Anatomy/Physiology
This organ pumps blood throughout your body
Heart
This emergency occurs when there is no pulse and no breathing
Cardiac Arrest
In this disease, the body has difficulty controlling the amount of glucose in the blood.
Diabetes Mellitus
Often delivered by an auto-injector, this medication is the first-line treatment for anaphylaxis
Epinephrine
A heart rate that is faster than normal is described using this medical term.
Tachycardia
This organ is primarily responsible for taking oxygen into the body
Lungs
Facial drooping, arm weakness, and slurred speech are classic warning signs of this medical emergency.
Stroke
Wheezing, coughing, and episodes of narrowed airways are characteristic of this chronic respiratory disease.
Asthma
Also known as Tylenol, this medication is commonly used to reduce pain and fever.
Acetaminophen
Derived from Greek roots meaning “difficult breathing,” this term means shortness of breath
Dyspnea
This protein in red blood cells binds oxygen and gives blood its red color
Hemoglobin
Shakiness, sweating, confusion, and weakness in a patient with diabetes may indicate dangerously low levels of this substance.
Blood glucose / hypoglycemia
Commonly called a heart attack, this condition results from prolonged loss of blood supply to part of the heart muscle.
Myocardial infarction
Commonly used as a rescue inhaler, this medication rapidly opens narrowed airways during an asthma attack
Albuterol
This term describes inadequate blood flow—and therefore inadequate oxygen delivery—to a tissue.
Ischemia
This organ is the largest in the body
Skin
Hives, difficulty breathing, and swelling of the lips shortly after exposure to an allergen are classic signs of this emergency
Anaphylaxis
In this disease, the immune system damages the myelin surrounding nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord.
Multiple sclerosis
Metoprolol and propranolol belong to this class of medications, which can decrease heart rate by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors.
Beta blockers
This medical term describes a bluish discoloration of the skin caused by inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
Cyanosis
This part of the brain is mainly responsible for balance and coordination
Cerebellum
Chest pain accompanied by ST-segment elevation in leads II, III, and aVF points to this emergency scenario
Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
Despite sharing part of its name with a common metabolic disease, this disorder causes excessive urination and thirst because of problems involving antidiuretic hormone.
Diabetes insipidus
Pinpoint pupils and dangerously slow breathing suggest an opioid overdose; this medication can rapidly reverse the opioid's effects
Naloxone (Narcan)
This term describes a condition in which the body’s tissues do not receive enough oxygen.
Hypoxia