Chapter 12: Medical Terminology Flashcards
Seizures and stroke are examples of what type of medical emergency?
neurologic
Your awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness is called the:
index of suspicion
You should form your general impression of the patient during the:
primary assessment
What mnemonic is used to evaluate a patient’s pain?
OPQRSTU
Salmonella is an example of what type of organism?
bacteria
Jaundice is a symptom of what disease?
hepatitis
Which of the following is not usually considered a medical emergency?
a. respiratory emergencies
b. cardiovascular emergencies
c. psychiatric emergencies
d. falls
d. falls
What underlying factor may complicate a patient’s chief complaint?
a. tobacco
b. alcohol
c. caffeine
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
It may be appropriate to place a mask on the patient if you suspect her or she is suffering from:
pertussis
The “M” in SAMPLE history stands for:
medications
____ involves injuries resulting from physical force applied to the body
trauma emergency
_______ is when an illness or condition is caused by disease
medical emergency
respiratory, CV, neurologic, and endocrine emergencies are types of
medical emergencies
____ emergencies occur when the individual has trouble breathing or the amount of oxygen to the tissues is inadequate
respiratory
____ emergencies are conditions affecting the circulatory system
CV (ex, heart attack or CHF)
_____ emergencies involve the brain
neurologic (ex, stroke or seizure)
_____ emergencies are commonly caused by complications of diabetes mellitus
endocrine
the medical patient assessment focuses on the: _____, _____, ______
NOI, symptoms, chief complaint
a ______ is one of the most beneficial parts of the medical patient assessment
establishing an accurate medical history
assess the circulation of a conscious person by checking the ____ pulse
radial
check the ____ pulse for an unconscious person
carotid
_____ is necessary for:
patients who are unconscious or have an altered mental status
patients with airway or breathing problems
patients with obvious circulation problems
rapid transport
for the secondary assessment all conscious patients should undergo a _______ based on their _______
all conscious patients should undergo a limited or focused assessment based on their chief complaint
for the secondary assessment in unconscious patients a _____ is necessary to obtain clues to assess the problem
full body scan
choose the _______ for transport
closest appropriate medical care
with herpes simplex ___ of carriers are asymptomatic
80%
herpes simplex mode of infection is
closer personal contact
there is no _____ for HIV
vaccine
HIV is not easily transmitted in the EMS work setting, it is far less contagious than
HEP B
the EMT’s risk of infection with HIV is limited to exposure to an infected patients ___/_____
blood/body fluids
with _____ there is a small risk of transmission through needle stick and blood to blood contact
syphilis
_____ is the inflammation of the liver
hepatitis
common signs of hepatitis are: _____, vomiting, fever. fatigue, sore throat
jaundice
____ is the inflammation of the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord
meningitis
signs of meningitis include: _____, fever, headache, altered mental status
stiff neck
_____ meningitis is highly contagious
meningococcal
___ is a chronic mycobacterial disease that strikes the ____
TB is a chronic mycobacterial disease that strikes the LUNGS
___ TB is contagious because it is spread by airborne transmission
respiratory TB
____ of the world population is infected with TB
1/3
with suspected TB use a ____
n95 mask
whooping cough is AKA
pertussis
pertussis is an ____ disease caused by bacteria
airborne
whooping cough mostly affects
children (under 6 yrs)
prevent exposure to whooping cough by
placing a mask on yourself and on the patient
____ is antibiotic resistant
MRSA
MRSA is transmitted in the ______ by _______
in the HC setting by unwashed hands of HCP
hantavirus, w nile virus, SARS, and H1N1 are all
emerging diseases
_____ is rare but deadly (transmitted by rodents)
hantavirus
______ has a mosquito vector
west nile
____ is transmitted by close person to person contact or secretions
SARS
____ is contagious in humans
H1N1
investigate the NOI by asking ? regarding the
chief complaint
common gynecologic emergencies include these 3 things
vaginal bleeding, STDs, PID
S in OPQRSTU stands for
Severity (scale of 1-10 how would you rate your pain)
