What is the process of some wbc destroy the invading microorganism?
phagocytosis
What is the substance that triggers an immune response called?
antigen
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 is the term for a life-threatening allergic reaction?
anaphylaxis
What TX is done to bring new blood supply to the heart muscle by detouring around obstructed arteries?
CABG - coronary artery bypass graft
What (if any) difference is there between WBC and wbc?
WBC - white blood count; wbc = white blood cell
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
What does CBC test?
RBC, hematocrit, hemoglobin, morphology, WBC, differential and platelets
Low RBC is called:
anemia
What is the opposite of anemia?
erythrocytosis
What does an antibiotic medication treat?
infection
Where does hematopoiesis occur?
bone marrow
What is the term for ballooning of a weakened arterial wall?
aneurysm
INR tests for__________________
clotting
What symptom can a patient experience when there is insufficient blood supply to the heart?
angina pectoris
(insufficient blood supply is ischemia)
What is the term for increase in platelets?
thrombocytosis
What does an anticoagulant do to the body?
slow down the body's natural clotting process
What is the term for slow or prolonged intravenous delivery of medication?
infusion
If one had a splenectomy what term indicates their condition?
asplenia
What is the ADJECTIVE for the pressure against arterial walls during the contraction phase?
systolic
Besides a blood pressure cuff, what is needed to perform BP?
sphygmomanometer
Anna had an elective rhinoplasty performed. Following discharge, she was found to have bacterial pneumonia. What type of infection is this?
nosocomial infection
What is auscultation?
listening to body sounds with a stethoscope
A carotid pulse (in the neck) is taken by:
palpating the carotid artery
palpation is assessment with one's fingertips
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 is the reduction in amount of red blood cells?
anemia
What surgery would be appropriate for a ballooning of a weakened arterial wall?
aneurysmectomy
What is the term for inflammation of lymph nodes?
lymphadenitis
What does ABO stand for?
blood groups
Which procedure opens a blocked artery without actually removing the plaque?