Emt Prep For Brandon <3 Flashcards
Acute stress reactions
Reactions to stress that occur during a stressful situation
Airborne transmission
The spread of an organism via droplets or dust
Blood borne pathogens
Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans
Communicable disease
A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another
Cumulative stress reactions
Prolonged or excessive stress
General adaptation syndrome
The body’s natural response to stress that begins with an alarm response followed by a stage of reaction and resistance and then recovery or; if the stress is prolonged, exhaustion.
Hepatitis
Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a viral infection, that causes fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver function
Immune
The body’s ability to protect itself from acquiring a disease.
Vector borne transmission
The use of an animals to spread an organism from one person or place to another
Advance directive
Written documentation that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient should the patient become unable to make decisions
Applied ethics
The manner in which principles of ethics are incorporated into professional conduct
Compensatory damages
Damages awarded in a civil lawsuit that are intended to restore the plaintiff to the same condition that he or she was in prior to the accident
Contributory negligence
A legal defense that may be raised when the defendant feels the conduct of the plaintiff somehow contributed to any injuries or damages that were sustained by the plaintiff
Abduction
Motion of a limb away from the midline
Adduction
Motion of a limb toward the midline
Anterior
The front surface of the body; the side facing you in the standard anatomic position
Apex (plural apices)
The pointed extremity of a conical structure
Bilateral
A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline
Distal
Further from the trunk or near to the free end of the extremity
Dorsal
The posterior surface of the body, including the back of the hand
Extension
The straightening of a joint
Flexion
The bending of a joint
Fowler position
An inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised
Inferior
Below a body part or nearer to the feet
Inferior
Below a body part or near to the feet
Lateral
Parts of the body that lie farther from the midline; also called outer structures
Palmar
The forward facing part of the hand in the anatomical position
Plantar
The bottom surface of the foot
Posterior
The back surface of the body; the side away from you in the standard anatomic position
Proximal
Closer to the trunk
Superior
Above a body part or nearer to the head
Ventral
Anterior surface of the body
Alges
Root word for pain
Root word for weakness
Asthen
Dilopia
Double vision
Cardi
Heart
Ex. Tachycardia (fast heart rate)
Hepat
Liver
Ex. Hepatomegaly (enlargement of the liver)
Nephr
Kidney
Ex. Nephropathy (disease of the kidney)
Neur
Nerves
Ex. Neurologist (physician who specializes in diseases of the neurosystem)
Psych
Mind
Ex. Psychology (study of the mind)
Thorac
Chest
Ex. Thoracic (pertaining to the chest or thorax)
Hyper-
Over, excessive,high
Ex. Hyperventilate
Hypo-
Under, below normal
Ex. Hypoperfusion (below normal blood flow to vital organ)
Tachy-
Rapid, fast
Ex. Tachycardia (fast heart rate)
Brady-
Slow
Ex. Bradypnea (slow breathing)
Cardi/o
Heart
Gastr/o
Stomach
Hepat
Liver
Arthr
Joint
Oste
Bone
Pulmon
Lungs
Circum
Around, about
Ex. Circumferential burn (burn around an entire area)
Peri
Around, about
Ex. Pericardium (sac around the heart)
Trans
Across, through, beyond
Ex. Transvaginal
Epi
Above, upon, on
Ex. Epigastric( above or over the stomach)
Retro
Behind
Para
Near, besides, beyond, apart from
Ex. Parasternal (besides the sternum)
Ecto
Out, outside
Ex. Ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy outside the uterus)
Endo
Within
Ex. Endoscopy (examining inside someone’s body)
