LPC 68W Exam Questions with correct Answers

3 layers of skin - Answer- Epidermis Dermis Subcutaneous Asymptomatic - Answer- A condition or a person showing no symptoms Plaque - Answer- Group of papules > 1 cm Tissue connecting bone to bone - Answer- Ligament Tissue connecting bone to muscle - Answer- Tendon Microscopic living cells found almost everywhere in the environment - Answer- Microorganisms Saclike cavity located between the joints or at points of friction filled with synovial fluid - Answer- Bursa Experienced when a patient experienced greater pain upon quick release of the examiners hands after deep palpation - Answer- Rebound tenderness Stores 10% of the total blood volume - Answer- Liver Pathogens strength to cause disease - Answer- Virulence Incomplete dislocation of bone or joint - Answer- Subluxation Indigestion or upset stomach - Answer- Dyspepsia Stores bile formed by the liver - Answer- Gallbladder Also known as Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) - Answer- Cystitis Acetylsalicylic Acid or ASA is the generic term for - Answer- Aspirin BRAT stands for - Answer- Bananas Rice Applesauce Toast Advantages of oral antibiotics - Answer- Safest Most convenient Most economical Easiest to give All patients with an eye complaint should be given - Answer- A visual acuity test Angle for subcutaneous injection - Answer- 45 Angle for intramuscular injection - Answer- 90 Aspirin is never given to - Answer- Children Circular structure of the eye filled with a jelly like substance - Answer- Lens First choice of veins for venipuncture - Answer- Median cubital Generic name for promethazine - Answer- Phenegran In adults 50% of earaches is due to - Answer- Dental problems Infections that patients acquire while in a health care facility - Answer- Nosocomial infections Later of the eye that contains cones and rods - Answer- Retina Item free of all microorganisms - Answer- Sterile Kidney infections are caused by - Answer- Continuation of a urinary tract infection Length of a needle used for a subcutaneous injection - Answer- .5 to 1 inch Mainstay treatment for pneumonia - Answer- Antibiotics Microorganisms that cause disease - Answer- Pathogens Single clusters of vesicles that vary in size - Answer- Herpes Simplex Most effective measure to prevent the spread of disease - Answer- Hand washing! Infection of skin characterized by heat, pain, erythema, and edema - Answer- Cellulitus Fluid composed of blood - Answer- Sanguinous Watery like fluid - Answer- Serous Fluid composed of blood and serum - Answer- Serosanguinous What are the six rights - Answer- Patient Medicine Dose Route Time Documentation