Chapter 12: Medical Terminology

Question 1

Seizures and stroke are examples of what type of medical emergency?

Answer 1

neurologic

Question 2

Your awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness is called the:

Answer 2

index of suspicion

Question 3

You should form your general impression of the patient during the:

Answer 3

primary assessment

Question 4

What mnemonic is used to evaluate a patient’s pain?

Answer 4

OPQRSTU

Question 5

Salmonella is an example of what type of organism?

Answer 5

bacteria

Question 6

Jaundice is a symptom of what disease?

Answer 6

hepatitis

Question 7

Which of the following is not usually considered a medical emergency?

a. respiratory emergencies
b. cardiovascular emergencies
c. psychiatric emergencies
d. falls

Answer 7

d. falls

Question 8

What underlying factor may complicate a patient’s chief complaint?

a. tobacco
b. alcohol
c. caffeine
d. all of the above

Answer 8

d. all of the above

Question 9

It may be appropriate to place a mask on the patient if you suspect her or she is suffering from:

Answer 9

pertussis

Question 10

The “M” in SAMPLE history stands for:

Answer 10

medications

Question 11

____ involves injuries resulting from physical force applied to the body

Answer 11

trauma emergency

Question 12

_______ is when an illness or condition is caused by disease

Answer 12

medical emergency

Question 13

respiratory, CV, neurologic, and endocrine emergencies are types of

Answer 13

medical emergencies

Question 14

____ emergencies occur when the individual has trouble breathing or the amount of oxygen to the tissues is inadequate

Answer 14

respiratory

Question 15

____ emergencies are conditions affecting the circulatory system

Answer 15

CV (ex, heart attack or CHF)

Question 16

_____ emergencies involve the brain

Answer 16

neurologic (ex, stroke or seizure)

Question 17

_____ emergencies are commonly caused by complications of diabetes mellitus

Answer 17

endocrine

Question 18

the medical patient assessment focuses on the: _____, _____, ______

Answer 18

NOI, symptoms, chief complaint

Question 19

a ______ is one of the most beneficial parts of the medical patient assessment

Answer 19

establishing an accurate medical history

Question 20

assess the circulation of a conscious person by checking the ____ pulse

Answer 20

radial

Question 21

check the ____ pulse for an unconscious person

Answer 21

carotid

Question 22

_____ is necessary for:
patients who are unconscious or have an altered mental status
patients with airway or breathing problems
patients with obvious circulation problems

Answer 22

rapid transport

Question 23

for the secondary assessment all conscious patients should undergo a _______ based on their _______

Answer 23

all conscious patients should undergo a limited or focused assessment based on their chief complaint

Question 24

for the secondary assessment in unconscious patients a _____ is necessary to obtain clues to assess the problem

Answer 24

full body scan

Question 25

choose the _______ for transport

Answer 25

closest appropriate medical care

Question 26

with herpes simplex ___ of carriers are asymptomatic

Answer 26

80%

Question 27

herpes simplex mode of infection is

Answer 27

closer personal contact

Question 28

there is no _____ for HIV

Answer 28

vaccine

Question 29

HIV is not easily transmitted in the EMS work setting, it is far less contagious than

Answer 29

HEP B

Question 30

the EMT’s risk of infection with HIV is limited to exposure to an infected patients ___/_____

Answer 30

blood/body fluids

Question 31

with _____ there is a small risk of transmission through needle stick and blood to blood contact

Answer 31

syphilis

Question 32

_____ is the inflammation of the liver

Answer 32

hepatitis

Question 33

common signs of hepatitis are: _____, vomiting, fever. fatigue, sore throat

Answer 33

jaundice

Question 34

____ is the inflammation of the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord

Answer 34

meningitis

Question 35

signs of meningitis include: _____, fever, headache, altered mental status

Answer 35

stiff neck

Question 36

_____ meningitis is highly contagious

Answer 36

meningococcal

Question 37

___ is a chronic mycobacterial disease that strikes the ____

Answer 37

TB is a chronic mycobacterial disease that strikes the LUNGS

Question 38

___ TB is contagious because it is spread by airborne transmission

Answer 38

respiratory TB

Question 39

____ of the world population is infected with TB

Answer 39

1/3

Question 40

with suspected TB use a ____

Answer 40

n95 mask

Question 41

whooping cough is AKA

Answer 41

pertussis

Question 42

pertussis is an ____ disease caused by bacteria

Answer 42

airborne

Question 43

whooping cough mostly affects

Answer 43

children (under 6 yrs)

Question 44

prevent exposure to whooping cough by

Answer 44

placing a mask on yourself and on the patient

Question 45

____ is antibiotic resistant

Answer 45

MRSA

Question 46

MRSA is transmitted in the ______ by _______

Answer 46

in the HC setting by unwashed hands of HCP

Question 47

hantavirus, w nile virus, SARS, and H1N1 are all

Answer 47

emerging diseases

Question 48

_____ is rare but deadly (transmitted by rodents)

Answer 48

hantavirus

Question 49

______ has a mosquito vector

Answer 49

west nile

Question 50

____ is transmitted by close person to person contact or secretions

Answer 50

SARS

Question 51

____ is contagious in humans

Answer 51

H1N1

Question 52

investigate the NOI by asking ? regarding the

Answer 52

chief complaint

Question 53

common gynecologic emergencies include these 3 things

Answer 53

vaginal bleeding, STDs, PID

Question 54

S in OPQRSTU stands for

Answer 54

Severity (scale of 1-10 how would you rate your pain)