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What is edema?
To draw into or inhale
What is inspiration?
CAD (what does this stand for?)
What is coronary artery disease?
A bruise from an injury that causes bleeding beneath the skin without breaking the skin
What is a contusion?
Lying face up on back
What is lying supine?
The "leads" placed on a patient's chest for an ECG
What are electrodes?
A blockage as of an artery with fatty deposits
What is an occlusion?
A condition in which the circulatory system fails to provide sufficient circulation to enable every body part to perform its function
What is shock?
Lying face down on stomach
What is lying prone?
Medical term for a nosebleed
What is epistaxis?
An open or unobstructed airway
What is a patent airway?
The dilation, or ballooning, of a weakened section of the wall of an artery
What is an aneurysm?
A tool used to control bleeding from an extremity
What. is a tourniquet?
What is the clavicle?
Tissue death
What is necrosis?
A condition causing a fluid buildup in the lungs and "crackles" on auscultation
What is pulmonary edema?
A condition in which the heart has ceased generating electrical impulses
What is asystole?
A system that assigns percentages to sections of the body, allowing calculation of the amount of skin surface involved in the burn area
What is the rule of nines?
Inferior portion of the sternum
What is the xiphoid process?
Assuming an abnormal body position usually in unconscious patients with severe neurological injuries
What is posturing?
A type of pneumothorax that happens without a cause or injury and the lung deflates
What is spontaneous pneumothorax?
A blockage of a vessel by a clot or foreign material brought to the site by the blood current
What is an embolism?
A temporary loss or alteration of part or all of the brain's abilities to function without actual physical damage to the brain
What is a concussion?
Each side of the pelvis, the "wings"
What is the iliac crest?