exam 4 vocab

Question 1

hemothorax

Answer 1

condition in which there is a collection of blood in the pleural cavity

Question 2

pneumothorax

Answer 2

collapse of one of the lungs by the pleural cavity becoming filled with air that has entered through an opening in the chest

Question 3

tension pneumothorax

Answer 3

pleural cavity on one side fills with air and displaces the lung and heart towards the opposite side, thus compressing the opposite side

Question 4

contrecoup injury

Answer 4

an injury to the brain on the opposite side of impact

Question 5

coup injury

Answer 5

an injury to the brain on the side of impact

Question 6

anterograde amnesia

Answer 6

the inability of an athlete to remember events after the injury has occurred

Question 7

retrograde amnesia

Answer 7

the inability of an athlete to remember events that occurred prior to the injury

Question 8

diplopia

Answer 8

double vision

Question 9

epidural hematoma

Answer 9

an injury to the brain from a tear in the meningeal arteries secondary to a blow to the head

Question 10

secondary impact syndrome

Answer 10

the brain rapidly swells as a result of a second blow before the signs and symptoms of the initial concussion have cleared

Question 11

subarachnoid space

Answer 11

the space between the arachnoid and pia mater membranes that contains the cerebrospinal fluid

Question 12

subdural hematoma

Answer 12

an injury to the brain resulting from acceleration and deceleration forces and involving venous bleeding

Question 13

epilepsy

Answer 13

a recurrent disorder of cerebral function characterized by sudden, brief attacks of altered consciousness, motor activity, sensory phenomena, or inappropriate behavior

Question 14

anaphylaxis

Answer 14

an intermediate transient allergic reaction resulting in swelling of tissues and dilation of capillaries

Question 15

meningitis

Answer 15

inflammation of the meninges that surround the spinal cord and brain, caused by an infection

Question 16

hemoglobin

Answer 16

oxygen carrying molecules in the blood

Question 17

anemia

Answer 17

low level of hemoglobin and red blood cells

Question 18

epistaxis

Answer 18

nosebleed

Question 19

auricular hematoma - cauliflower ear

Answer 19

occurs either from compression or sheer injury to the ear

Question 20

Kehr’s sign

Answer 20

pain that radiates to the left shoulder and one third the way down the arm associated with an injury to the spleen

Question 21

McBurney’s point

Answer 21

one third the distance between the antero-superior iliac spine and the umbilicus, associated with appendicitis

Question 22

dyspnea

Answer 22

difficult breathing

Question 23

analgesic

Answer 23

drug that inhibits pain

Question 24

beta blockers

Answer 24

agents that block sympathetic nerve endings; produce relaxation of blood vessels and decrease contractility of the heart

Question 25

diuretics

Answer 25

agents that increase urine output

Question 26

narcotics

Answer 26

agents that produce narcosis or insensibility - decrease pain

Question 27

physical dependence

Answer 27

the state of drug adaptation that manifests as the development of tolerance and, when the drug is removed, causes withdrawal

Question 28

psychological dependence

Answer 28

the drive to repeat the ingestion of a drug to produce pleasure or to avoid discomfort