Chapter 5 | Medical Terminology Flashcards
• The chain of human resources that forms the EMS system • How the public activates the EMS system • Your roles and responsibilities as an EMT • The process of EMS quality improvement
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Q
Define:
broncho
pulmo
(root)
A
lungs
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Q
Define:
cardi
(root)
A
heart
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Q
Define:
gastro
(root)
A
stomach
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Q
Define:
hepat
(root)
A
liver
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Q
Define:
neur
(root)
A
brain
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Q
Define:
nas
(root)
A
nose
nasal
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Q
Define:
or
(root)
A
mouth
oral
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Q
Define:
pneumo
(root)
A
air
lungs
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Q
Define:
ab-
(prefix)
A
away from
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Q
Define:
brady-
(prefix)
A
slow
below normal
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Q
Define:
ad-
(prefix)
A
toward
near
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Q
Define:
ante-
(prefix)
A
before
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Q
Define:
contra-
(prefix)
A
against
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Q
Define:
hypo-
(prefix)
A
below normal
low
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Q
Define:
dys-
(prefix)
A
difficult
painful
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Q
Define:
hyper-
(prefix)
A
above normal
high
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Q
Define:
inter-
(prefix)
A
between
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Q
Define:
intra-
(prefix)
A
within
inside
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Q
Define:
peri-
(prefix)
A
around
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Q
Define:
poly-
(prefix)
A
many
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Q
Define:
post-
(prefix)
A
after
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Q
Define:
pre-
(prefix)
A
before
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Q
Define:
sub-
(prefix)
A
below
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Q
Define:
super-
supra-
(prefix)
A
above
in excess
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# Define:
tachy-
| (prefix)
above normal
rapid
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# Define:
uni-
| (prefix)
one
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# Define:
-ac
-al
| (suffix)
pertaining to
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# Define:
-algia
| (suffix)
pain
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# Define:
-emisis
| (suffix)
vomiting
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# Define:
-itis
| (suffix)
inflammation
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# Define:
-ology
| (suffix)
study of
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# Define:
-plegia
| (suffix)
paralysis
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# Define:
-pnea
| (suffix)
breaking
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# Define:
-rrhea
| (suffix)
discharge
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# Define:
-spasm
| (suffix)
contraction
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# Define:
-ist
| (suffix)
one who specializes in
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# Define:
anatomy
the study of body structure
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# Define:
physiology
the study of body function
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# Locate:
head
| (anatomic term)
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# Locate:
cranium
| (anatomic term)
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# Locate:
face
| (anatomic term)
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# Locate:
mandible
| (anatomic term)
lower jawbone
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# Locate:
neck
| (anatomic term)
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# Locate:
torso
| (anatomic term)
trunk of the body
body without head or extremeties
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# Locate:
thorax
| (anatomic term)
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# Locate:
abdomen
| (anatomic term)
region between diaphragm and pelvis
| (contains many organs and organ systems)
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# Locate:
pelvis
| (anatomic term)
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# Locate:
upper extremity
| (anatomic term)
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# Locate:
shoulder
| (anatomic term)
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# Locate:
arm
| (anatomic term)
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# Locate:
elbow
| (anatomic term)
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# Locate:
forearm
| (anatomic term)
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# Locate:
wrist
| (anatomic term)
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# Locate:
hand
| (anatomic term)
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# Locate:
lower extremity
| (anatomic term)
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# Locate:
thigh
| (anatomic term)
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# Locate:
knee
| (anatomic term)
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# Locate:
leg
| (anatomic term)
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# Locate:
ankle
| (anatomic term)
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# Locate:
foot
| (anatomic term)
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# Explain:
midline
| (directional term)
imaginary line drawn down center of body
divides body into right and left halves
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# Explain:
midclavicular
| (directional term)
in between the two clavicals on the neck
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# Explain:
medial
| (directional term)
toward the midline of the body
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# Explain:
lateral
| (directional term)
to the side
away from midline of body
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# Explain:
proximal
| (directional term)
closer to the torso
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# Explain:
distal
| (directional term)
farther away from the torso
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# Explain:
anterior
ventral
| (directional term)
referring to front of body or body part
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# Explain:
posterior
dorsal
| (directional term)
referring to the back of body or body part
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# Explain:
superior
| (directional term)
toward the head
| i.e. the chest is *superior* to the abdomen
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# Explain:
inferior
| (directional term)
away from the head
usually compared to another structure closer to head
| i.e. the lips are inferior to the nose
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# Explain:
midaxillary
| (directional term)
imaginary line drawn from middle of armpit to ankle
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# Explain:
frontal plane
coronal plane
| (plane of the body)
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# Explain:
sagittal plane
median plane
| (plane of the body)
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# Explain:
transverse plane
horizontal plane
| (plane of the body)
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# Define:
unilateral
| (directional term)
limited to one side
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# Define:
bilateral
| (directional term)
on both sides
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# Define:
palmar
| (anatomical term)
referring to the palm of the hand
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# Define:
plantar
| (anatomical term)
referring to the sole of the foot
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# List:
abdominal quadrants
| guess how many (anatomical terms)
* RUQ
* LUQ
* RLQ
* LLQ
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# Define:
RUQ
| (anatomical term)
right-upper quadrant of abdomen
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# Define:
LUQ
| (anatomical term)
left-upper quadrant of abdomen
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# Define:
RLQ
| (anatomical term)
right-lower quadrant of abdomen
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# Define:
LLQ
| (anatomical term)
left-lower quadrant of abdomen
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# Define:
supine
| (positional term)
lying on the back
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# Define:
prone
| (positional term)
lying face-down
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# Define:
left lateral recumbent position
left recovery position
| (positional term)
lying on the left side
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# Define:
right lateral recumbent position
right recovery position
| (positional term)
lying on the right side
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# Define:
fowler position
| (positional term)
sitting upright with the legs straight
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# Define:
semi-fowler position
| (positional term)
sitting in reclined position with the legs straight
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# Define:
shock position
| (positional term)
lying on the back with feet raised
| feet raised approximately 12 inches above spine
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# Define:
trendelenburg position
| (positional terminology)
supine position with the head below feet
| head is about 30 degrees lower than the feet
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# Define:
medical direction
patient-care oversight of EMS system by its Medical Director
93
# Define:
Medical Director
physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for patient-care aspects of EMS system
94
# Define:
quality improvement
process of continual self-review with purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of system that require improvement
95
# Define:
standing orders
policies or protocols issued by Medical Director that authorize EMTs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations
96
# Define:
off-line medical direction
**standing orders** issued by Medical Director that **allows EMTs to give certain medications or perform certain procedures** *without speaking to physician*
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# Fill in the blank:
The application of oxygen for a patient who is short of breath without having to contact the physician in the emergency department because of existing protocols is an example of **[BLANK]**.
The application of oxygen for a patient who is short of breath without having to contact the physician in the emergency department because of existing protocols is an example of **standing orders**.
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# Define:
anatomic position
| (positional terminology)
the positioning of the body when it is *standing upright* and *facing forward* with *arms at sides* and *palms facing forward*
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#Define:
somnolent
drowsy
