Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test 1-9

Surgeon Steward - Answer- First enlisted rate requiring specific qualification Article 16 - Answer- A convenient place shall be set apart for sick or hurt men Ship's Surgeon - Answer- trained physician surgeon's mate - Answer- usually a physician but subordinate to surgeon March 2, 179...

sometimes called cardiac compromise, is a blanket term that refers to any time the not getting enough oxygen - Answer- acute coronary syndrome (acs) a decrease in certain elements of the blood, especially red cells and hemoglobin - Answer- anemia pain in the chest occurring when blood supply t...

kidneys are said to be - Answer- retroperitoneal located between the levels of the last thoracic and third lumbar vertebral a position where they are partially protected by ribs 11 and 12 - Answer- kidneys what do the kidneys do? - Answer- filter blood excrete waste products maintain fluid ...

An infection of the tonsils or posterior pharynx by microorganisms - Answer- Acute pharyngitis Visible portion of the auditory system, made up of a cartilaginous framework - Answer- Auricle (pinna) Small bones of the middle ear, they are articulated to form a chain for the transmission of soun...

A temporary acute paralysis or weakness of one side of the face - Answer- bells palsy rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscle - Answer- clonic/clonus rigid extension of all four extremities with hyperpronation of the forearms and plantar flexion of the fee...

movement of the limbs towards the lateral plane or away from the axial line of a limb - Answer- abduction movement of the limbs toward the medial plane of the body or the axial line of a limb - Answer- adduction fracture in which the broken bone segments are at an angle to each other - Answer-...

what relates to the chemical and molecular structure? it is important to pharm. chemist but rarely used bcuz of its complexity - Answer- chemical name any condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable - Answer- contraindication any substance, other than food, used in th...

airway - Answer- passageway by which air enters and leaves the body alveolar ventilation - Answer- the amount of air that reaches the alveoli artificial ventilation - Answer- forcing air or oxygen into the lungs when a patient is no longer breathing properly on their own apnea - Answer- no ...