Navy hospital corpsman Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

An infection of the tonsils or posterior pharynx by microorganisms - Answer- Acute pharyngitis Visible portion of the auditory system, made up of a cartilaginous framework - Answer- Auricle (pinna) Small bones of the middle ear, they are articulated to form a chain for the transmission of sound from the tympanic membrane to the oval window - Answer- Auditory ossicle inflammation of the eyelid - Answer- blepharitis A form of cancer associated with the oral cavity or related structures...

The first Navy physicians were ably assisted by the forerunners of today's Hospital Corpsman called - correct answerLoblolly Boys A battalion aid station (BAS) is normally comprised of ____ (#) medical officers and up to ____ (#)HMs, depending on the size of the battalion. - correct answer2 and 65 On _______________ (date), the rating insignia of the Hospital Corps was changed from the Red Cross to the caduceus. - correct answer2 April 1948 There are a total of eight NMCBs and they are...

the passageway by which air enters and leaves the body correct answer: airway a prehospital assessment that is the first step in the total assessment of the patient correct answer: 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 correct answer: rapid trauma assessment procedure for detecting changes in a patients condition correct answer: reass...

Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test 7 with Complete Solutions movement of the limbs towards the lateral plane or away from the axial line of a limb abduction movement of the limbs toward the medial plane of the body or the axial line of a limb adduction fracture in which the broken bone segments are at an angle to each other angulated fracture where two bones meet articulation wasting or decreases in size or physiological activity of a part of the body because of diseases or oth...

Navy Hospital Corpsman, HCB Test 2 Latest Update 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 reass...

Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test 9 Questions and Answers Already Passed kidneys are said to be retroperitoneal located between the levels of the last thoracic and third lumbar vertebral a position where they are partially protected by ribs 11 and 12 kidneys what do the kidneys do? filter blood excrete waste products maintain fluid balance an analysis of the vL and physical chemical and microscopic properties of urine urinalysis how much urine can the bladder hold? 200-400 mL ...

Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test 6 with Complete Solutions An infection of the tonsils or posterior pharynx by microorganisms Acute pharyngitis Visible portion of the auditory system, made up of a cartilaginous framework Auricle (pinna) Small bones of the middle ear, they are articulated to form a chain for the transmission of sound from the tympanic membrane to the oval window Auditory ossicle inflammation of the eyelid blepharitis A form of cancer associated with the oral cav...

Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test 8 100% Correct A temporary acute paralysis or weakness of one side of the face bells palsy rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscle clonic/clonus rigid extension of all four extremities with hyperpronation of the forearms and plantar flexion of the feet decerebrate posturing posturing manifested by the obtunded pt pulling arms and hands medially toward the center of the body in response to noxious stimuli decor...

movement of the limbs towards the lateral plane or away from the axial line of a limb - correct answer abduction movement of the limbs toward the medial plane of the body or the axial line of a limb - correct answer adduction fracture in which the broken bone segments are at an angle to each other - correct answer angulated fracture where two bones meet - correct answer articulation wasting or decreases in size or physiological activity of a part of the body because of diseases or ot...

Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test 7- solved movement of the limbs towards the lateral plane or away from the axial line of a limb abduction movement of the limbs toward the medial plane of the body or the axial line of a limb adduction fracture in which the broken bone segments are at an angle to each other angulated fracture where two bones meet articulation wasting or decreases in size or physiological activity of a part of the body because of diseases or other influences atrophy fi...