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vcmedic book 1
vcmedic book 1
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Health Care
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12/18/2011

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law derived from society's acceptance of customs
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common law
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law created by law making bodies of congress
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legislative law
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division of lega system deals with civil wrong committed by one individual on another
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tort law
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process used to regulate occupations
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licensure
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exemption from legal liability
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immunity
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recognition granted to a person that has met predetermined qualifications
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certification
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four elements of negligence
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duty to act breach of duty actual damages and proximate causes
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wrongful or UNlawful act
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malfeasance
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LEGAL act in a manner that that in harmful
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misfeasance
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action of inaction that worsened the damage to the patient
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proximate cause
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false statements in writing
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libel
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false states in the spoken word
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slander
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________ consent is most common
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expressed
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verbal nonverbal communication by patient that they wish to receive medical care
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expressed consent
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how a minor may become emancipated
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married pregnant armed forces financially independant
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refusal of care by a patient must be
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informed and documented
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unlawful touching of another
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battery
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unlawfully places another in immediate bodily harm
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assault
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type of consent that is court ordered
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involuntary
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social religious or personal standards of right and wrong
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morals
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rules and standards that govern a given profession
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ethics
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golden rule
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do unto others as you would have them do unto you
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single most important question
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what is in the patients best interest *** test question***
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the national association of _____ adopted the code of ethics for emts
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EMTS *** test question***
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a competent adults right to determine what happens to their own body
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autonomy *** test question***
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principle of doing good for all patients
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beneficence
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obligation not to harm the patient
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non maleficence
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asks whether you would be willing to undergo the same action or procedure
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impartiality test
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fundamental unit of the human body
Definition
cell
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thick fluid that fills a cell
Definition
cytoplasm
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a group of tissues functioning together
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organ
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most abundant tissue in the body
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connective
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function of nerve cells that creates and transmites electrical impulses in response to stimulus
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conductivity *** test question***
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__________ is preformed by muscle cells
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movement *** test question***
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portion of system creating output is known as an ________
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effector
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microorganism capable of producing an infection or disease
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pathogen
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exaggerated immune response is called
Definition
hypersensitivity (allergy)
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________ necrosis refers to tissue death over a wide area
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gangrenous
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in apoptosis cells ____ in necrosis cells _____ and rupture
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shrink, swell and rupture
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largest compartment
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intracellular
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an ion with a positive charge
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cation
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ion with a negative charge
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anion
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difference in concentration between solutions on opposite sides of a semipermeable membrane
Definition
osmotic gradient
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passage of solvent water through a membrane
Definition
osmosis
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movement of molecules from high to low
Definition
diffusion
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movement of water across capillary membrane into the interstitial space
Definition
filtration
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most desirable fluid for blood loss replacement
Definition
whole blood
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the percentage of blood occupied by erythrocytes
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hematocrit
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_________ are the primary compounds used in prehospital iv therapy
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crystalloids
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fastest way to remove hydrogen
Definition
bicarbonate buffer system
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factors affecting stroke volume
Definition
preload contractile force and afterload
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amount of blood pumped by heart in one minute
Definition
cardiac output
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bnp levels become elevated in patients suffering from
Definition
CHF
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first stage in glucose breakdown
Definition
glycolysis (anaerobic)
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cells convert glycogen into glucose in a process called
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glycogenolysis
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breakdown of mainly fats into glucose when storages have run out
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glyconeogenesis
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spleen carries _____ ml
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300
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major difference in cardiogenic shock compared to others
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pulmonary edema
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toxins excreted by poisonous substances secreted by bacterial substance during cell growth
Definition
exotoxin
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______ toxins are excreted when during the destruction of the bacterial cell
Definition
endotoxins
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_______ acquired immunity is generated by the hosts immune system after exposure
Definition
active
Term
drug that can cross placental barrier
Definition
teratogenic
Term
immunoglobulin with memory in anaphylaxis
Definition
IgG
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long term immunity to an antigen provided by antibodies
Definition
humoral
Term
chief activators in immune response
Definition
mast cells
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both resolution and repair begin with
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debridement
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three hypersensitivity targets
Definition
environmental self antigen(autoimmune) and other persons
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