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How do you define the word drug? - A drug is any chemical that can affect living processes Define pharmacology - Pharmacology can be defined as the study of drugs and their interaction with living things Define clinical pharmacology - study of effect of drugs in man (as compared to animals or comparative pharmacology what are pharmacotherapeutics? - also known as therapeutics, pharmacotherapeutics emphasizes the disease state and its characteristics including therapy for and use of drug...

immune system 4 functions - -distinguish between self and altered self -distinguish between self and foreign invaders -promote mutualistic microorganism interactions -distinguish between foreign pathogens fluMIST - attentuated virus -not good for immunocompromised people intramuscular influenza vaccination - inactivated virus Dr. Ron Fouchier - used ferrets as model to test mechanisms regulating infectivity/pathogenicity - how to build a better influenza -restricted from publish -...

Forming - answer-When a group first comes together; chaos Storming - answer-Team begins to take shape; personalities begin to show themselves Norming - answer-Team is coming into its own; leadership is accepted and members role in the team solidify Performing - answer-Group has truly become a team; functions at its best during this phase Standard - answer-An established requirement, a principle by which something can be judged Servant leadership - answer-Servant first, leader seco...

Permanent abatement options include... - Paint removal, component removal, enclosure, encapsulation Lead Inspector - A certified individual who conducts a surface-by-surface investigation to determine the presence of lead-based paint. Lead-based paint - 1 mg/cm2 5000micrograms/g = 5000ppm .5% by weight What is lead based paint? - any surface coating containing at least 1 miligram per square centimeter of lead or .5% lead by weight. What agencies focus on childhood lead poisonin...

1%= ___ppm - answer-10,000 Allowable amount of lead in dry surface paint wit hXRF - answer-1.0mg/cm2 allowed quantity of lead in dry surface paint with paint chip testing - answer-5000ppm = 5% by weight dust clearance for floors - answer-40 ug/ft2 dust clearance window sills - answer-250ug/ft2 dust clearance for wells - answer-400 ug/ft2 dust clearance for outside concrete - answer-800 ug/ft2 clearance for in soil high contact - answer-400 ppm clearnce for soil in low con...

What do lead based paint inspections focus on? - answer-they focus attention on the sources of lead that could poison children and reduce the cost of lead hazard control by identifying which surfaces are coated with lead-based paint. What are certified inspectors capable of? - answer-1. identifying the lead-based painted surfaces in housing 2. Certify the results of an inspection in writing. 3. Conduct post-hazard control clearance sampling to determine if a. the specified hazard contro...

Shadowing requires the trainer to both demonstrate a task and explain to the trainee what they are doing at the same time. - answer-True What are the four key elements of training? - answer-1) Gauge 2) Share 3) Coach 4) Protect Who in the cafe must the Team Lead meet with before starting their shift? - answer-MIC & Departing Team Lead (T/F) Protecting time to study is part of the Team Lead's responsibility when training someone. - answer-True Which statement is TRUE about the c...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is best known for which of the following? - answer-...created legal protection for PHI. Standardized healthcare terminology is important to nursing for which of the following reasons? - answer-Standardized terminology provides the ability to share accurate, up-to-date information among different providers and settings while ensuring uniform meaning and supporting the development of nursing knowledge. Which of the following sta...

Claudication is the classic presenting symptom associated with which of the following? - answer-arterial insufficiency Risk factors for chronic arterial insufficiency?- - answer-tobacco use You are using the CURB 65 clinical tool, for determining which patient dx with CAP should be hospitalized or treated at home. Mabel's score is 2- what should we do? - answer-Short inpatient stay; if she is relatively healthy, she could be closely supervised outpatient S/S of COPD correlate with wh...

In treating a patient with allergic conjunctivitis, the most appropriate treatment option is: a) Bacitracin-polymyxin b) Corticosteroid ophthalmic drops c) Opthalmological antihistamines d) Cromolyn ophthalmic drops - answer-c) Opthalmological antihistamines The clinician is assessing a patient complaining of hearing loss. The clinician places a tuning fork over the patient's mastoid process, and when the sound fades away, the fork is placed without restriking it over the exter...