Navy Hospital Corpsman, HCB Test 2 Questions and Answers 100% correct

Antibacterial - Answer Directed or effective against bacteria Antiseptic - Answer Preventing or arresting the growth of microorganisms Dyspnea - Answer Labored or difficult breathing Apnea - Answer Absence of breathing Tachypnea - Answer Excessively rapid breathing Respiration - Answer Measurement consists of one inhalation and one exhalation Blood Pressure (B/P) - Answer The force that circulating blood exerts against artery walls as the heart contracts and relaxes. (mmHg) Systolic pressure (SBP) - Answer The pressure created in the arteries when the heart contracts and forces blood out. First sound you hear. Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) - Answer The pressure remaining in the arteries when the heart is relaxed. Last sound you hear. Perfusion - Answer Blood flow through tissue, providing oxygen and nutrients while also removing waste. Hypotension - Answer Abnormally low blood pressure; may cause insufficient perfusion of internal organs Hypertension - Answer Abnormally high blood pressure; may cause rupture of the arteries and destruction of organs. Vital Signs - Answer Temperature, Pulse, Blood Pressure, Respiratory Rate, Pulse Oximetry (SPO2), and Pain OPQRST (History of Present Illness-HPI) - Answer Onset,Provocation,Quality,Region, Severity,Time SAMPLE - Answer Sign and symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Pertinent past medical history, Last oral intake,Event leading up Medical asepsis (Clean Technique) - Answer Procedures used to reduce and prevent the spread of microorganisms. Hand hygiene and using gloves. Surgical asepsis - Answer Procedures used to eliminate all microorganisms, including spores, from an object or area. Rub hands vigorously, lathering thoroughly for... - Answer 15 seconds to 2 minutes Standard precautions are concepts in which all body fluids are... - Answer assumed to be infected with blood-borne pathogens. Chain of infection - Answer A sequence of circumstances where all events must occur to develop an infection. Standard precautions - Answer A group of infection prevention practices that apply to all patients, regardless of suspected or confirmed diagnosis. Pathogen - Answer A disease producing microorganisms. Microorganisms - Answer An organism of microscopic or ultramicroscopic size. Isolation - Answer A separation for the period of communicability of infected people or animals. To limit the spread. Links of chain of infection - Answer Infectious Agent ReservoirPortal of ExitMode of TransmissionPortal of EntrySusceptible Host Infectious Agent (Pathogen) - Answer Disease causing microorganism. Reservoir - Answer A place where the pathogen grows and may or may not multiply. Portal of Exit - Answer An exit route for the pathogens to leave its host. Mode of Transmission - Answer The manner in which an infectious agent moves from one source to another. Portal of Entry - Answer Place where a pathogen enters the body. Suceptible Host - Answer A person who becomes ill after pathogens enter the body because they cannot fight off the pathogen. Any Portal of Exit can be used as - Answer A Portal of Entry Protozoa - Answer Unicellular microorganisms that can infect the blood,brain,intestines and other body areas. Fungi - Answer Tiny primitive organisms, that contain no chlorophyll.