DHA HCB 101 A.C STUDY GUIDE
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - Answers - Provided the public the right to request
access to records from any federal agencey. Federal agencies are required to disclose
any information requested under the Foia unless it fall hbder the accepted exemptions
which protect interests such as personal privacy, natuonal security, and law
endorcement
Privacy Act of 1974 - Answers - Prohibits the disclosure of a record about an individual
from a system of records without the written consent of the individual unless the
disclosure meets the requirements of accepted statutory exceptions. Creates to balance
the public's right to know and the government protected rights and interests.
Health information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Answers - enacted into
law in 1996 to provide national standards to protect sensitive patient health information
from being disclosed without the patients consent of knowledge.
prefix - Answers - The word part attached to the beginning of the term
root - Answers - The root (or stem) provides the basic meaning of the term.
suffix - Answers - Is the ending of the word structure
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - Answers - Commonly called a stroke. Occurs when
the brain is deprived of blood and oxygen by either a blockage or the rupture of a blood
vessel.
Hypertension - Answers - abnormally high blood pressure
hypotension - Answers - abnormally low blood pressure
Thready - Answers - Refers to a weak pulse that disappears with pressure. Is noted as
an abnormal
blood pressure - Answers - Measure of how well the blood is circulating
Sp02 - Answers - Pulse oximetry, a measure of oxygen saturation in blood.
Abduction - Answers - To move away from the midline of the body
Adduction - Answers - To move toward the midline of the body
AO x 3 - Answers - alert and oriented to person, place, and time
dysphasia - Answers - difficulty speaking or understanding words
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - Answers - Provided the public the right to request
access to records from any federal agencey. Federal agencies are required to disclose
any information requested under the Foia unless it fall hbder the accepted exemptions
which protect interests such as personal privacy, natuonal security, and law
endorcement
Privacy Act of 1974 - Answers - Prohibits the disclosure of a record about an individual
from a system of records without the written consent of the individual unless the
disclosure meets the requirements of accepted statutory exceptions. Creates to balance
the public's right to know and the government protected rights and interests.
Health information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Answers - enacted into
law in 1996 to provide national standards to protect sensitive patient health information
from being disclosed without the patients consent of knowledge.
prefix - Answers - The word part attached to the beginning of the term
root - Answers - The root (or stem) provides the basic meaning of the term.
suffix - Answers - Is the ending of the word structure
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - Answers - Commonly called a stroke. Occurs when
the brain is deprived of blood and oxygen by either a blockage or the rupture of a blood
vessel.
Hypertension - Answers - abnormally high blood pressure
hypotension - Answers - abnormally low blood pressure
Thready - Answers - Refers to a weak pulse that disappears with pressure. Is noted as
an abnormal
blood pressure - Answers - Measure of how well the blood is circulating
Sp02 - Answers - Pulse oximetry, a measure of oxygen saturation in blood.
Abduction - Answers - To move away from the midline of the body
Adduction - Answers - To move toward the midline of the body
AO x 3 - Answers - alert and oriented to person, place, and time
dysphasia - Answers - difficulty speaking or understanding words
