key point review

1. Why is th correct order for applying PPE

Gown

Mask or respirator

Goggles or dash shield

Gloves

What is the chain of infection

Infectious agent: the microbe

Reservoir: where agents live

Portal of exit: how if leaves the reservoir

Mode of transmission: how it travels

Portal of entry : how it enters the new host

Susceptible host: the person who gets infected

What does fast stand for

Stroke

How to handle a patient experiencing syncope

Stop the procedure, lean close to patient to prevent injury, loosen tight clothing, apply cold compress to the neck and head

Aniso-

Unequal

Brady-

Slow

Tachy-

Fast, rapid

Hyper

Too much, high

Hypo-

Below, under, low

Poly-

Many, much

Hepat(o)

Liver

Nephr(o)

Kidney

Hem(o)/hemat(o)

Blood

Cardi(o)

Heart

-itis

Inflammation

-Oma

Tumor

-lysis

Breakdown, destruction

-stasis

Slowing or stopping

-Tomy

Cutting into

-emia

Blood condition

Which tests require protection from light

Bilirubin

Most vitamins

Beta carotene

Folate

Which specimens must be kept cold ( ice slurry )

Ammonia

Gastric

Lactate/lactic acid

What are the components of a basic metabolic panel BMP

Glucose,calcium, sodium, potassium, CO2, chloride, BUN, and creatinine

Tubes: SST ( gold/ tiger) or green STAT

What is basal state

the patients resting metabolic state after avoiding food, exercise, and beverages, expect water, for 12 hours, typically measured in the morning

Informed consent

patient is briefed on risks/outcomes an typically signs a form

Expressed consent

Explicit verbal or written agreement

Implies consent

Patients actions suggest agreement