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What does CBC test?
RBC, hematocrit, hemoglobin, morphology, WBC, differential and platelets
What does an antibiotic medication treat?
infection
What (if any) difference is there between WBC and wbc?
WBC - white blood count; wbc = white blood cell
What surgery would be appropriate for a ballooning of a weakened arterial wall?
aneurysmectomy
Anna had an elective rhinoplasty performed. Following discharge, she was found to have bacterial pneumonia. What type of infection is this?
nosocomial infection
What TX is done to bring new blood supply to the heart muscle by detouring around obstructed arteries?
CABG - coronary artery bypass graft
If a patient comes into your clinic with palpitations, what test would be performed?
EKG
Palpitations are a patient awareness of arrhythmia and arrhythmias are found via EKG.
What symptom can a patient experience when there is insufficient blood supply to the heart?
angina pectoris
(insufficient blood supply is ischemia)
How is an apical pulse taken and what is the normal value?
auscultated (with a stethoscope) over the apex (bottom) of the heart
normal value is 60-100 bpm
A carotid pulse (in the neck) is taken by:
palpating the carotid artery
palpation is assessment with one's fingertips
Your patient has an inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply the tissues and organs. What medication (from module 5) is appropriate to assist with the swelling of the legs and feet common with this ailment?
diuretic medication
The inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply the tissues and organs is heart failure.
What does an anticoagulant do to the body?
slow down the body's natural clotting process
Low RBC is called:
anemia
What is the term for inflammation of lymph nodes?
lymphadenitis
INR tests for__________________
clotting
What does ABO stand for?
blood groups
