Exam 9: Standard Precautions, Contraindications, and Emergency Preparedness

Which term means the proliferation of pathogens inside the host?

Which term means the study of disease?

Which method of disease transmission is the most common?

Which type of transmission is transfer of infectious agents between two or more hosts, such as between animals or insects and human beings?

Which term means the source of infection?

The anterior neck is an endangerment site because it contains which artery?

Which term describes sites that contain tissues such as nerves, blood vessels, and glands that are vulnerable to harm from pressure?

The Heimlich maneuver should be used if the client is in which condition?

Which example is an absolute contraindication for massage?

What is the appropriate action to take if encountering an unresponsive individual?

Which example is a local contraindication for massage?

Which condition is a sudden disruption of blood flow to the heart caused by an occluded blood vessel or hemorrhage from a broken blood vessel?

Which type of disease is caused by a lack of an essential nutrient in the diet or the inability to digest and absorb a particular nutrient properly?

Which example is of a degenerative disease?

Which term used means an area in which massage must be avoided because it is injured or inflamed, is part of a disease process, or has a medical device or pharmaceutical product?

Which example is of infestation?

Approximately how much bleach should be added to a washing machine to disinfect contaminated linens?

What is the rate per minute for chest compressions used to perform CPR?

Which term means the ability to invade other tissues of the body?

Which example is of a metabolic disease?