EMT T's Flashcards
tachycardia
rapid heartrate, 100+/bpm
tachypnea
rapid respirations
tarsals
foot bones
Tuberculosis / TB
chronic lung bacterial infection
temporal bones
temples
temporomandibular joint
where mandible and cranium meet
tension pneumothorax
air/gas in pleural cavity causing pressue on chest and interferes with cardiac function
third-degree burns
epidermis, dermins and subceutaneous are burnt
thorax
chest
thromboembolism
floating blood clot
thrombophilia
abnormality in coagulation
thrombosis
blood clot
thrombo-
relating to blood clotting
Transient ischemic attack /TIA
brain disorder; brain cells temporarily stop functioning due to insufficient oxy; strokelike; resolves in 24hrs of onset
tibia
shinbone
tidal volume
one breath air ammoutn
toddler
1-3yr old
tolerance
need for increasing ammoutn of meds to get same effect
tonic-clonic seizre
twitching of all body muscles; grand mal seizure
traction
longitudinal force
tragus
bulge anterior to ear canal
transcutaneous
through the skin; medication delivery route
transverse
top and bottom plane
trauma score
GCS, 1-16, relates to likelyhood of patient survival
traumatic asphyxia
blood back into the head and neck
tunica media
middle and thickest layer of blood vessels
turbinates
layers of bone in nasal cavity
turgor
pinch skin; skin resist deformation
two-to-three word dyspnea
2-3 words and needing a breath
typanic membrane
eardrum
type 1 diabetic
autoimmune; cant produce insulin
type 2 diabetic
insulin resistance is present
