Medical Terminology
This term describes a medication's intended effect.
What is the indication?
This organ is responsible for filtering blood and producing urine.
What is the kidney?
The first step in patient assessment.
What is scene size-up?
The procedure used to open an obstructed airway in an unconscious patient.
What is the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver?
This type of medication reduces fever.
What is an antipyretic?
The prefix "brady-" refers to this.
What is slow?
The largest organ in the human body.
What is the skin?
This is used to assess a patient’s level of consciousness.
What is the AVPU scale?
The first step in controlling severe bleeding.
What is applying direct pressure?
This medication is commonly used for allergic reactions.
What is epinephrine?
This suffix means "inflammation."
What is -itis?
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
The term for gathering vital signs and history during an assessment.
What is the primary assessment?
This device is used to assist in breathing for patients with respiratory failure.
What is a bag-valve-mask (BVM)?
The term for a medication that increases heart rate.
What is a stimulant?
The term for difficulty breathing.
What is dyspnea?
The primary muscle used in breathing.
What is the diaphragm?
This condition is indicated by a capillary refill time greater than two seconds.
What is poor perfusion?
This maneuver is used for choking patients who are conscious.
What is the Heimlich maneuver?
This is the primary medication used for pain management in the prehospital setting.
What is morphine?
This term refers to a rapid heart rate.
What is tachycardia?
The system responsible for transporting oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.
What is the circulatory system?
This assessment technique involves tapping on the body to listen for sounds.
What is percussion?
The procedure to establish an airway in a patient with severe facial injuries.
What is an endotracheal intubation?
The class of medications used to treat hypertension.
What are antihypertensives?