Less Stress - Mod 3 Exam Questions AND Correct Answers
2 to 3 word dyspnea - ✔✔when a pt cannot say more than 2-3 words without stopping to take a breath,
indicates need for oxygen therapy
3 main evaluations to determine the severity of an MOI - ✔✔1) amount of force applied to the body
2) length of time the force was applied
3) areas of the body involved
alkalosis - ✔✔condition that occurs when blood acidity level reduced by excessive breathing
aspiration pneumonia - ✔✔When food or liquid is breathed into the lungs instead of being swallowed
leading to infection
**can be indicated with rhonchi
atelectasis - ✔✔collapsed lung due to collapse of alveoli
blunt trauma - ✔✔a force that impacts or is applied to the body but is not sharp enough to penetrate it,
such as a blow or a crushing injury
- tissues/organs in area below usually damaged (ex: internal bleeding
BSI - ✔✔Body substance isolation; practice of isolating all body /pathogens substance of a person
undergoing a medical treatment and isolation from worker
C.H.A.R.T Method of Documentation - ✔✔- Chief complaint
- History
- Assessment (vital signs and physical exam)
- Treatments (Rx)
- Transport
, closed-ended questions - ✔✔Questions that can be answered in short or single word responses such as
yes or no
- ex: "do you have any chest pain?"
conjunctiva - ✔✔Delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering the eyeball, used to assess skin
color
crepitation - ✔✔A grating or grinding sensation caused by fractured bone ends or joints rubbing
together; also air bubbles under the skin that produce a crackling sound or crinkly feeling
Cushing's triad - ✔✔three classic signs—bradycardia, hypertension, and regular/slow breathing
**indicates increased ICP, usually due to head injury, widening pulse pressure
DCAP-BTLS - ✔✔deformities
contusions
abrasions
punctures/penetrations
burns
tenderness
lacerations
swelling
field impression - ✔✔The conclusion about the cause of the patient's condition after considering the
situation, history, and examination findings
golden hour - ✔✔The time from injury to definitive care, during which treatment of shock and traumatic
injuries should occur because survival potential is best; also called the Golden Period
Guarding - ✔✔Involuntary muscle contractions (spasms) of the abdominal wall in an effort to protect an
inflamed abdomen; a sign of peritonitis.
2 to 3 word dyspnea - ✔✔when a pt cannot say more than 2-3 words without stopping to take a breath,
indicates need for oxygen therapy
3 main evaluations to determine the severity of an MOI - ✔✔1) amount of force applied to the body
2) length of time the force was applied
3) areas of the body involved
alkalosis - ✔✔condition that occurs when blood acidity level reduced by excessive breathing
aspiration pneumonia - ✔✔When food or liquid is breathed into the lungs instead of being swallowed
leading to infection
**can be indicated with rhonchi
atelectasis - ✔✔collapsed lung due to collapse of alveoli
blunt trauma - ✔✔a force that impacts or is applied to the body but is not sharp enough to penetrate it,
such as a blow or a crushing injury
- tissues/organs in area below usually damaged (ex: internal bleeding
BSI - ✔✔Body substance isolation; practice of isolating all body /pathogens substance of a person
undergoing a medical treatment and isolation from worker
C.H.A.R.T Method of Documentation - ✔✔- Chief complaint
- History
- Assessment (vital signs and physical exam)
- Treatments (Rx)
- Transport
, closed-ended questions - ✔✔Questions that can be answered in short or single word responses such as
yes or no
- ex: "do you have any chest pain?"
conjunctiva - ✔✔Delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering the eyeball, used to assess skin
color
crepitation - ✔✔A grating or grinding sensation caused by fractured bone ends or joints rubbing
together; also air bubbles under the skin that produce a crackling sound or crinkly feeling
Cushing's triad - ✔✔three classic signs—bradycardia, hypertension, and regular/slow breathing
**indicates increased ICP, usually due to head injury, widening pulse pressure
DCAP-BTLS - ✔✔deformities
contusions
abrasions
punctures/penetrations
burns
tenderness
lacerations
swelling
field impression - ✔✔The conclusion about the cause of the patient's condition after considering the
situation, history, and examination findings
golden hour - ✔✔The time from injury to definitive care, during which treatment of shock and traumatic
injuries should occur because survival potential is best; also called the Golden Period
Guarding - ✔✔Involuntary muscle contractions (spasms) of the abdominal wall in an effort to protect an
inflamed abdomen; a sign of peritonitis.
