First responder quiz 2

Competence

A patient's ability to understand what is happening and to make decisions.

Implied Consent

The permission for medical treatment that a competent person would give if they could

Expressed Consent

A competent adult's permission to treat them

Negligence

A care provider did not do what was expected or did something carelessly.

Confidentiality

Protecting the private information an individual has given with the expectation that the information will not be given to others.

Good Samaritan Law

Designed to protect certain care providers acting in good faith.

Myo

Muscle

Neuro

Nerve

Myelo

Spinal cord or bone marrow.

Hepato

Liver

Entero

Intestine

Histo

Tissue

Arthro

Joints

Rhino

Nose

Cephalo

Head

Cardio

Heart

Osteo

Bone

Cyano

Blue

Gastro

Stomach

Lipo

Fat

Hemo

Blood

Oto

Ear

Ectomy

Surgical removal of something

Ostomy

surgical creation of an opening.

Centesis

Surgical Removal of fluid.

Scopy

To observe

Gram

To record

Megaly

Enlargement

Malacia

Abnormal Softening

Algia

Pain

Osis

condition, status, process, whether regular or diseased, or sometimes an increase.

Emia

Blood condition

Ab

Going away

Ad

Going Toward

Dys

Bad or Difficult

Post

After

Tachy

Fast/rapid

Hypo

Lower or Diminished

hyper

High, beyond, excessive

Peri

Around

Brady

Slowness

Competence

A patient's ability to understand what is happening and to make decisions

Negligence

A care provider did not do what was expected or did something carelessly

Confidentiality

Protecting the private information an individual has given with the expectation that the information will not be given to others

Good Samaritan Law

Designed to protect certain care providers acting in good faith

Thermo

Heat