Medical Techniques And Patient Care

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Affordable Care Act

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March 23, 2010 it was signed into law as a way to put consumers back in charge of their health coverage and care.

Hint 1

Obama Care

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Arrhythmia

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Abnormality of heart rate or rhythm or both.

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Automated External Defibrillators

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Electrode pads are applied to the victims bare chest and it delivers electric shock through the chest wall to the heart.

1. Assess the patient's heart rhythm

2. Judge whether defibrillators is necessary

3. Administer the shock

Audio and visual prompts guide user through the process.

Hint 3

AED's

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Barrier Devices

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Types of disposable air way equipment that prevents direct contact with the patient's mouth or other bodily fluids.

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Body Mechanics

Back 5

The use of correct movements during the performance of any activity.

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Bradycardia

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Abnormally slow pulse rate<60bpm

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Cardiac Arrest

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The heart and breathing stop suddenly without warning.

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Emergency techniques used on a patient whose heart has stopped or who is not breathing, or both.

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CPR

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Colostomy

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Surgical procedure to form an artificial opening into the large bowel.

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Continuous Chest Compression CPR

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Emphasizes chest compressions and eliminates the need for mouth to mouth breathing.

Hint 10

"Hands only CPR"

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Cyanosis

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Bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by insufficient oxygen in the blood.

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Diastolic Pressure

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When the heart rest, arterial pressure is at its lowest.

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Dyspnea

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Labored breathing.

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Difficulty breathing

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Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act

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Signed into laws in 1996, created national standards to protect individuals' medical records and other personal health information.

Hint 14

HIPAA

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Heimlich Maneuver

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Abdominal thrusts

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure, Causes wear and tear of the delicate inner lining of the blood vessels. Heredity and age are the greatest risk factors. Risk begin at pressures of 115/70.

Pre-hypertension: 120/80-139/89

Stage one: 140/90

Stage two: 160/100

Hint 16

The silent killer

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Ileostomy

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An artificial opening into the ileum.

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

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A specific strain of the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium that has developed antibiotic resistance.

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MRSA

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Nasogastric Tube

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Tube inserted through the nose and into the stomach or intestines.

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NG tube

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National Patient Safety Goals

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Patient Safety requirements developed by The Joint Commission for all TJC-accredited institutions.

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NPSG

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Nosocomial Infections

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Infections acquired during a hospital stay

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Patient's Bill of Rights

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Standards created by the American Hospital Association in 1993. Replaced by the Patient Care Partnership.

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Patient-Focused Care

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Represents a national movement to recapture the respect and goodwill of the American public. To ensure that patients receive the best possible medical care.

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PFC

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Pluse

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The beat of the heart that can be felt as a vibration within the walls of arteries.

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Pulse Oximetry

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A non-invasive way of monitoring a person's O² saturation.

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Pulse-ox

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Purified Protein Derivative

Back 26

Tuberculosis skin test "TB test"

Hint 26

PPD

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Respiration

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The oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange that occurs in the lungs.

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Respiratory Arrest

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Although breathing stops the heart still pumps blood for several minutes

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Standard Precautions

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Suggested program to provide safety to both patient and caregiver from blood and airborne infections. The CDC and other federal agencies have compiled these recommendations.

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Systolic Pressure

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The pressure of blood within the arteries is highest when the heart contracts.

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Tachycardia

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Abnormally rapid pulse rates >100bmp

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Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus

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Enterococci are bacteria that is normally found in the human digestive tract and female genital tract, but don't pose a threat to healthy people. Infections occur more commonly in people in hospital settings and other healthcare facilities and who may be more susceptible to infections but upon exposure some bacteria will develop or acquire resistance to vancomycin.

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VRE