HCB 102 (TEST TWO) Exam Study Guide.
Antiseptic - answerpreventing or stopping microorganisms growth
asepsis - answercondition of being aseptic
bacteria - answersingle celled microorganisms that multiply rapidly
blood borne pathogen - answerA specific causative agent of disease located in the b...
medical asepsis - answer✔clean technique; involves procedures and practices that reduce the
number and transfer of pathogens
surgical asepsis - answer✔sterile technique; involves procedures used to eliminate all
microorganisms, including pathogens and spores, from an object or area
nociceptive - answer✔pain linked to tissue damage, but the sensory nervous system is intact
neuropathic - answer✔pain dealing with the nervous system, often felt in forms of burning,
shooting, or fire
central sensitization - answer✔there is a lower threshhold to non-painful stimuli and the response
to pain may be more severe than expected - there is an alteration of central nervous system
processing of sensation, leading to an amplification of pain signals
psychogenic - answer✔pain that involves many factors that influence the patients report of pain -
psychiatric conditions such as anxiety, depression, ect
idiopathic - answer✔pain without an identifiable etiology
onset, provocation, quality, radiation, severity, time - answer✔OPQRST
Numerical Rating Scale - answer✔a Likert-style pain scale used in children 8 years and older
that uses numbers 0-10 to denote intensity of pain
analgesics - answer✔drugs that relieve pain
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