What is a stethoscope used for?
A stethoscope is an accoustic device that listens to sounds from within the body. It is used to hear heartbeats, or airflow in the lungs, or blood flow (as when determining the pulse rate).
The stethoscope is a device (commonly used by doctors) to listen to heart and lung sounds. He places two earpieces into his ears and places the other part of the stethoscope on the chest and he will then be able to heart the sound of your heart and lungs.
What precaution follows the prevention of contact with blood or other body fluids?
Wearing the proper PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) such as rubber gloves, face mask, and face shield.
How many oxygen liters you respire by minute?
Healthy lungs breathe between 6 (at rest) and 150 (during exercise) liters of air per minute.
You might be dehydrated or you mightjust have exema. You should go to a doctor just to be sure. If you have exema they will give you some special cream, but if you are dehydrated then the might have to admit you in the hospital if it is too severe.
How do i know for sure if i have the measles?
Measles is a very contagious viral infection that causes a rash all over your body. Measles can lead to serious health problems such as pneumonia, and in rare cases, it can cause seizures or meningitis. If you experience symptoms like rash, coughing, and seizures, you will have to consult a doctor.
What subjects do you need to get good grades in to become a certified nurse assistant?
Microbiology
Pathophysiology
Pharmacology
Anatomy & Physiology
Biology
Then specialized nursing classes depending on the type of degree you receive (BSN nurses will take research courses, community health courses etc compared to ADN nurses who won't). Also depending on the program you're in your school might require some chemistry courses.
Does medical terminology play a big role in the medical field?
yes it is very important for relaying accurate patient information in a quick, concise, and detailed manner. A lot of medical terminologies are also being used to make sure that doctors know what is happening with the patient. Medical billers and coders also makes use of medical terminologies in recordings.
What kind of equipment do pharmacists use?
There are numerous types of pharmaceutical equipment. This can range from something such as a stethoscope to large machinery such as an ultrasound machine or a CT Scanning machine. This covers just about anything that would be present and used in a medical or hospital environment.
Can diet pills help your lose weight safely?
Actually yes they are bad, for anyone. They can cause a whole host of things to go wrong with the body. They can mess up your thyroid, your menstrual cycle, the chemical balance of the body.. and so much more. They can even stunt growth.
What is the chief function of leukoytes?
To ingest invading microorganisms that have breached external defenses.
What is the fastese ways to get rid of a burn?
You boil tea bags then rub them on your sunburned areas. I am 11 years old and it works really good for me! I live in Illinois, and we have a cabin. I go swimming in the Mississippi River all the time and I get a sunburn almost everyday! Trust me. this works! It is great, and it makes your skin feel fresh too!
What does DO mean after a physician's name?
DO education is not as scientific based one as the MD education in general. DO education started by an MD for business and economic reasons to accept substandard candidates to give them a type education that is less rigorous and less scientific. Even today no good candidate would decline an MD medical school admission to an U S Medical school only to go to a DO school.
The average MCAT scores and good undergraduate GPAs are far below for DO schools' admissions than for MD schools' admissions. Medical Schools admission Statistics are very clear on this fact. People should be truthful to the public.
Because of scarcity of health care providers for the military and VA hospitals and they can not always attract the MD applicants, the Federal Government asked those systems to accept DOs as equivalent out of dire need but not based on merit. This gave a ticket to DOs to become trained in MD training programs.
How does medical terminology help in the medical field?
Understanding words and there meanings often can help you understand locations of vital organs and the functions of the body. If you don't know the medical terminology, you will be lost in a medical career and could potentially hurt someone because some words are so similar. It is also very easy to make a distinction between illnesses and treatments if you understand word spellings, meanings but also pronunciation plays a large role in this. Without knowing the medical terminologies, people in a hospital setting might get confused on how to work with a patient or how to treat their ailments.
As a medical assistant, it helped shorten what the person was c/o (complaining of). Sometimes the patients like to fire out a bunch of things, and you have a little area to write down the problem. It is a lot easier and faster to write down then to spell it out completely.
you tell me which is easier to write down:
NPO or nothing by mouth
Dx or diagnoses
STD or sexually transmitted disease
CPR or cardiac pulmonary resuscitation
qid or four times a day?
bid or twice a day.
If I wanted to tell doctor:
"Patient complaining of pain in abdomen everyday and shortness of breath."
it's a lot simpler writing it this way:
Pt c/o pain in abd qd and SOB.
see the difference? hope this helps you!
How can you check weather a casualty is breathing?
check the persons pulse
look for the chest to raise
listen for their breathing
How do you become a working doctor in Jamaica?
Mathematics
English A
Physics
Chemistry
Biology and/or Human and social Biology
Why is the Amazon rainforest important to the medical field?
The Amazon Rainforest is important to the Medical Field because there are many plants in the rainforest that can cure illnesses, so scientists go looking for those plants.
What are advantages and disadvantages of non-verbal communication?
The advantages of non-verbal communication are:
1) You can communicate with someone who is hard of hearing of deaf.
2) You can communicate at place where you are supposed to maintain silence.
3) You can communicate something which you don't want others to hear or listen to.
4) You can communicate if you are far away from a person. The person can see but not hear you.
5) Non-verbal communication makes conversation short and brief.
6) You can save on time and use it as a tool to communicate with people who don't understand your language.
The disadvantages of non-verbal communication are:
1) You can not have long conversation.
2) Can not discuss the particulars of your message
3) Difficult to understand and requires a lot of repetitions.
4) Can not be used as a public tool for communication.
6) Less influential and can not be used everywhere.
7) Not everybody prefers to communicate through non-verbal communication.
8) Can not create an impression upon people/listeners.
well non verbal communication is as important as verbal communication because there is a famous proverb saying that " Actions SPeak Louder than woords", so your gestures , postures , eye contact....each play a major role
What does it mean when one side of your tummy hurts?
It is hard to say, it could be appendicitis, or a number of things.
How old do you have to be to be a LPN?
Typically, the LPN program runs nine months to one academic year, depending on where you take the program.
It takes 12 months if you attend a vocational school, but a community college may take between 12 to 24 months.
"consent" means 'agreement'
"mutual" means 'possessed in common by two or more people or groups'
Thus mutual consent mans 'agreed in common' - or 'by common agreement' - NOTE all parties have to agree - there can be no abstention or rejection by any party if there is to be a mutual consent.
If icould be in medical field with a aggravated robbery conviction?
It depends on whether or not your job or position needs to be licensed by the state. If so, a felony conviction MAY prevent you from being state licensed.