RETAKE EXAM FOR
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EMERCENGY CARE 14
EDITION
A physical, emotional, behavioral, or cognitive condition that interferes with a person’s ability to carry
out everyday tasks, such as working or caring for oneself - ANSWER>>>Disability
The transfer of heat from one material to another through direct contact - ANSWER>>>Conduction
A battery powered mechanical pump implanted in the body to assist a failing left ventricle and pumping
blood to the body - ANSWER>>>Left ventricle assist device
LVAD
A condition that occurs as a result of high blood sugar, characterized by dehydration, altered mental
status, and shock - ANSWER>>>Diabetic ketoacidosis
Pain is felt in a location other than where the pain originated - ANSWER>>>Referred pain
Sharp pain that feels as if the body tissues are being torn apart - ANSWER>>>Tearing pain
Device implanted in set the skin of the chest to detect any life-threatening dysrhythmias and deliver a
shock - ANSWER>>>Automatic implanted cardiac
defibrillator
AICD
A localized, intense pain that arises from the parietal peritoneum, the lining of the abdominal cavity -
ANSWER>>>parietal pain
Red, itchy, possibly raise blotches on the skin that often result from allergic reactions - ANSWER>>>Hives
A device implanted under the skin with wires implanted into the heart to modify the heart rate as
needed - ANSWER>>>Pacemaker
Packaging or producing a material, such as a chemical, biological, or radiological agent, so it can be used
as a weapon - ANSWER>>>Weaponization
, A severe or life-threatening allergic reaction in which the blood vessels dilate, causing a drop in blood
pressure, and the tissue lining the respiratory system swell, interfering with the airway -
ANSWER>>>Anaphylaxis
Advice that breeze for a patient - ANSWER>>>Ventilator
A surgically created opening in to the body, as with a tracheotomy, colostopy, or ileostomy -
ANSWER>>>Stoma
Something that causes an allergic reaction - ANSWER>>>Allergen
A substance that will neutralize the poison or its effects - ANSWER>>>Antidote
Mind-affecting or mind-altering drugs that act on the central nervous system produce excitement and
distortion of perceptions - ANSWER>>>Hallucinogens
Surgical opening in the neck into the trachea - ANSWER>>>Tracheotomy
Thinning down or weakening by mixing with something else - ANSWER>>>Dilution
A substance that absorbs many poisons and prevents them from being absorbed by the body -
ANSWER>>>Activated charcoal
A seizure that affects both sides of the brain - ANSWER>>>Generalized seizure
I device worn by a pt that blows aloxygen or air and a constant low pressure thru a tube and mask to
keep airway passages from collapsing at the end of a breath - ANSWER>>>Continuous positive airway
pressure
CPAP
Any substance that can be harmful to the body by altering cell structure and functions -
ANSWER>>>Poison
Weapons, devices, or agents intended to cause widespread harm and/or fear among the population -
ANSWER>>>Weapons of mass destruction
WMD
The area posterior to the peritoneum, between the peritoneum in the back -
ANSWER>>>Retroperitoneal space
The membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the organs with it - ANSWER>>>Peritoneum
A hormone produced by the body. A medication, it constricts blood vessels and dilated respiratory
passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reaction's - ANSWER>>>Epinephrine
A syringe preloaded with medication that has a spring loaded device that punches the needle through
the skin when the device is pressed firmly against the body - ANSWER>>>Auto injector
Carrying away of heat by currents of air, water, or other gases or liquids - ANSWER>>>Convection
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EMERCENGY CARE 14
EDITION
A physical, emotional, behavioral, or cognitive condition that interferes with a person’s ability to carry
out everyday tasks, such as working or caring for oneself - ANSWER>>>Disability
The transfer of heat from one material to another through direct contact - ANSWER>>>Conduction
A battery powered mechanical pump implanted in the body to assist a failing left ventricle and pumping
blood to the body - ANSWER>>>Left ventricle assist device
LVAD
A condition that occurs as a result of high blood sugar, characterized by dehydration, altered mental
status, and shock - ANSWER>>>Diabetic ketoacidosis
Pain is felt in a location other than where the pain originated - ANSWER>>>Referred pain
Sharp pain that feels as if the body tissues are being torn apart - ANSWER>>>Tearing pain
Device implanted in set the skin of the chest to detect any life-threatening dysrhythmias and deliver a
shock - ANSWER>>>Automatic implanted cardiac
defibrillator
AICD
A localized, intense pain that arises from the parietal peritoneum, the lining of the abdominal cavity -
ANSWER>>>parietal pain
Red, itchy, possibly raise blotches on the skin that often result from allergic reactions - ANSWER>>>Hives
A device implanted under the skin with wires implanted into the heart to modify the heart rate as
needed - ANSWER>>>Pacemaker
Packaging or producing a material, such as a chemical, biological, or radiological agent, so it can be used
as a weapon - ANSWER>>>Weaponization
, A severe or life-threatening allergic reaction in which the blood vessels dilate, causing a drop in blood
pressure, and the tissue lining the respiratory system swell, interfering with the airway -
ANSWER>>>Anaphylaxis
Advice that breeze for a patient - ANSWER>>>Ventilator
A surgically created opening in to the body, as with a tracheotomy, colostopy, or ileostomy -
ANSWER>>>Stoma
Something that causes an allergic reaction - ANSWER>>>Allergen
A substance that will neutralize the poison or its effects - ANSWER>>>Antidote
Mind-affecting or mind-altering drugs that act on the central nervous system produce excitement and
distortion of perceptions - ANSWER>>>Hallucinogens
Surgical opening in the neck into the trachea - ANSWER>>>Tracheotomy
Thinning down or weakening by mixing with something else - ANSWER>>>Dilution
A substance that absorbs many poisons and prevents them from being absorbed by the body -
ANSWER>>>Activated charcoal
A seizure that affects both sides of the brain - ANSWER>>>Generalized seizure
I device worn by a pt that blows aloxygen or air and a constant low pressure thru a tube and mask to
keep airway passages from collapsing at the end of a breath - ANSWER>>>Continuous positive airway
pressure
CPAP
Any substance that can be harmful to the body by altering cell structure and functions -
ANSWER>>>Poison
Weapons, devices, or agents intended to cause widespread harm and/or fear among the population -
ANSWER>>>Weapons of mass destruction
WMD
The area posterior to the peritoneum, between the peritoneum in the back -
ANSWER>>>Retroperitoneal space
The membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the organs with it - ANSWER>>>Peritoneum
A hormone produced by the body. A medication, it constricts blood vessels and dilated respiratory
passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reaction's - ANSWER>>>Epinephrine
A syringe preloaded with medication that has a spring loaded device that punches the needle through
the skin when the device is pressed firmly against the body - ANSWER>>>Auto injector
Carrying away of heat by currents of air, water, or other gases or liquids - ANSWER>>>Convection
