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EMS 131 FINAL Tuberculosis - Answer- An infectious disease that may affect almost all tissues of the body, especially the lungs Ryan White CARE Act - Answer- A federal act that establishes procedures by which emergency response workers can find out if they have been exposed to life-threatening infectious diseases. Burnout - Answer- a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion created by long-term involvement in an emotionally demanding situation and accompanied by lowered perfo...

EMS 131 PHARMACOLOGY Indications for Oxygen - Answer- Decreased O2 levels in the blood (<94% on pulse-ox) or critical medical or trauma patient Contraindications for Oxygen - Answer- None; be careful with COPD patients Actions for Oxygen - Answer- Increases O2 pressure and content in the blood Side effects for Oxygen - Answer- May decrease respiratory drive in COPD patients Dose for Oxygen - Answer- 2-15 LPM Route for Oxygen - Answer- Inhaled via variety of masks or nasal ca...

EMT 131 EXAM 5 TRAUMA Complications of Spinal Cord Injuries - Answer- diaphragmatic breathing, inability to control bladder or bowels, Circulatory problems such as low bp, swelling of extremities , increased risk of clotting such as deep vein thrombosis, dyspnea, and paralysis. Ecchymosis - Answer- flat, reddish purple spot caused by intradermal or submucous hemorrhages; bruise Indications for Spinal Immobilization - Answer- injury of the spinal cord, head neck, torso, or pelvis, any fa...

EMS 131 FINAL AND NREMT What sets forth the standards for EMS? - Answer- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Technical Assistance Program What are the EMS standards? - Answer- Regulation and Policy, resource management, human resources and training, transportation, facilities, communications, public information and education, medical direction, trauma systems, evaluation What is an EMR? - Answer- Emergency medical responder - the first person at a scene, responsible...

EMT 131 What is SLUDGE? - Answer- Salivation, Lacrimation, Urination, Defecation, GI Upset, Eye Constriction What is OPQRST? - Answer- Onset, provocation(worse?), quality, radiation, severity (1-10), time(how long) What is SAMPLE? - Answer- Signs/Symptoms (OPQRST), Allergies, Medications/Supplements, Past Medical History, Last Oral Intake, Events (leading up to) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following agencies with the development of emergency medical s...

Chapter 9 - Molecular Diagnostics During replication the "parent" strand of DNA serves which purpose? a. It is completely excised by exonuclease enzymes when replication of the strand is complete b. It has a sequence that is complementary to the daughter strand that is being replicated c. It is also referred to as the lagging strand d. It will be copied by a DNA polymerase to form two new daughter DNA strands - Answer- b. The sequence of a single strand of DNA gives rise to the se...

Molecular Diagnostics BOC 1. Which nucleotide pair has a high frequency of mutation in human chromosomal DNA? a. CC b. CG c. CA d. CT - Answer- b. CG Intervening sequences are found in: a. heteronuclear RNA b. mature mRNA c. ribosomal RNA d. transfer RNA - Answer- a. Heternuclear RNA Which is considered an epigenetic modification of DNA? a. a transversion of an A nucleotide to a T in an exon of a gene b. a transition of an A to a G in an intron of a gene c. methylati...

MOLECULAR DIAGONISTICS Define Molecular Diagnostics - Answer- Use of DNA, RNA and protein aka amino acid, to test for specific disease What is one of the way molecular diagnostic are use in the lab and gave an example? - Answer- To speed up the identification of 1) slow growing microrganism 2) Fastidious microrganisms 3) Microrganism that wont grow on conventional media> What are the Molecular diagnostic Principle and describle each one? - Answer- 1) Target sequence, which is to ...

PennFoster Pharmacology Chapter 1 Pharmacokinetics - Answer- Pharmacokinetics is the complex series of events that occurs once a drug is administered to the patient. What are some parenteral (or injectable) routes of administration? - Answer- Intradermal (ID), which is an injection into the skin, used for testing for allergies Intraperitoneal (IP), which is an injection into the abdominal cavity Intraarterial (IA), which is an injection into an artery Intraarticular, which ...

Penn Foster Veterinary Pharmacology Chapter 10 Mydriatic agents are used to ___ the pupils - Answer- dilate Atropine is contraindicated in ____ and ____. - Answer- glaucoma, keratoconjunctivitis sicca Miotic agents produce ____ constriction. - Answer- pupillary _____ stain is the most commonly used dye for the detection of corneal epithelial defects. - Answer- fluorescein What is ophthaine used for? - Answer- To provide local anesthesia to the eye Atropine opthalmic agents ar...