Chapters 5,6 Flashcards
 What is the root word for pain? 
Alges
What is the root word for weakness?
Asthen
What is the term for on one side?
Unilateral
What is the acronym for this?
NKA
What medical term means double vision?
Diplopia
What is the medical term for coughing up blood?
Hemoptysis
What is the abbreviation for hypertension?
HTN
What is the danger of using abbreviations?
Miscommunication. If a provider uses acronyms, abbreviations, or symbols that are not widely known, it can result in miscommunication, which could result the patient’s death.
You observe the patient as you approach. He is laying face up. As you look at the front and side of his body, which plane of the body are you observing?
Coronal
After opening the patient’s airway and confirming spontaneous respirations, you check for a pulse on his neck just lateral to the trachea. What artery are you palpating?
Carotid
You determine the patient has a strong pulse and perform a rapid assessment. While assessing the lower extremities, you observe mark swelling in the right thigh. What bone is in this location?
Femur
Which of the following substances is the main element that the bone cells used to create a hard in resilient structure?
Calcium
You perform an assessment while in route to the hospital. You note bruising and instability of the right cheekbone. What is the proper name for this bone?
Zygoma
The largest bone of the forearm at the wrist is the?
Radius
The forearm makes up part of the elbow. The elbow is an example of what type of joint?
Hinge
Explain what occurs in the body as a result of respiratory compromise.
Respiratory clinic promise is the inability of the body to move gas effectively. It occurs when either ventilation or respiration is impaired. The heart and brain cells cannot survive without a constant supply of oxygen, and will die in minutes.
Amount of blood in the ventricles at the end of diastolic is termed:
Preload
No pressure created in the order is when the heart is relaxing is referred to as______pressure?
Diastolic
The opposite of interior is?
Posterior
The pulse that is located on the thumb side of the wrist is the?
Radial
Suppose that is located on top of the foot is the:
Dorsalis pedis
The _________ is an imaginary line, passing downwards over the trunk of the body, and through the mid point of the clavicle.
Midclavicular line
What nerve is responsible for making the diaphragm contrast down to create a ventilation?
Phrenic nerve
The hole at the base of the skull in which the spinal cord passes through is known as the:
Foramen Magnum