?
outside.
infer- means?
below.
inferior directs to a place that is ____.
below.
the prefix inter means?
between.
Intervertebral is a position ____ the ____
1.between
2.vertebrae
intra- means?
within.
intradermal refers to ?
within the layers of the skin.
the prefix para- means ?
alongside or abnormal.
define paracusis.
a abnormal hearing disorder.
peri- means ?
around.
____is the membrane that covers around the heart.
pericardium.
define postpartum.
to follow after birth.
hypo- and sub- both mean?
below, beneath.
the deepest layer of the dermis is what?
hypodermis ( subcutaneous layer)
super- and supra- mean ?
above.
sym- and syn- mean?
together or joined.
a syndrome is a group of ___ that occur ____
1.symptoms.
2.together.
the prefix a- means?
without, or absence of.
aseptic means?
sterile.
asymptomatic means?
to not have symptoms.
define anoxia.
without oxygen.
brady- means ?
slow.
bradycardia means?
condition of a slow heart.
define bradykinesia.
condition of decreasing movement.
circum- means ?
around.
circumcision is what type of cut?
a cut around the penis to remove the foreskin.
the prefix dys- means?
bad, abnormal, painful, or difficult.
dyslexia is what?
impaired reading, spelling, and writing ability.
eu- means ?
normal, or good.
heter and hetero both mean?
different.
define heterotropia.
when both eyes are oriented in different directions.
define hyperthyroidism.
a condition of excessive levels of thyroid hormones in the body.
define hypothyroidism.
abnormally low levels of thyroid hormone in the body.
define hypocalcemia.
abnormally low levels of calcium in the body
the prefix macro- means?
large.
define macrocephaly.
process of a large head.
the prefix mal- means?
bad.
what is malabsorption mean?
bad absorption.
micro- means ?
small.
the prefix neo- means?
new.
neonate refers to what?
a newborn, specifically a baby who is within the first 28 days of life.
the prefix pseudo means?
false.
what does psuedocyesis mean?
false pregnancy.
tachy means ?
rapid and fast.
tachycardia is what?
a heart rate that is usually defined as more than 100 BPM in adults.
the prefix trans- has for meanings.
What are they?
1.through
2.across
3.cross
4.across