Chapter 8 Terms

Question 1

Code team

Answer 1

group of people chosen from the shift to respond to resident emergencies

Question 2

Conscious

Answer 2

awareness of surroundings, sensations, and thoughts

Question 3

CPR

Answer 3

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
medical procedure when a person’s heart and lungs have stopped working

Question 4

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)

Answer 4

a life-threatening complication of diabetes, not enough insulin, not enough exercise

Question 5

Emesis

Answer 5

the act of vomiting

Question 6

Epistaxis

Answer 6

nosebleed

Question 7

Expressive aphasia

Answer 7

difficulty communicating through speech or writing

Question 8

First aid

Answer 8

care given to an injured person by the person to respond to an emergency

Question 9

Hemiparesis

Answer 9

weakness on one side of the body

Question 10

Hemiplegia

Answer 10

paralysis of one side of the body

Question 11

Hemorrhage

Answer 11

bleeding; blood loss

Question 12

Hyperglycemia

Answer 12

high blood glucose

Question 13

Hypoglycemia

Answer 13

low blood glucose

Question 14

Insulin reaction

Answer 14

a life-threatening complication of diabetes with too high or low amount of insulin

Question 15

myocardial infarction

Answer 15

a condition in which blood flow to the heart is blocked and muscle cells die; heart attack

Question 16

Obstructed airway

Answer 16

a condition in which the tube through which air enters the lungs is blocked

Question 17

Receptive aphasia

Answer 17

difficulty understanding spoken or written words

Question 18

respiratory arrest

Answer 18

stopping/cessation of breathing

Question 19

Shock

Answer 19

a condition that occurs when there is decreased blood flow to organs and tissues

Question 20

Syncope

Answer 20

temporary loss of consciousness; fainting