NAVY HOSPITAL CORPSMAN, HCB TEST 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED GRADED A+
the passageway by which air enters and leaves the body
airway
a prehospital assessment that is the first step in the total assessment of the
patient
primary assessment
a prehospital assessment that is a rapid assessment of the head, chest,
abdomen, pelvis, extremities, and posterior of the body to detect signs and
symptoms of an injury
rapid trauma assessment
procedure for detecting changes in a patients condition
reassessment
assessment done after the scene safety and primary assessment that includes pt
hx, review of systems, physical exam and vital signs
secondary assessment
injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues
blunt force trauma
in medicine the reason for a call to EMS
chief complaint
the course of the blood from the heart through the arteries, caps, and veins back
again to the heart
circulation
a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal
distension
impression of the patients condition that is formed on first approaching the
patient based on patients environment, c/c, and appearance
general impression
a patient with one or more medical diseases or conditions
, medical patient
what pulse divides the medial malleolus and heel into the lateral and medial
plantar arteries
posterior tibial
what pain involves the many factors that influence the patients report of pain
(psychiatric conditions)
psychogenic pain
what pulse runs along the line between the first and second toe, and its pulse
point is felt in the mid foot
doralis pedis
what type of pain is the alteration of central nervous system processing of
sensation, leading to amplification of pain signals
central sensitization
what is used in conjunction with the stethoscope to allow you to accurately
obtain the patients bp
sphygmomanometer
what is an electronic device for determining the amount of o2 carried in the blood
pulse oximeter
what is an electronic temp measurement tool capable of taking oral, axillary, or
rectal temp
thermometer
what do you call watching the rise and fall of he chest cavity in the most accurate
way to visually take note of the patients respirations
respiratory rate
what pain is without identifiable etiology
idiopathic
auscultation of most sounds requires the use of a
stethoscope
what is the pressure crafted in the arteries when the heart contracts and forces
blood out in to circulation
systolic
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED GRADED A+
the passageway by which air enters and leaves the body
airway
a prehospital assessment that is the first step in the total assessment of the
patient
primary assessment
a prehospital assessment that is a rapid assessment of the head, chest,
abdomen, pelvis, extremities, and posterior of the body to detect signs and
symptoms of an injury
rapid trauma assessment
procedure for detecting changes in a patients condition
reassessment
assessment done after the scene safety and primary assessment that includes pt
hx, review of systems, physical exam and vital signs
secondary assessment
injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues
blunt force trauma
in medicine the reason for a call to EMS
chief complaint
the course of the blood from the heart through the arteries, caps, and veins back
again to the heart
circulation
a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal
distension
impression of the patients condition that is formed on first approaching the
patient based on patients environment, c/c, and appearance
general impression
a patient with one or more medical diseases or conditions
, medical patient
what pulse divides the medial malleolus and heel into the lateral and medial
plantar arteries
posterior tibial
what pain involves the many factors that influence the patients report of pain
(psychiatric conditions)
psychogenic pain
what pulse runs along the line between the first and second toe, and its pulse
point is felt in the mid foot
doralis pedis
what type of pain is the alteration of central nervous system processing of
sensation, leading to amplification of pain signals
central sensitization
what is used in conjunction with the stethoscope to allow you to accurately
obtain the patients bp
sphygmomanometer
what is an electronic device for determining the amount of o2 carried in the blood
pulse oximeter
what is an electronic temp measurement tool capable of taking oral, axillary, or
rectal temp
thermometer
what do you call watching the rise and fall of he chest cavity in the most accurate
way to visually take note of the patients respirations
respiratory rate
what pain is without identifiable etiology
idiopathic
auscultation of most sounds requires the use of a
stethoscope
what is the pressure crafted in the arteries when the heart contracts and forces
blood out in to circulation
systolic
