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6. what is one way drugs can be used?

  • to reduce pain
  • to take a temperature
  • to diagnose diseases
  • to examine bones

7. what is the medical term for short sightedness?

  • myopia
  • hyperopia
  • intraocular pressure
  • ishihara

8. what is palpation?

  • a heart difficulty
  • feeling parts of body with fingers
  • tapping body parts and listening for sounds

9. what does a blood count test look at?

  • Hb levels
  • red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets
  • mucus
  • drug presence

10. what are ways GPs can use computers to aid diagnosis?

  • CDSS and medical history
  • facebook
  • to show PQRST waves
  • to show pictures of conditions

11. what is the cause of cholera?

  • vibrio cholerae bacteria
  • cholestrus
  • clostridium tetani
  • paramyoxial viruses

12. what does a reflex test detect?

  • damage to nerve pathways
  • movements in the eye
  • cancers

13. identify an advantage of ECGs

  • quick
  • no harmful radiation
  • non-invasive
  • easy

14. how is Hep B spread?

  • like a cold/flu
  • droplets of infected moisture
  • bodily fluids
  • contaminated water/food

15. what are the long term risks of furious rabies?

  • kidney damage
  • hydrophobia, hyperactive behaviour, hallucinations
  • liver failure
  • paralysis and muscle weakness

16. what conditions can amniocentesis diagnose?

  • Down's, CF and spina bifida
  • gall stones and kidney stones
  • Down's, sickle cell and asthma
  • cancer and anaemia

17. which of the following is a symptom of diptheria?

  • intense bouts of coughing
  • spotty rash
  • foul smelling/blood stained mucus
  • muscle spasms

18. what is active immunity?

  • when the immune system is triggered by a dead or weakened pathogen to produce its own antibodies
  • when a population is vaccinated in a vaccination programme
  • when the baby is protected by the mother's antibodies
  • keeping active to stay immune from diseases

19. what are the 2 sides of the metal dish on a stethoscope called?

  • resonant and dull
  • diaphragm and bell
  • sphygmomanometer and gauge
  • transducer and receiver

20. what is an advntage of x rays?

  • painless
  • 3D image
  • coloured image
  • moving image