First Aid
Extreme allergic reactions can lead to
Airway, Breathing, Circulation
Term for measuring a body part as part of a physical exam
Ensuring the scale is calibrated/balanced
What body temperature would cause fatality?
105+
What does the prefix 'intra-' mean?
inside of
Endocrine gland that releases glucagon
Pancreas
Suture forceps are also called:
Needle holders
What diagnosis is indicated by rapid pulse, hot dry skin, and weakness
Myocardial Infarction
What is the most common pulse point (located at the 5th intercostal space) when obtaining a pulse with a stethoscope?
Apical
Name for condition that results in lack of pigment in the body
albinism
Meaning of cyan/o
blue
What part of the brain coordinate skeletal muscle activity
Cerebellum
Name for tool that amplifies sounds
Stethoscope
What would be appropriate action for helping a patient who is choking and unable to speak?
Heimlich Maneuver
What is the recommended site for pulse rate determination?
Radial
When using the rule of 9's, a burn covering the head and arm would be described as what percent?
18%
Meaning of peri-:
Surrounding
What is the name of the first 2 bones that is made up of the first 2 bones of the cervical vertebrae?
Atlas and Axis
"you don't smoke, do you?" is what type of question?
Leading
Irritability, increased respiratory rate, cool skin and restlessness are signs of:
shock
Longest amount of time a tourniquet should remain on a patient's arm
1 minute
Normal adult respirations per minute
12-20
Gastropexy is a surgial fixation of what?
What part of the brain controls breathing?
Medulla oblongata
Defense mechanism when a pt puts unpleasant thoughts out of mind?
Repression
What is the first step in determining if CPR is needed?
determine consciousness
Lab test that is used to detect kidney failure?
BUN (blood urea nitrogen)
Anxious feelings, causing hypertension when in a doctor's office is sometimes called:
White coat syndrome
name for good cholesterol
HDL
What is the name for a part of a bone that is large, blunt, irregularly shaped process. This is a process that forms an attachment site for leg muscles.
Trochanter
Normal pulse rate per minute
60-100
Running warm water over an affected are would be appropriate for what condition?
Frostbite
How far must a suppository be inserted?
1-2 in
Tonometer is used to detect what disease of the eye?
Glaucoma
Rectal, buccal, and sublingual drug administration all bypasses what part of the body by absorbing into the blood?
GI tract
Term for "cell eating"
Phagocytosis
Device used to to deliver a small electrical shock to cause myocardial depolarization
Pacemaker
What breathing type can be expected for a very anxious patient?
Tachypnea
Placing patient lying flat on back is called what position?
Supine
STD sometimes called the silent STD
Chlamydia
Common name for tinea cruris
Jock itch
Artery that carries deoxygenated blood from heart to lungs
Pulmonary
Universal Donor blood type
O
immobilize area and wash with soap and water
How many Hep B vaccines does a patient typically receive?
3
Fracture most common in children
Greenstick
most common vowel used for combining forms
O
Most common organ involved in patients with AIDS
Lungs
What limb is the electrical ground during an EKG
Right Leg
Fracture at the distal end of the tibia and fibula
Potts
Vaccutainer color that contains potassium oxalate or sodium flouride
Gray
feeling with fingers during verify data that has been visualized during an exam
palpation
Bacterial that are beneficial in the human body
Normal Flora
Longest part of the digestive system
Small intestine
QRS complex represents
Ventricle contractions
pathogen clostridium perfringens can cause this type of condition that produces gas in tissues and can be deadly
gas gangrene
name of rhythm on an EKG that is considered to be in acceptable limits
Sinus rhythmn
Myelogram is an x ray of what body part?
term meaning transmission of ECG signals via radio waves
telemetry
carbohydrates are stored in the liver and muscles as
glycogen
Vaccutainer that doesn't have an additive
Red