Medical terminology
What might a medical professional call a nosebleed?
What is epistaxis
What is the correct chest compression rate for cardiac arrest for an adult?
What is 100-120?
Name the 5 sections of the spine
what are: Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, sacral, and coccyx.
What law protects patient's sensitive health information from being disclosed without consent?
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. (HIPAA)
How many mG are in 1 G?
What is 1000
If a patient has blood in the urine, what would be the medical term for this?
What is hematuria
What is the first round medication (not electricity) given for Cardiac arrest patients?
What is Epinephrine 1:10000
What is the outermost layer of the skin called?
What is the epidermis
What are the four elements involved in negligence?
What are; Duty to act, Breach of Duty, Causation, and Damages.
You are ordered to give 1 mcg/kg of a patient who is 325 pounds. How many micrograms will you administer?
what is 148 mcg
What is the plane that divides the superior and inferior parts of the body (i.e. cuts the top half from bottom half)
What is the transverse plane
What two rhythms indicate the use of amiodarone?
What are ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation
In what quadrant of the abdomen can the spleen be found?
What is the Left Upper Quadrant
In what classic EMS movie does Nicolas Cage play a burnt out Paramedic?
What is Bringing out the Dead?
You are ordered to administer 25mg of Diphenhydramine to a child having a mild allergic reaction. It is packaged 50mg/1 mL. How many mLs are you going to administer?
what is 0.5 mL
What is a more common name for the medical condition Cephalgia?
What is a headache
What is the correct compression: breathe ratio for 1 rescuer infant CPR?
What is 15:2
The bone that forms the cheeks are the:
What are the Zygomas (or Zygomatic arches)
What are two common documentation acronyms for PCRs? You must name BOTH
What is SOAP and CHART (or CHARTED)
You are ordered to administer 1.5 mg/kg on a 176 pound patient. Lidocaine is packaged 100 mg/ 5 mLs. How many mLs are you going to administer?
Your patient complains of side pain, and their medical history states that they previously have had nephrolithiasis, what condition is this commonly known as?
What are kidney stones
Name 2 of the four "T's" when considering Hs & Ts.
What are Tension Pneumothorax, toxins, thrombosis, or tamponade
The opening of the uterus from which a baby moved through during a delivery is called:
What is the cervix
Describe reciprocity
What is the process of granting licensure or certification to a provider from another state or agency
You need to administer Amiodarone 150 mg over 10 minutes. You have mixed the 150 mg in a 100 mL bag with a micro drip set attached. What will be your drip rate per minute?
what is 600 gtt/ minute?