EMT Medical Terminology Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
Acidosis - --ANSWER--an acid condition of the body - can occur with decreased
ventilations - not enough carbon dioxide is eliminated. With water, CO2 becomes
carbonic acid.
Alkalosis - --ANSWER--an alkaline condition of the body - can occur with
hyperventilation - blowing off too much carbon dioxide
Adjuncts - --ANSWER--things that help - so oxygen assist in the delivery of
oxygen
Agitation - --ANSWER--an emotional state of being restless, anxious, nervous
Aggravation - --ANSWER--an emotional state of being angry, or extremely
unhappy about something
Algorithm - --ANSWER--an illustrative method to summarize assessment and
treatment information. Memory aids.
Antecubital - --ANSWER--pertaining to the front of the elbow - a place to start an
IV
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, Arthritis - --ANSWER--an inflammation of the joints
Aspirate - --ANSWER--to suck into
Atrophy - --ANSWER--a wasting of tissue - when leg is not in use it wastes away
Bifurcate - --ANSWER--to split in two - the trachea bifurcates at the carina into
two main stem bronchi
Blunt trauma - --ANSWER--an injury that was caused by a blunt object - no break
in the skin
Child - --ANSWER--pediatrics- a child is over 1 year old but less than 14
Compromise - --ANSWER--to make worse - compromised airway
Contraindicated - --ANSWER--a condition that renders a treatment improper or
undesirable
Copious - --ANSWER--large amounts
Dermatology - --ANSWER--the study of the skin
Ectopic - --ANSWER--out of the ordinary (pregnancy, pacemaker, beats)
Edema - --ANSWER--swelling of tissue due to excessive fluid in the area
Electrodes - --ANSWER--the "leads" placed on a patient's chest for ECG
Embolus - --ANSWER--a lump of something traveling through the blood vessel
(air, fat from a fracture or blood clot)
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Questions and Answers
Acidosis - --ANSWER--an acid condition of the body - can occur with decreased
ventilations - not enough carbon dioxide is eliminated. With water, CO2 becomes
carbonic acid.
Alkalosis - --ANSWER--an alkaline condition of the body - can occur with
hyperventilation - blowing off too much carbon dioxide
Adjuncts - --ANSWER--things that help - so oxygen assist in the delivery of
oxygen
Agitation - --ANSWER--an emotional state of being restless, anxious, nervous
Aggravation - --ANSWER--an emotional state of being angry, or extremely
unhappy about something
Algorithm - --ANSWER--an illustrative method to summarize assessment and
treatment information. Memory aids.
Antecubital - --ANSWER--pertaining to the front of the elbow - a place to start an
IV
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, Arthritis - --ANSWER--an inflammation of the joints
Aspirate - --ANSWER--to suck into
Atrophy - --ANSWER--a wasting of tissue - when leg is not in use it wastes away
Bifurcate - --ANSWER--to split in two - the trachea bifurcates at the carina into
two main stem bronchi
Blunt trauma - --ANSWER--an injury that was caused by a blunt object - no break
in the skin
Child - --ANSWER--pediatrics- a child is over 1 year old but less than 14
Compromise - --ANSWER--to make worse - compromised airway
Contraindicated - --ANSWER--a condition that renders a treatment improper or
undesirable
Copious - --ANSWER--large amounts
Dermatology - --ANSWER--the study of the skin
Ectopic - --ANSWER--out of the ordinary (pregnancy, pacemaker, beats)
Edema - --ANSWER--swelling of tissue due to excessive fluid in the area
Electrodes - --ANSWER--the "leads" placed on a patient's chest for ECG
Embolus - --ANSWER--a lump of something traveling through the blood vessel
(air, fat from a fracture or blood clot)
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