Advanced emt 2nd edition Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Advanced EMT 2nd edition Chapter 1 Exam 2023 Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (Advanced EMT) - Answer-A prehospital emergency care provider who uses basic and limited advanced life support skills to care for acutely ill and injured patients. Also called AEMT. advanced life support (ALS) - Answer-Complex patient care assessments and interventions that require in-depth training. allied health care professionals - Answer-Health care providers other than nurses and physicians who pr...

Advanced EMT 2nd edition Chapter 23 Exam 2023-2024 (A+) Addison's disease - ANS-A condition that results from a failure of the adrenal cortices to produce adequate amounts of adrenal cortical hormones, which affects carbohydrate and protein metabolism and electrolyte and water balance. adrenal crisis - ANS-A complication of Addison's disease in which the body cannot maintain homeostasis because of a lack of adrenal cortical hormones. antihyperglycemic agents - ANS-Medications taken...

Advanced EMT 2nd edition Chapter 48 Exam 2023-2024 Cold zone - The area at a hazardous materials incident that is located in a safe distance from the chemical release and where triage, treatment, and other operational support functions take place Decontamination - With respect to hazardous materials the process of reducing or removing hazardous materials from people and equipment Emergency response guidebook - A directory published by the US Department of TransportationEvery four yea...

Advanced EMT 2nd edition Chapter 2 Exam 2023-2024 accreditation - AnswerA formal process by which a professional body assesses whether or not a program or institution has met the established standards of the profession and formally recognizes that they standards have been met. American Heart Association (AHA) - AnswerA nonprofit organization that supports efforts to reduce death and disability from heart disease and stroke, and established standards for emergency cardiac care. certif...

Advanced EMT 2nd edition Chapter 28 Exam 2023-2024 a+ Abscess - ANS-A pocket of pus (white blood cells and cellular debris) in the tissues. Ankylosing spondylosis - ANS-A form of arthritis of the spine, more common in men, in which the affected vertebrae can fuse. Cellulitis - ANS-An inflammation of the skin, including the dermis and subcutaneous layers, usually causes by a bacterial infection. Decubitus ulcers - ANS-Bed sores, pressure sores Fascia - ANS-The inelastic fibrous tissue...

Advanced EMT 2nd edition Chapter 27 Questions And Answers 2023-2024 A+ Anaphylactoid reaction - Answer-A life threatening reaction to a substance that presents with signs and symptoms similar to anaphylaxis but that is not mediated by the immune globulin IgE Anaphylaxis - Answer-a life threatening allergic reaction that produces shock through vasodilation and fluid shifts, with the potential for asphyxia Angioedema - Answer-Dialation and increased permebility of blood vessels within ...

Test Bank For Advanced EMT: A Clinical Reasoning Approach 2nd Edition All Chapters

1. 1. You see a patient for a routine medication visit. At the end of the session, the patient asks questions and the session ends up 50 minutes in length.You normally charge for the 30-minute appointment, but instead you charge for the 1-hour appointment. The 1-hour appointment includes a full body assessment that you did not perform. This violation is known as: - Over-coding - Super-coding - Down-coding - Up-coding 2. 1. During a session, your patient asks to be able to contact you via your Fa...