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 | Cephalo- Head |
|----|----|
| Neuro- Nerve | Cardio- Heart |
| Myelo- Spinal cord or bone marrow | Osteo- Bone |
| Hepato- Liver | Cyano- Blue |
| Entero- Intestine | Gastro- Stomach |
| Histo- Tissue | Lipo- Fat |
| Arthro- Joints | Hemo- Blood |
| Rhino- Nose | Oto- Ear |
| Ectomy- Surgical removal of something | Megaly- Enlargement |
|----|----|
| Ostomy- surgical creation of an opening | Malacia- Abnormal Softening |
| Centesis- Surgical Removal of fluid | Algia- Pain |
| Scopy- To observe | Osis- condition, status, process, whether regular or diseased, or sometimes an increase. |
| Gram- To record | Emia- Blood condition |
| Ab- Going away | Hypo- Lower or Diminished |
|----|----|
| Ad- Going Toward | Hyper- High, beyond, excessive |
| Dys- Bad or Difficult | Peri- Around |
| Post- After | Brady- Slowness |
| Tachy- Fast/rapid | Thermo- Heat |
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