Stroke

 A stroke is a brain attack. 

It can happen to anyone at any time. 

its occour when the blood flow of brain is cut off . 

the brain cell deprived of oxygen and begin to die.

causes : ischemic stroke (or) Transient ischemic attack 

hemorrhagic stroke - from hypertension, tumor 

Primary stroke center 

Thrombectomy capable stroke center (TSC) 

GFAST 

Gase

Face 

Arm and legs 

Speech 

Time for action 

sepsis

Shiever , cold , fever  

(weakened immune system, UTI , pneumonia , invasive line , trauma , wounds )  

extreme pain 

pale 

sleepy 

difficult to rouse confused. 

i feel like i might die (mortality rate increase 8% for every hour delayed and treatment) 

shortness of breath

Congratulations, you passed this test!

Question 1 of 10CORRECT

Respiratory rate is often one of the first vital signs to change so it is very important to count the rate for a full minute.

Your Answer

True

Question 2 of 10CORRECT

Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death.

Your Answer

True

Question 3 of 10CORRECT

Who is at risk for sepsis:

Your Answer

d. A and B

Question 4 of 10CORRECT

Documenting accurate intake/output is an important part of taking care of patients with sepsis.

Your Answer

True

Question 5 of 10CORRECT

If sepsis is not recognized and treated early the patient will get worse.

Your Answer

True

Question 6 of 10CORRECT

When taking vital signs for sepsis patients, if the blood pressure measuring device displays a MAP, it must be documented with every BP until discharge.

Your Answer

True

Question 7 of 10CORRECT

Sepsis is a time sensitive medical emergency, just like heart attack or stroke.

Your Answer

True

Question 8 of 10CORRECT

Some symptoms of sepsis include:

Your Answer

g. All of the above

Question 9 of 10INCORRECT

Following infection control measures (like good hand hygiene) will not help prevent the spread of infection.

Your Answer

True

Correct Answer

False

Question 10 of 10CORRECT

Sepsis is the leading cause of death in hospitalized patients.

Your Answer

True

Exit Test

medical terminology

 Leuk= white

Leuko =white 

Prefix can mean alot of things . 

peri : surrounding , around 

circum : (going around the entire circle 

levo - (left ) 

sinistr -left ( relating to the left side and something bad or evil 

dextro = right 

meso : middle 

medi =middle 

meso-sternum 

ab = away from 

add= toward or near 

jejunostomy or jejunectomy

 Suffixes are more important than they might seem.

 If you mix up the medical terms jejunostomy and jejunectomy as a surgeon, you might remove part of the person’s small bowel (the jejunum) when what you were supposed to do was just put a tube into it.

EXTRA CREDIT: At the end of this chapter, we’ll have a one-word quiz. You’ll be presented with the medical mouthful of a term known as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, which is a relatively common gastrointestinal procedure. If you can figure out what it means, you can feel confident that you paid attention during this chapter. You can then consider yourself to be a medical terminology pro.

abdominal

 

9 region 9 system

 Upper quadrants left and right

lower quadrants left and right

place. One example is the lesser sac and greater sac of the stomach area. These are also called the greater and lesser omenta.