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This is the amount of air inhaled or exhaled during normal breathing
What is Tidal Volume
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This is the process of assisting a patient in regaining a state of health and the highest level of function possible
What is Rehabilitation
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This is an inflammation of membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord and can be caused by a viral or bacterial infection.
What is Meningitis
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This is the ability to think clearly, reason, and perceive, is affected by many factors.
What is Cognitive Ability
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assessing the emergency care needed by patients.
What is Triage
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This is the amount of air that can be forcibly exhaled after a normal exhale.
What is Expiratory reserve volume
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This is a thoracic curvature that becomes exaggerated and produces a “hump back” appearance
What is Kyphosis
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This is suffered by some children who have high fevers following a rapid spike in body temperature.
What is Febrile Seizures
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This is a type of confusion occurring in some older patients after sundown or at night.
What is Sundowners Syndrome
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Every doctor’s office has an Emergency Kit or Box sometimes called a(n)
What is Crash Cart
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This is a progressive, chronic, usually irreversible condition in which the lungs have diminished capacity for inhalation and exhalation.
What is COPD
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This is an abnormal anterior curvature and is sometimes referred to as “swayback.”
What is Lordosis
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This is a nervous system disorder or group of disorders beginning in childhood and affecting the child’s ability to relate to others
What is Autism
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This is the study of the process of aging and the effects of aging on people
What is Gerontology
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to insert a tube into the trachea as an emergency airway
What is Intubate
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This is the volume of air in liters that is forcefully exhaled in the first second of exhalation.
What is FEV forced expiratory volume
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This uses heated water that actually touches the skin, such as in a tub or with a wet compress (pad).
What is Moist Heat
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This occurs in winter and early spring and is the most common cause of bronchiolitis.
What is RSV Respiratory Synctial Virus
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This is a physician who diagnoses and treats diseases and conditions that mainly affect older patients.
What is Geriatrician
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are individuals who are trained to recognize medical conditions, initiate basic life support, and access other parts of the system.
What is First Responders
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This is the maximum volume of air expelled when the patient exhales as forcibly and quickly as possible following one inhalation.
What is FVC forced vital capacity
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This is sound energy from high-frequency sound waves penetrating deep through tissue layers.
What is Ultrasound
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This is the transition period between puberty and adulthood.
What is Adolescence
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This is a U.S. government insurance program for which persons aged 65 and over and others with special conditions.
What is Medicare
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This term means too little sugar in the blood.
What is Hypoglycemia