Ch27&28 Key Terms - Plant, Animal and Altitude Related Emergencies

Question 1

A biological material (antibodies) administered to a patient to counteract exposure to a specific kind of venom; produced by injecting the venom into an animal and then harvesting the antibodies that the animal makes against the venom

Answer 1

Antivenom

Question 2

Poisonous effects caused by bites or stings.

Answer 2

Envenomation

Question 3

Death of most or all the cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury, or failure of the blood supply.

Answer 3

Necrosis

Question 4

Any substance that can cause severe organ damage or death if ingested, inhaled, injected into the body, or absorbed through the skin.

Answer 4

Poison

Question 5

A poison or venom of plant or animal origin.

Answer 5

Toxin

Question 6

A specific toxin or poisonous secretion of an animal, most commonly from a snake, spider, or scorpion, usually transmitted by a bite or sting.

Answer 6

Venom

Question 7

The body’s physiological process of gradual adjustment to changes in altitude. (Term also can be used for adjustment to light or temperature.)

Answer 7

Acclimatization

Question 8

A medical condition that is caused by exposure to high altitude.

Answer 8

Acute mountain sickness (AMS)

Question 9

Any type of illness caused by exposure to high altitude.

Answer 9

Altitude illness

Question 10

Uncoordinated muscle movements; at high altitudes, it is associated with high-altitude cerebral edema.

Answer 10

Ataxia

Question 11

A portable hyperbaric chamber that is used to treat altitude illness.

Answer 11

Gamow bag

Question 12

A potentially deadly condition in which the brain swells in individuals at high altitude.

Answer 12

High-altitude cerebral edema (HACE)

Question 13

A condition in which fluid accumulates in the lungs of individuals at high altitude.

Answer 13

High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE)

Question 14

Insufficient oxygenation of the blood.

Answer 14

Hypoxemia

Question 15

A dry, persistent cough caused by inhaling excessively cold, dry air that is typical at high altitude; also known as high-altitude bronchitis and “dry hack cough”.

Answer 15

Khumbu cough

Question 16

The altitude to which a climber descends to sleep when climbing at high altitude; typically 500 to 1,000 feet below the highest elevation of that day’s ascent.

Answer 16

Sleeping altitude