Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Alcohol Withdrawl

 Def : If you drink alcohol heavily for weeks, months, or years, you may have both mental and physical problems when you stop or seriously cut back on how much you drink. 

Symptoms that occur when someone stops using alcohol after a period of heavy drinking.

Symptoms may occur from two hours to four days after stopping alcohol. 

 They may include 
  1. headaches,
  2. nausea, 
  3. tremors, 
  4. anxiety,
  5. hallucinations, and 
  6. seizures.
In many cases, alcohol withdrawal requires medical treatment and hospital admissions. 
Common
More than 200,000 US cases per year
Treatable by a medical professional
Usually self-diagnosable
Lab tests or imaging not required
Short-term: resolves within days to weeks
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Monday, February 20, 2023

Listeria monocytogenes ( Listeriosis )

 Listeriosis is a serious infection usually caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria may infect many different sites in the body, such as the brain, spinal cord membranes, or the bloodstream.

Listeriosis can cause mild, flu-like symptoms such as fever, chills, muscle aches, and diarrhea or upset stomach.

You also may have a stiff neck, headache, confusion, or loss of balance.

 Symptoms may appear as late as 2 months after you have eaten something with Listeria.

Listeria is most commonly caused by eating improperly processed deli meats and unpasteurized milk products. 
Healthy people rarely become ill from listeria infection, but the disease can be fatal to unborn babies, newborns and people with weakened immune systems.
The disease primarily affects pregnant women and their newborns, older adults, and people with immune systems weakened by cancer, cancer treatments, or other serious conditions (like diabetes, kidney failure, liver disease, and HIV). Rarely, people without these risk factors are affected.
Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics.
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Friday, January 27, 2023

quizz chapter 3 and 4

 

est chapters 3 and 4

  • Due Jan 27 at 8pm
  • Points 70
  • Questions 70
  • Available Jan 26 at 8pm - Jan 27 at 8pm 24 hours
  • Time Limit 30 Minutes

Attempt History


 Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 30 minutes 51 out of 70
Score for this quiz: 51 out of 70
Submitted Jan 27 at 7:37pm
This attempt took 30 minutes.
 
Question 1
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A record or tracing of the electrical impulses of the heart is called an:
 
 
 
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Question 2
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You ask your patient to bring his arms out to the side as if he is making a T. What term best describes this movement?
 
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Question 3
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You are working with a patient in the intensive care unit. Her heart rate is 40 beats/min. This is documented as:
 
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Question 4
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A 54-year-old women had an _____ to check for seizure activity in her brain.
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Question 5
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Following a rotator cuff tear, your patient has weakness in one arm. His weakness is:
 
 
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Question 6
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A term that means the production or origin of cancer is:
 
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Question 7
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Aphonia is:
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Question 8
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A 42-year-old man has strength that is the same in both legs. The term that best describes this is:
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Question 9
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Unusual sensitivity of the eyes to light is:
 
 
 
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Question 10
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Which disease of the central nervous system occurs when there are many hardened plaques on the myelin sheaths?
 
 
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Question 11
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Abnormal preoccupation with fire is:
 
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Question 12
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Destruction of red blood cells that results in liberation of hemoglobin is:
 
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Question 13
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You have a patient who brings her legs toward the middle of the body. Which term best describes this movement?
 
 
 
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Question 14
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Tachycardia means:
 
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Question 15
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A term that means a malignant, pigmented tumor is:
 
 
 
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Question 16
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A newborn has a condition that is causing his skin to appear yellow. This is referred to as:
 
 
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Question 17
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Cephalometry is:
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Question 18
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A patient reports she took an amount of a pain reliever that far exceeds the recommended amount. This is referred to as:
 
 
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Question 19
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Difficult speech is referred to as __.
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Question 20
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A term that describes normal thyroid function is:
 
 
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Question 21
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Examination of cells is called:
 
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Question 22
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Following a total knee replacement, your patient was anemic, requiring a blood transfusion due to low red pigment in the cells. The pigment in the cells is:
 
 
 
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Question 23
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Optical means:
 
 
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Question 24
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Inflammation of the skin caused by a fungus is:
 
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Question 25
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The study of fungi is:
 
 
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Question 26
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A term for a white blood cell is:
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Question 27
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A term means without fever is __.
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Question 28
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A lipoma is:
 
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Question 29
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Cryptorchidism means:
 
 
 
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Question 30
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The term for an instrument used to record the electrical impulses of the brain is:
 
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Question 31
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A patient requires an injection under the skin. Which of the terms best describes this?
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Question 32
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A record produced in electrocardiography is a(n) __.
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Question 33
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__ means double vision.
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Question 34
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Abnormal slowness of speech is called:
 
 
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Question 35
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Severe weakness in the arms, trunk, and legs in a patient with a spinal cord injury is recorded as:
 
 
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Question 36
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A method of viewing the x-ray image directly in real time is:
 
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Question 37
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__ means impenetrable to radiation.
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Question 38
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Substances that do not permit the passage of x-rays are described as:
 
 
 
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Question 39
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An adjective that describes a disease showing little change or slow progression is:
 
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Question 40
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A general term for a procedure that requires entry of a body cavity or interruption of normal body function is:
 
 
 
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Question 41
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Feeling the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts with the hands is:
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Question 42
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While reviewing a chart, you note that the patient has had an ultrasound. Which of the following terms best describes this type of testing?
 
 
 
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Question 43
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A term that means pertaining to a procedure that uses an illuminated instrument for the visualization of the interior of a body cavity or organ is:
 
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Question 44
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The predicted outcome of a disease is referred to as the __.
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Question 45
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In measurements of blood pressure, the higher reading is the _____ pressure.
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Question 46
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Listening for sounds within the body with a stethoscope is called __.
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Question 47
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Substances that readily permit the passage of x-rays are described as:
 
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Question 48
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Disappearance of the characteristics of malignant tissue is known as __.
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Question 49
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The combination of tomography and radioactive substances to produce enhanced images is called:
 
 
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Question 50
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__ is the treatment of diseases with drugs or medicines.
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Question 51
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The pressure exerted by the circulating blood on the walls of arteries and veins and on the chambers of the heart is called:
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Question 52
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A term for objective evidence of disease is:
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Question 53
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The term that means the introduction of a catheter is:
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Question 54
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A diagnostic imaging modality that produces a detailed image of a cross section of tissue similar to what one would see if the body or body part were cut into sections is:
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Question 55
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The term for a drug that relieves pain is:
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Question 56
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Treatment of disease by chemical agents is:
 
 
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Question 57
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Having a short and relatively severe course is described by the term:
 
 
 
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Question 58
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In an x-ray image, metals such as lead or steel appear:
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Question 59
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Hypothermia can be detected using:
 
 
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Question 60
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__ means pertaining to therapy.
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UnansweredQuestion 61
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The use of radiopaque materials to make internal organs visible is called:
 
 
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UnansweredQuestion 62
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Palpating the number of times the heart beats/min is referred to as the:
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UnansweredQuestion 63
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A 32-year-old woman is having a 20-week ultrasound during her first pregnancy. Which term relates to this procedure?
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UnansweredQuestion 64
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The number of breaths/min is the:
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UnansweredQuestion 65
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Subjective evidence as perceived by the patient is a:
 
 
 
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UnansweredQuestion 66
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Using heat to relieve pain or to speed healing is called:
 
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UnansweredQuestion 67
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The examiner’s observing and listening to the patient’s speech during the physical examination is called:
 
 
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UnansweredQuestion 68
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The term that means to introduce a hollow flexible tube that can be inserted into a cavity of the body to withdraw or instill fluids, perform tests, or visualize a vessel or cavity is:
 
 
 
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UnansweredQuestion 69
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You are working with a patient who has cancer. Which type of medication is used to kill cancer cells?
 
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UnansweredQuestion 70
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A commonly used term that means an x-ray image is:
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