EMT Medical Terminology Questions with Correct Solutions (Verified)

Acidosis - an acid condition of the body - can occur with decreased ventilations - not enough carbon dioxide is eliminated. With water, CO2 becomes carbonic acid. Alkalosis - an alkaline condition of the body - can occur with hyperventilation - blowing off too much carbon dioxide Adjuncts - things that help - so oxygen assist in the delivery of oxygen Agitation - an emotional state of being restless, anxious, nervous Aggravation - an emotional state of being angry, or extremely unhappy about something Algorithm - an illustrative method to summarize assessment and treatment information. Memory aids. Antecubital - pertaining to the front of the elbow - a place to start an IV Arthritis - an inflammation of the joints Aspirate - to suck into Atrophy - a wasting of tissue - when leg is not in use it wastes away Bifurcate - to split in two - the trachea bifurcates at the carina into two main stem bronchi Blunt trauma - an injury that was caused by a blunt object - no break in the skin Child - pediatrics- a child is over 1 year old but less than 14 Compromise - to make worse - compromised airway Contraindicated - a condition that renders a treatment improper or undesirable Copious - large amounts Dermatology - the study of the skin Ectopic - out of the ordinary (pregnancy, pacemaker, beats) Edema - swelling of tissue due to excessive fluid in the area Electrodes - the "leads" placed on a patient's chest for ECG Embolus - a lump of something traveling through the blood vessel (air, fat from a fracture or blood clot) Emphysema - means trapped air - a chronic respiratory disease that involves trapping air Epistaxis - medical term for nosebleed Epidemiology - the study of the distribution of illness & injury across a population and the applying this knowledge to help control disease Etiology - the study of the cause of a disease Evisceration - an open wound where internal organs are visible on the outside such as an abdominal evisceration Exacerbate - to make worse - increased severity of symptoms Expedite - to hurry along, to do quickly Expiration - to breathe out - exhalation Febrile - having a fever Fibrillation - where the ventricles stop contracting properly and just quiver, no pumping Gait - a manner of walking - ataxic gait refers to staggering Geriatrics - relating to elderly patients Hemothorax - blood filling the pleural space - a life-threatening chest injury Hemopneumothorax - blood and air filling the pleural space Hernia - an injury where internal organs are pushed through a opening into an area where they do not normally occur High flow oxygen - either 6 liters by NC or 12 liters by face mask Hives - an allergic skin reaction characterized by blood vessel dilation (flush skin), cell membrane permeability (edema), itchy Hyperglycemia - abnormally high blood sugar Hypoglycemia - abnormally low blood sugar Hypovolemia - abnormally low blood volume Hypertension - abnormally high blood pressure (>140/90) Hypotension - abnormally low blood pressure (systolic <90 in adult) Hypertrophy - over growth - such as in the heart, left ventricular hypertrophy is a result of chronic hypertension Hyperventilation - abnormally rapid and deep respirations Incontinence - lack of bowel or bladder control - could indicate brain or spinal cord injury