Test Bank for Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel
Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson
A physical, emotional, behavioral, or cognitive condition that interferes with a
persons ability to carry out every day 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
Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson
A physical, emotional, behavioral, or cognitive condition that interferes with a
persons ability to carry out every day 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
