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EMS Medical Terminology Quiz Flashcards

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1
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Slow heart rate

A

Bradycardia

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2
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Top number in BP

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Systolic

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3
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Bottom number in BP

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Diastolic

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What is Respiratory Distress in one word?

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ARDS(Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome)

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5
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What is Respiratory Distress?

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No O2 to the lung

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6
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Difficulty breathing in one word?

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Dyspnea

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7
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Fast breathing in one word?

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Tachypnea

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8
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What is AMI?

A

Acute Myocardial Infraction

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9
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Fast heart rate?

A

Tachycardia

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10
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Listening in the medical field is know as?

A

Active Listening

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11
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Touching or examining?

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Palpate

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12
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What is Hyper?

What is Hypo?

A

over, excessive, high

under, below normal

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13
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Excessive sweating?

A

Diaphoresis

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14
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Laying on back?

A

Supine

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15
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Laying down on face?

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Prone

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16
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Closest to the middle?

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Medial

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17
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Above?

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Superior

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18
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Below?

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Inferior

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19
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Opposite to medial?

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Lateral

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20
Q

Stomach or Abdominal root word?

A

Gastro

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21
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Liver root word?

A

Hepat

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22
Q

Blood root word?

A

Hem

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23
Q

What is JVD?

A

Jugular vein distention

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24
Q

Throw up or vomit?

A

Emesis

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25
Q

Difficulty urinating one word?

A

Dysuria

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26
Q

Front and back anatomical?

A

Anterior(front)

Posterior(front)

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27
Q

Hypertension abbreviation?

A

HT

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28
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“a” prefix?

A

Without

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29
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Something that started suddenly?

A

Acute

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30
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What is CHF?

A

Congestive Heart Failure

31
Q

High cholesterol?

A

Hyperlipidemia

32
Q

Four areas of abdomen quadrants?

A

RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ

33
Q

If they are blue?

A

Cyanosis

34
Q

Glycemia?

A

Sugar in blood

35
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Hyperglycemia?

A

High sugar in blood

36
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Hypoglycemia

A

Low sugar in blood

37
Q

Low O2 levels?

A

Hypoxia

38
Q

When we have a body wide infection?

A

Septic

39
Q

Instrument used to listen?

A

Stethoscope

40
Q

Removal of organ suffix?

A

Ectomy

41
Q

Making puncture to remove fluid?

A

Centesis

42
Q

What is AF?

A

Atrial Fibrilation

43
Q

What is VF?

A

Ventricular Fibrillation

44
Q

Machine used to shock patient?

A

Automated External Defibrillator(AED)

45
Q

What is MVA?

A

Motor Vehicle Accident

46
Q

Suffix for swallowing?

A

Phagia

47
Q

Cavity in the body?

A

Ventral

48
Q

Prefix for Red?

A

Erythr

49
Q

Sub?

Infra?

A

Under/Beneath

Below/Under

50
Q

Suffix for Disease?

A

Pathy

51
Q

Prefix for Half?

A

Semi

52
Q

Suffix for Paralysis?

A

Plegia

53
Q

Half Paralyzed?

A

Hemiplegia

54
Q

Abbreviation for Diabetes?

A

DM(Diabetes Mellitus)

55
Q

Arm Curls?

A

Flexion

56
Q

Stretching a join?

A

Extension

57
Q

Moving closer to body?

A

Adduction

58
Q

Moving away from body?

A

Abduction

59
Q

Condition on both sides?

A

Bilateral

60
Q

Prefix “ab”?

A

Away from

61
Q

“Bi” means?

A

2

62
Q

Cardi/o means pertaining to?

A

Heart

63
Q

Flex means?

A

Bend

64
Q

Dys means?

A

Difficult/Painful/Abnormal

65
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Ur/o means pertaining to?

A

Urine

66
Q

Brady means?

A

Slow

67
Q

BP bellow normal?

A

Hypotension

68
Q

Term for Red?

A

Erythr

69
Q

Term for Blue?

A

Cyan

70
Q

Term for Black?

A

Melan

71
Q

Term for Yellow?

A

Cirrh

72
Q

Term for White?

A

Leuk/Alb

73
Q

Polyphagia?

A

Poly(Many)
Phagia(Eat or swallow)
Excessive hunger

74
Q

Hyperphagia?

A

Hyper(Over, Excessive)
Phagia(Eat or Swallow)
Excessive hunger

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