Respiratory
Breathing increases when the brain stem detects elevations of this gas level in the blood.
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)
This node is called the pacemaker of the heart.
What is the Sinoatrial (SA) Node.
These are the three major parts of the brain.
What are the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem.
Asthma is a respiratory problem triggered by this body system.
What is the immune system.
When skin turns this color it indicates a lack of oxygen in the blood stream.
What is blue or cyanotic.
The heart muscle contracts without input from a nerve because of this.
What is automaticity.
Seizures that exhibit severe muscle twitching are called this type of seizure.
What are generalized tonic-clonic seizures.
Deoxygenated blood from the body enters the heart at this chamber.
What is the Right Atrium
This is the term for fluid that has accumulated outside the lungs.
What is pleural effusion.
What are the carotid arteries.
Seizures that do not stop or last longer than 5 minutes are referred to as this.
What is status epilepticus.
After administering a shock from the AED, the EMT should expect to do this.
What is resume CPR.
Harsh, high-pitched inspiratory sounds are characteristic of this lung sound.
What is stridor.
Oxygen demand in the heart is greater than the oxygen supplied.
These are the components of the Cincinatti Stroke Scale.
What are arm drift, speech, and facial droop.
This is the part of the lungs where gas exchange (respiration) takes place.
What are the alveoli.
Albuterol is this kind of medication.
What is a bronchodilator.
What is a vasodilator.
This is biggest risk factor for hemorrhagic stroke.
What is uncontrolled high blood pressure.
This is important to remember about continuous flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs).