Any substance that can harm the body by altering cell structure or functions.
What is Poison
100
List 4 quadrants of the abdomen.
What is Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ), Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ), Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ), and Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ).
100
When a patient's behavior is not typical for the situation; or is unacceptable or intolerable to the patient, their family, or the community; or when the patient may cause harm to themselves or others.
What is behavioral emergency
100
The prefix "hema/o" refers to.......
What is The Blood
200
A severe of life-threatening allergic reaction
What is Anaphylaxis, or anaphylactic shock.
200
A poisonous substance secreted by bacteria, plants, or animals.
What is Toxin
200
The membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the organs within it.
What is Peritoneum
200
The eighth leading cause of death.
What is Suicide
200
List the 4 solid components of blood.
What is Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, Platelets, and Plasma.
300
In anaphylaxis, blood vessels _______ and the respiratory system ___________.
What is dilate and constrict, or swell.
300
4 ways a poison enters the body.
What is Ingested, Inhaled, Absorbed, and Injected.
300
4 types of pain associated with the abdomen.
What is Visceral, Parietal, Tearing, and Referred.
300
Bizarre and/or aggressive behavior, shouting, paranoia, panic, violence towards others, insensitivity to pain, unexpected physical strength, and hyperthermia.
What is Excited Delirium
300
An inherited disease in which a generic defect in the hemoglobin results in abnormal structure of the red blood cells.
What is Sickle Cell Anemia
400
A hormone the body produces and a medication used to relieve symptoms of severe allergic reaction.
What is Epinephrine
400
A term that indicates a chemical substance is being taken for other than therapeutic (medical) reasons.
What is Substance Abuse
400
A ballooning or weakening in the wall of the aorta as it passes through the abdomen.
What is Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
400
Inadequate breathing or respiratory arrest caused by a body position that restricts breathing.
What is Positional Asphyxia
400
Irreversible renal failure to the extent that the kidneys can no longer provide adequate filtration and fluid balance to sustain life; usually requires dialysis.
What is End-Stage Renal Disease.
500
The adult dose of epinephrine.
What is 0.3 mg
500
A condition characterized by sweating, trembling, anxiety, hallucinations and can be fatal.
What is Delirium Tremens
500
The medical term for kidney stones.
What is Renal Colic
500
As part of reassessment, watch for __________ in patient's behavior.