Regis College

1. A state of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that realizes a person's potential and is experienced within a developmental context is known as: health 2. Which of the following best describes a care recipient who has an illness?- : Someone with a headache 3. Which US report is considered a landmark document in creating a global approach to health?: Healthy People 2000 4. Which of the following is one of the four overreaching goals for Healthy People 2020 (US Departme...

What causes dental caries and periodontal diseases? - ANS Plaque (biofilm) (1&2) What is the definition of risk? - ANS The probability that an individual will get a specific disease (1&2) What is a Risk Factor? - ANS An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, an environmental exposure, or an inborn or inherited characteristic which on the basis of epidemiological evidence is known to be associated with health related condition(s) considered important to prevent

1. lethargic patients: are drowsy but open their eyes and look at you, respond to questions, and then fall asleep 2. obtunded patients: open their eyes and look at you, but respond slowly and are somewhat confused 3. Rapid changes in weight, over a few days, suggests...: changes in body fluid not tissue 4. Blood pressure cuff size: Width of inflatable bladder should be about 40% of upper arm circumference Length of inflatable bladder should be about 80% of upper arm circumference (almost l...

1. Amenorrhea: A condition of having no menstrual periods. 2. Urine Pregnancy Test: A test used to determine if a person is pregnant by detecting the presence of hCG in urine. 3. HPI: History of Present Illness, a section documenting the patient's current health status. 4. CC: Chief Complaint, the primary reason for the patient's visit. 5. Subjective Data: Information reported by the patient regarding their symptoms. 6. Objective Data: Information obtained through observation and exam...

1. flat or dull percussion: effusion or pneumonia 2. Normal resonant percussion: healthy lung 3. hyperresonance (percussion): trapped air 4. Crackles/rales: high pitched, discontinuous 5. Wheezes: high-pitched whistling or squeaking sounds during inspiration or expiration 6. Rhonchi: snoring, rumbling sounds heard upon auscultation of the chest during respiration 7. Tactile fremitus - increased fremitus: means there is liquid or solid inside the lungs (consolidation with PNA), remember liq...

1. tympanic membrane: cone of light R-5 I-7 2. EOM testing: CN III, IV, VI 3. AP diameter of chest: 1:2 (AP less than transverse) 4. barrel chest: COPD 5. flat or dull percussion: effusion or pneumonia 6. Normal resonant percussion: healthy lung 7. hyperresonance (percussion): trapped air 8. Crackles/rales: high pitched, discontinuous 9. Wheezes: high-pitched whistling or squeaking sounds during inspiration or expiration 10. Rhonchi: snoring, rumbling sounds heard upon auscultation of t...

1. What is the first-line antibiotic treatment for acute otitis media (AOM)?: Amoxicillin 2. Which of the following is a classic symptom of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in infants?: Wheezing, coughing, and difficulty breathing 3. Which of the following is a common treatment approach for Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion (COME)?: Tympanostomy tubes for drainage 4. Which of the following is a differentiating feature of chemical conjunctivitis?: Exposure to irritants like chemicals or...

1. murmur grading: grade 1: very faint 2. murmur grading: grade 2: faint but can hear it immediately!!! 3. murmur grading: grade 3: moderately loud, no thrill 4. physical exam findings hyperlipidemia: - xanthelasma palpabrum (yellow patches on eyelids) -xanthoma ((thickening of the tendon) 5. Inhaled Corticosteroids: - ide or -sone 6. Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonist (LAMA): -ium 7. short acting beta agonists: albuterol, levalbuterol (leva = decreased palpitations, better rate control 8...

1. clinical manifestations of primary amenorrhea: absence of menarche by age 15 2. differential diagnoses for primary amenorrhea: pregnancy, turner syndrome, mullerian agenesis, delay of puberty, PCOS, weight loss, excessive exercise, anorexia 3. diagnostic workup for primary amenorrhea: pelvic US, HCG, FSH, TSH, prolactin 4. clinical manifestations of secondary amenorrhea: absence of menses for more than 3 cycle intervals or 6 months in women who were previously menstruating 5. what is the p...

1. when does menarche typically begin?: 2-3 years after thelarche (breast buds) 2. thelarche: breast buds 3. average age of menarche in the US: 12-13 4. what can lead to earlier menarche?: high BMI 5. what regulates the menstrual cycle?: HPO axis 6. three characteristics of menstrual bleeding: frequency, volume, length 7. normal menstrual bleeding frequency: 24-38 days with each new cycle within 7-9 days of the last 8. normal menstrual volume: 5-80 ml 9. normal length of menstruation: 4....