A patient has severe swelling of the leaf shaped flap that helps prevent food from entering the lower respiratory tract. Which condition is the patient suffering from?
Epiglottitis
100
The process by which glucose and other nutrients are converted into energy
What is metabolism
100
In the presence of irritation, the vocal cords can spasm, closing the glottic opening. This is known as?
Laryngospasm
100
Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body?
Left Ventricle
100
You are caring for a 4 year old girl who has apparently suffered a seizure. Her mother states that she has been sick for a day or two. Which kind of seizure has she most likely had?
Febrile Seizure
200
An imaginary line drawn vertically through the middle of the patients body, dividing it into equal right and left sides would be identified as the:
What is midline
200
What type of tissue stimulates muscle to contract
What is nervous tissue
200
The most common airway obstruction
What is the tongue.
200
What is the purpose of valves in the circulatory system.
They prevent the back flow of blood in the vessels.
200
Which cardiac arrhythmia can lead to the formation of blood clots, which increases the risk of stroke?
Atrial Fibrillation
300
Which of the following terms indicates pain?
A) Hemiplegia
B) Chondromalacia
C) Gastralgia
D) Rhinorrhea
What is Gastralgia
300
Which two types of cells in the body are more sensitive to oxygen and glucose deprivation.
What is brain and heart cells
300
The volume of air inhaled and exhaled in a single breath is called?
Tidal Volume
300
The normal, regular rate of electrical activity for the heart is set by what?
Sinoatrial Node
SA Node
300
Describe the action on insulin?
It increases the movement of insulin from the bloodstream into the cell.
400
The EMT advises you that the patient has been stabbed in the left midaxillary region. Where is the injury located?
What is Left armpit area
400
What type of metabolism occurs when energy is created with a balance of adequate oxygen and nutrients?
Aerobic
400
The bodys transition between normal function and diath is called?
Shock
400
The term automaticity refers to a cells capability of what?
Generating and electrical impulse on its own.
400
What are the two major hormones secreted by the pancreas
Insulin, Glucagon
500
When reviewing your patients medical record you read that he has bilateral periorbital ecchymosis. What does he have?
What is black eyes
500
The respiratory control center is found in what part of the brain?
What is medulla oblongata
500
Name the two cardiac arrest rhythms that the AED is designed to shock
Ventricular Fibrillation
Ventricular Tachycardia
500
The QRS complex reflects what?
Ventricular depolarization
500
When the cells are unable to utilize glucose for fuel, they will slowly begin to use what as an energy source.