History Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. The science devoted to studying the aging process? correct answers Gerontology 2. The term used to define biological or physical aging? correct answers Senescence 3. Young adulthood is considered to cover which years? correct answers 20 - 44 4. Older adulthood is the stage in life where the individual begins the process of retrospection. correct answers False 5. Loss of estrogen contributes to calcium loss which is the cause of this condition? correct answers Osteoporosis 6. Ac...

- Priests served as physicians: used blood letting and leeches as medical treatment - Variation of this method known as "cupping" - Early systems of hygiene, sanitation, embalming, and dentistry were practiced - Medical records were preserved in papyrus (Egyptian paper)-- first to record health records - Women assisted the priests as midwives and wet nurses - Human dissection was a forbidden practice correct answers The Ancient Egyptians (3000-300 BC) used in 2016 by Olympic a...

Staff Sergeant WAPS Testing (Air Force Heritage New Exam Review) Qs&As On Sept 11, 2001, al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airliners and flew them into the world trade centers, the pentagon and remote field in Pennsylvania injuring 6,000 and killing 2,996 people. Which US President declared a global war on terrorism? - ANS-President George W. Bush List the four terrorists attack of 11 Sept 2001? - ANS-1. American Airlines Flight 11- Crashed @ 0846 at World trade center, North Tower. 2. ...

Describe role of WHO in monitoring/preventing/planning of infectious diseases correct answers · Advocates universal healthcare, monitors public health risks, coordinates responses to medical emergencies and promotes human health and wellbeing · Small pox eradication- 1977 - mass vaccination, surveillance, containment, ring vaccination · Yaws - reduced by 95% by mass treatment campaign · Polio - reduced cases by 99.9% beginning 1988. Can declare public health emergency of international co...

Your patient's chest tube dressing has accidentally come off and you are preparing to place a new one. You have a slit drain sponge, 4 x 4 gauzes, tape, scissors, and antiseptic swabs. What else do you need? correct answers Petrolatum gauze You want to implement the new evidence-based practice guidelines in managing patients to prevent falls on your unit. What provides the STRONGEST evidence for interventions? correct answers Systematic reviews Upon triage of a patient, they state that th...

2021/2024 WAPS (SSgt - TSgt) (A compilation of the PDG Advisor app) When did Islamic extremist Al Qaeda terrorists attack by hijacking four airliners flying in the United States airspace? - ANS-September 11, 2001 Terrorism struck home September 11, 2001 in a planned attack by Islamic extremists. How many airliners did Al Qaeda terrorists hijack? - ANS-Four How many people were injured and killed when Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airliners? - ANS-6,000 people injured 2,996 people k...

Mr. Cohen is a 55 year old man who currently presents with a 72 hour history of headache, feeling tired, achy, and a "weird new rash that itches and burns". Past medical history reveals that he is treated with statins for hypercholesterolemia and SNRI antidepressants for a mild mood disorder. Given all the attention vaccination has gotten lately, you check his immunization records and find that he was not vaccinated against chicken pox, but he did have the disease as a child. Upon physical exa...

The nurse is taking the health history of a patient being treated for Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis. After being told the patient has been smoking cigarettes for 30 years, the nurse expects to note which assessment finding? 1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) 2. A narrowed chest cavity 3. Clubbed fingers 4. An increased risk of cardiac failure - CORRECT ANSWERS-3. Clubbed fingers - CORRECT Clubbed fingers are a sign of a long-term, or chronic, decrease in oxygen levels. The ...

CTBS Exam With Complete Questions And Answers 2024 When a tissue bank forwards tissue obtained from another tissue bank or Tissue Distribution Intermediary, all accompanying original ____________ _____________ or other enclosures shall be forwarded with the tissue. - correct ing materials _______ _________ ______ is the time interval from subjecting cardiac tissue to cold rinse (or transport) solution at recovery to the beginning of disinfection. - correct aschemic time ...

A 22-year-old woman is complaining of a cough. Her radiograph shows multiple patchy infiltrates, and the culture grow Aspergillus. She has a history of Staph aureus liver abscess, several S. aureus skin infections, frequent dental infections, and an episode of spinal osteomyelitis with Chromobacterium violaceum. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) Job's syndrome (hyperimmunoglovulin E syndrome) Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) Selectiv...