WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 2 VOCAB WITH 510 VOCABS FROM RELIABLE AND VERIFIED SOURCES
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Functional Disorder Correct Answer A disorder in which there is
no known physiologic reason for the abnormal functioning of an
organ or organ system.
Organic Brain Syndrome Correct Answer Temporary or
perman...
WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 2 VOCAB WITH 510 VOCABS FROM RELIABLE AND VERIFIED SOURCES Functional Disorder Correct Answer A disorder in which there is no known physiologic reason for the abnormal functioning of an organ or organ system. Organic Brain Syndrome Correct Answer Temporary or permanent dysfunction of the brain, caused by a disturbance in the physical or physiologic functioning of brain tissue. Positional Asphyxia Correct Answer Restriction of chest wall movements and/or airway obstruction; can rapidly lead to sudden death. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Correct Answer A delayed stress reaction that develops after a horrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm. Psychiatric Disorder Correct Answer An illness with psychological or behavioral symptoms and/or impairment in functioning caused by a social, psychological, genetic, physical, chemical, or biologic disturbance. Psychiatric Emergency Correct Answer An emergency in which abnormal behavior threatens a person's own health and safety or the health and safety of another person, for example when a person becomes suicidal, homicidal or has a psychiotic episode. Psychosis Correct Answer A mental disorder characterized by the loss of contact with reality. Schizophrenia Correct Answer A complex, difficult -to-identify mental disorder whose onset typically occurs during early adulthood. Symptoms typically become more prominent over time and include delusions, hallucinations, a lack of interest in pleasure and erratic speech. Accessory Muscles Correct Answer The secondary muscles of respiration. They include the neck muscles (sternocleidomastoids), the chest pectoralis major muscles, and the abdominal muscles. Altered Mental Status Correct Answer Any deviation from alert and oriented to person, place, time, and event, or any deviation from a patient's normal baseline mental status. Ausculate Correct Answer To listen to sounds within an organ with a stethoscope. AVPU Scale Correct Answer A method of assessing the level of consciousness by determining whether the patient is awake and alert, responsive to verbal stimuli or pain, or unresponsive; used principally early in the assessment process. Blood Pressure Correct Answer The pressure that the blood exerts against the walls of the arteries as it passes through them. Bradycardia Correct Answer A slow heart rate, less than 60 beats/min. Breath Sounds Correct Answer An indication of air movement in the lungs, usually assessed with a stethoscope. Capillary Refill Correct Answer A test that evaluates distal circulatory system function by squeezing (blanching) blood from an area such as a nail bed and watching the speed of its return after releasing the pressure. Capnography Correct Answer A noninvasive method to quickly and efficiently provide information on a patient's ventilatory status, circulation, and metabolism; effectively measures the concentration of carbon dioxide in expired air over time. Carbon Dioxide Correct Answer Carbon dioxide is a component of air and typically makes up 0.3% of air at sea level; also a waste product exhaled during expiration by the respiratory system. Chief Complaint Correct Answer The reason a patient called for help; also, the patient's response to questions such as "What's wrong?" or "What happened?" Coagulate Correct Answer To form a clot to plug an opening in an injured blood vessel and stop bleeding. Conjunctiva Correct Answer The delicate membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the exposed surface of the eye. Crackles Correct Answer A crackling, rattling breath sound that signals fluid in the air spaces of the lungs. Crepitus Correct Answer A grating or grinding sensation caused by fractured bone ends or joints rubbing together; also air bubbles under the skin that produce a crackling sound or crinkly feeling. Cyanosis Correct Answer A blue -gray skin color that is caused by a reduced level of oxygen in the blood. DCAP -BTLS Correct Answer A mnemonic for assessment in which each area of the body is evaluated for Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions, Punctures/penetrations, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, and Swelling. Diaphoretic Correct Answer Characterized by light or profuse sweating. Diastolic Pressure Correct Answer The pressure that remains in the arteries during the relaxing phase of the heart's cycle (diastole) when the left ventricle is at rest. Distracting Injury Correct Answer Any injury that prevents the patient from noticing other injuries he or she may have, even severe injuries; for example, a painful femur or tibia fracture that prevents the patient from noticing back pain associated with a spinal fracture. Focused Assessment Correct Answer A type of physical assessment typically performed on patients who have sustained nonsignificant mechanisms of injury or on responsive medical patients. This type of examination is based on the chief complaint and focuses on one body system or part. Frostbite Correct Answer Damage to tissues as the result of exposure to cold; frozen or partially frozen body parts are frostbitten. General Impression Correct Answer The overall initial impression that determines the priority for patient care; based on the patient's surroundings, the mechanism of injury, signs and symptoms, and the chief complaint. Golden Hour Correct Answer The time from injury to definitive care, during which treatment of shock and traumatic injuries should occur because survival potential is best; also called the Golden Period.
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