Bio Med Final Questions PDF

1. Define vital signs, homeostasis, pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure, triage, body mass index, oxygen saturation, and sphygmomanometer. 2. What are vital signs? 3. ID and describe each vital sign studied in Act. 2.1.2. 4. How do homeostasis and triage interrelate? 5. How is heart rate and...

1. Define vital signs, homeostasis, pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure, triage, body mass index, oxygen saturation, and sphygmomanometer. 2. What are vital signs? 3. ID and describe each vital sign studied in Act. 2.1.2. 4. How do homeostasis and triage interrelate? 5. How is heart rate and blood pressure measured? 6. What is the unit of measurement that heart rate and blood pressure are measured in? 7. What is oxygen saturation? How is it measured with a pulse oximeter? 8. Why should you put little importance into your Body Mass Index? Is The Rock obese? 9. Compare and contrast a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), a Registered Nurse (RN), and a Nurse Practitioner (NP). 10. What factors in daily life have an effect upon heart rate, respiration rate, temperature, and blood pressure? 11. Differentiate between prehypertension and hypertension. What can be done to prevent hypertension? 12. How does an autopsy assist with a determination of the cause, mechanism and manner of death. (Act. 1.2.1) 13. Differentiate between the mechanism, cause, and manner of death. (Act. 1.2.1) 14. Describe the different parts to performing an autopsy. (Act. 1.2.1) 15. What are the two types of autopsy that can be performed? (How Autopsies Work article) 16. What are the 5 manners of death? (How Autopsies Work article) 17. What's the difference between a coroner and a medical examiner? (How Autopsies Work article) 18. What job does a diener perform? (How Autopsies Work article) 19. What are some tools used to perform an autopsy? What would pruning sheers be used for? (How Autopsies Work article) 20. Why is the refrigerator the most important tool to a medical examiner? (How Autopsies Work article) 21. What functions do the Nervous, Integumentary, Skeletal, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Lymphatic & Immune, Digestive, Urinary, Endocrine, and Reproductive systems perform? (Act. 1.2.1) 22. What anatomical structures are in the Nervous, Integumentary, Skeletal, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Lymphatic & Immune, Digestive, Urinary, Endocrine, and Reproductive systems? (Act. 1.2.1) 23. What are the 3 ways to categorize time of death? 24. How does one determine the time of death of a decedent (dead person)? 25. Define and differentiate between algor mortis, rigor mortis, and livor mortis. 26. What is putrefaction? 27. What are scene markers? How can they be used to establish a timeline leading up to death? 28. Convert given temperatures from Fahrenheit to Celsius and back again. 29. What is the Glaister equation? How is it used to determine an ideal time of death? 30. What is the field of Forensic Entomology? How is this profession used to help determine time of death? 31. What is Toxicology? 32. What is the difference between toxins and toxicants? 33. Describe the field of forensic toxicology. 34. How does digestion, nutrients, molecules, energy, and chemical reactions interrelate? 35. Differentiate between physical and chemical digestion. 36. Understand the information and structures found in the Biodigital interactive in Step #1 for Act. 1.2.3. 37. What are metabolites? How do they provide clues as to what substances were ingested by a decedent prior to death? 38. What is forensic chemistry? 39. What is histology? 40. Describe the relationship between cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems in the human body. 41. Differentiate between the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. 42. Describe each of the lobes of the brain and their respective function. Where are each of the lobes' location in the brain? 43. What is a TBI? 44. What does a Histologist do for a living? 45. ID and describe the 4 types of tissues and their functions in Act. 1.2.4. Understand the information in Figure 2. Four Tissue Types in the PLTW Online Textbook. 46. How might an individual lose their sight or their hearing but not have direct damage to their eyes or ears? 47. How might a patient's neurological symptoms give an indication of where in the brain an injury occurred? 48. Describe the 4 interior chambers of the heart. Which are the upper and lower chambers? 49. What are the atrioventricular valves? Which one is on the right and which one is on the left? Do they have multiple names? If so, what are they? 50. What is the function of the Pulmonary (semilunar) valve? 51. What is the function of the Aortic (semilunar) valve? 52. Differentiate between arteries and veins by way of internal structure and function. 53. Differentiate between the anterior view of a body and the posterior view of a body. 54. Describe Pulmonary and Systemic circulation. 55. What vessel is the exception to the rule that - all arteries carry oxygenated blood? 56. Identify on a sheep heart the following structures: L and R atria, L and R ventricles, Pulmonary artery, Pulmonary vein, L and R Auricles, Superior and Inferior Vena Cava, Apex, Anterior and Posterior Interventricular Sulcus, Brachiocephalic Artery 57. What is the function of the Anterior Interventricular Artery? Why is it known as the "Widow Maker"? 58. What is the septum of the heart? What is its function? 59. Trace the path of blood through the heart, systemic and pulmonary circulation and back to the heart starting in the right ventricle. 60. Describe the texture of a valve. 61. What are the chordae tendineae and papillary muscle? How do they both function to keep the atrioventricular valves closed? 62. ID the skills necessary to take a proper patient history. 63. What is the primary goal of a patient history? 64. What is a differential diagnosis? How does a good patient history impact one? 65. What does a patient history include? 66. Differentiate empathy from sympathy. Give working examples of each. 67. How can you as a clinician have "Effective Conversations" with your patient no matter their age, race, sex, socioeconomic status, etc.? 68. Why is it important for a health care provider to maintain accurate patient records? 69. How might an individual's social history and family history have an impact on their health? Provide examples and explain. 70. What are some ways in which a health care provider can show empathy while working with a diverse group of patients?