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1. Standard universal precautions - ANS ✔is treating all
patients as if they are capable of transmitting diseases.
2. Warfarin - ANS ✔a blood thinner.
3. Electrical force - ANS ✔the ECG term vector refers to
4. Antitussive - ANS ✔is a drug used to suppress coughing.
5. (CBC) - ANS ✔is a blood test done in a lavender tube which
has an additive called EDTA.
6. The fastest pulse rate - ANS ✔infants have
7. Dermis & epidermis - ANS ✔part of the integumentary
system.
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8. Activate safety device for disposal - ANS ✔in phlebotomy,
the next step after withdrawing the needle from the vein
9. Arterial blood - ANS ✔a capillary blood specimen most
resembles in composition
10. 20-23 gauge - ANS ✔the needle most frequently used
for venipuncture
11. 23 to 25 gauge - ANS ✔the needle most frequently
used for butterfly is the
12. Percussion hammer - ANS ✔used to test reflexes.
13. Otoscope - ANS ✔instrument used to test the ears.
14. Ophthalmoscope - ANS ✔instrument used to test the
eyes.
15. U wave - ANS ✔in an ECG the wave immediately
following the T wave & is present 50-70 % of the individuals
16. Cardiac cycle - ANS ✔one complete heart beat.
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17. Regular sinus rhythms - ANS ✔defibrillators are used
to convert specific cardiac arrhythmias into
18. Gavage - ANS ✔medical term for tube feeding
19. Fifth vital sign - ANS ✔pain is the
20. Korotkoff sounds - ANS ✔sounds heard while taking
the blood pressure
21. Core temperature - ANS ✔rectal temperature provide
a reading of the patient's
22. Hospitalized - ANS ✔after a gram mal seizure a
patient might typically need to be
23. Hyperglycaemic - ANS ✔a patient has fruity or
acetone breath odour
24. The longest appointment - ANS ✔a patient who need
a complete physical need to be scheduled for
25. A durable power of attorney - ANS ✔DO NOT
RESUSCITATE in the medical records of a patient.
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26. Privacy notice each year - ANS ✔hippa is giving a
patient a
27. An ECG to baseline - ANS ✔patient condition like
fever or chills typically would not cause
28. Analgesics - ANS ✔acetaminophen & ibuprofen
29. Patient movement - ANS ✔the most common cause
on an ECG of a baseline interruption
30. Tachypnoea - ANS ✔respiration rate above normal.
31. Bradypnea - ANS ✔respiration rate below normal.
32. Tachycardia - ANS ✔a heart rate above normal.
33. Bradycardia - ANS ✔heart rate below normal
34. Lithotomy - ANS ✔patient position most commonly
used for gynaecological examination (pap smear)
35. Good contact between the skin & electrodes - ANS
✔it is important to cleanse a patient's skin before an ECG to
assure
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