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What is the medical practice act? Is it the same for all state?
The medical practice act is a aw that defines the exact duties that the physicians and other health care personnel may perform. No it is not the same in all states
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Who is the 1st doctor a patient might see?
internist
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When assisting with an examination, what should you report to the doctor?
any possible signs of substance abuse, domestic violence and elder/ child abuse or neglect
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Define an embolus and what can it do?
It the thrombus becomes dislodged and travels into the blood stream, it is know as an embolus. An embolus can be fatal, depending on its location.
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What is Alzheimer's disease?
it is a severly debilitating brain disorder
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How may well baby examinations should a baby have during their 1st year and when are they?
- seven
- 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months, 4months, 6 months, 9 months, and 1 year
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What is scoliosis and who is most likey to get it?
- scoliosis is an s curve of the spine
- young children mostly girls
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When does a baby start to get Hepatits B shots?
starting the day after birth
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What do we use to treat fevers in children?
acetaminophen and ibuprofen
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What us Nagele's rule and how do you figure it?
- it is used to estimate a pregnant women's delivery date
- begin with the first day of the patients last menstral period, subract 3 months, and add 7 day and 1 year
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What is the most recommended treatment for scoliosis?
Milwaukee brace
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Do children born to women who are HIV positive have a greater risk of being infected?
who a women is HIV positive and remains untreated, her baby has a 25 to 33 % chance of being infected
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What prompts a menstrual cycle to start?
the cycle of preparation for conception
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What is HGC and why is it measured?
- hormone human chorionic gonadtropin
- it is measured to determine pregnancy
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What are the signs of alcohol abuse?
depressed heart rate, reparation, and blood pressure; slurred speech, odor of alcohol on breath, reduced coordination and reflexes, poor vision and depth perception
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What are the signs of cocaine abuse?
excitation, increased pulse rate and blood pressure, increase respiration and body temperature, dilated pupils, and loss of appetite
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What would indicate a sign of neglect in the elderly?
foul odor from the patients body, poor skin color, inappropriate clothing for the season, soiled clothing, and extreme concern about money
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Who is at risk for developing deep vein thrombosis?
people with poor circulation, vein injury, prolonged bed rest, recent surgery or childbirth, irregular blood coagulation, and use of oral contraceptives
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Define thrombus
a blood clot
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What do you need to tell a patient to do to help prevent constipation or diarrhea?
encourge elderly patients to eat more high fiber foods, such as cereals, fruits and vegtables, and to increase fluid intake.
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What is the cause of Atherosclerosis?
an accumualtion of deposit along inner walls of arteries obstructing blood flow. cause is usually associated witha diet in high cholesterol. Smoking and obesity can also increase the risk
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What is a hunched- over posture a sign of? What is a good prevention?
- osteoporosis
- prevention includes regular exercise, a deit high in calcuim and hormone replacement therapy for women who are menopausal or post menopausal
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Define Alzheimer's disease. Explain the caregivers role.
- severly dibiliting brain disorder
- the primary role of the caregiver is to provide comfort and safety to the patient
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What disease do we get from deer ticks?
Lyme diseas
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List the symptoms of pneuminia
symptoms range from coughing, sputum productionm and chest pain to chills and fever
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How is rabies transmitted?
it is transmitted to humans by a bite from a mammal, such as a dog, cat or bat
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What are the characteristics of chlamydia?
discharge and uncomforable urination, although it may asymptomatic, particulary in women
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What are the signs of candidiasis and what is used to treat it?
- severe genital itching, redness and swelling of the vaginal or vulval tissue, llight yellow or white patches on the vagina and vaginal discharge
- it is treated with an antimycotic ( antifungal) drug
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What are the symptoms of genital herpies? Is there a cure for it?
- blister like sores on the genitalia, difficult urination, swelling of the legs, fatigue and a general ill feeling
- there is no cure
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What are the signs and symptoms of genital warts?
generally asymptomatic, but have some burning and itching in the general
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What are the signs and symptoms of gonorrhea?
inflammation of the genitalia, with greenish yellow discharge from the cervix, sore throat, anal discharge, swollen glands and lower abdonial pain
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What is anemia?
results from deficiency of iron or vitamins, can also result from loss of blood
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What are symptoms of appendicitis?
loss of appitite, nausia, vomiting, fever and abdominal pain
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Know the symptoms of arthritis
pain and stiffness in the joints
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What causes gout?
metaboloc disease involving acute joint pain most commonly in the big toe
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How do children get head lice?
spread amoung children by head to head contact and by sharing object such as comb and hairbrushes
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What are the symptoms of impetago?
causes inflammation and pustules, which are small lymph filled bumps that rupture and become encrusted before healing
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Define infectious conjunctivitis?
highly contagious streptococcal or staphylococcal bacteral infection of conjunctiva of the eye
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Define cerebral palsy
a birth related disorder of the nerves and muscles, is the most frequent crippling disease in children
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What causes Down syndrome?
a genetic disorder resulting from one extra chromosome in each of the millions of cell formed during the development of the fetus
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What is the best apgar rating for a newborn?
10
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What is ectopic pregnancy? What has to be done and why?
- fertilized egg unable to move out of the fallopian tube into the uterus for implantation
- surgery to remove the embryo from the fallopian tube before the tube ruptures
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Define amenorrhea
abnormal suppression or absence of menstration
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