Vocab Flashcards
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Blue skin pigmentation caused by cold
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Cyanosis
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State where blood isnt moving through the body and has settled
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Dependent Lividity
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State where joints have stiffened up
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Rigor Mortis
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State of body when it smells of rotten flesh
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Putrefaction
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Failure to provide the same care that a person with similar training would provide in the same or similar situation
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Negligence
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Turning over care of apatient to someone without your level of training or higher
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Abandonment
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Placing a patient in fear of bodily harm
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Assault
8
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Confining a person unlawfully
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False Imprisonment
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When a patient who is unable to give consent is given treatment under the assumption they would want to be treated
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Implied Consent
10
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False and damaging about a person that is written
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Libel
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False and damaging information that is spoken about a person
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Slander
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Written Documents that outline emergency care that should be provided on scene without having to ask for further permission
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Standing Orders
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Impose your beliefs on another person because you believe your cultural values supersede theirs
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Cultural Imposition
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Belief that your cultural values are better than others
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Ethnocentrism
15
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Amount of air moved in or out of lungs during a single breath
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Tidal Volume
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The gas that remains in the lungs to keep the lungs open
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Residual volume
17
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The amount of air you move in a minute. Respiratory rate x tidal volume=
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Minute volume
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Amount of blood moved by one beat
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Stroke volume
19
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Amount of blood moved in 1 minute. Heart rate x stroke volume=
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Cardiac output
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Circulation of blood in organ or tissue in adequate amounts to meet the needs of cells
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Perfusion
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Listen, usually with a stethoscope
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Auscultate
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Slow heartrate, less than 60 beats per minute as an adult
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Bradycardia
23
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To form a clot
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Coagulate
24
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Sensation caused by broken ends rubbing together
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Crepitus
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Mnemonic used for finding injuries to the body
DCAP-BTLS
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Sweating
Diaphoretic
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"Bottom number" of blood pressure
Diastolic Pressure
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"Top number" of blood pressure. Amount of pressure blood pushes against walls of arteries when the heart contracts
Systolic Pressure
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Rapid heart rate
Tachycardia
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Amount of air moved in one breath
Tidal volume
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High blood pressure
Hypertension
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Low blood pressure
Hypotension
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Feel or touch during assessment
Palpate
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Blood flow
Perfusion
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Air bubbles under the surface of the skin
Subcutaneous Emphysema
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Gasping that occurs after the heart stops. Not true breathing, muscle spasm of diaphragm
Agonal gasps
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No breathing
Apnea
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No pattern to breathing. Irregular
Ataxic respirations
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Both sides
Bilateral
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The part of the brainstem that controls breathing by measuring oxygen, carbon dioxide, and pH levels
Chemoreceptors
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Part of the airway with no Alveoli
Dead space
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If theres more oxygen it will move to the area of higher concentration to lower concentration
Diffusion
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Difficulty breathing
Dyspnea
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When air fill the stomach
Gastric Distension
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The body and cells do not have enough oxygen
Hypoxia
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When the body measures Oxygen, instead of carbon dioxide, levels to increase or decrease rates of breathing
Hypoxic Drive
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Gas exchange in the tissues of the body
Internal Respiration
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All the important stuff in the middle of chest. Contains heart, trachea, esophagus, etc.
Mediastinum
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The amount of air you move in one minute
Minute volume
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Loading oxygen onto the red blood cells
Oxygenation
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The lining inside the thoracic cavity
Parietal pleura
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open
Patent
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Collapsed lung or hole in the lung
Pneumothorax
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Air leftover in the lungs after exhaling
Residual Volume
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Gas exchange
Respiration
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Skin pulling in around ribs during breathing. Sign of not breathing well
Retractions
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High pitched breathing sound normally caused by upper airway obstruction
Stridor
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Amount of air you move in one breath
Tidal volume
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Physical movement of air into and out of the lungs
Ventilation
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Lines the outside of the lungs
Visceral pleura
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High pitch sound in the lower airway. Usually caused by an obstruction such as an asthma attack
Wheezing
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How medication gets into the bloodstream
Absorption
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Expected therapeutic effect of a drug on the body
Action
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Binding or sticks to a surface. (Charcoal)
Adsorption
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Conditions that give a reason to not administer a medication
Contraindication
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Low blood sugar
Hypoglycemia
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Reasons to give a drug or a treatment
Indications
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Liquid that is uniform, does not need to be mixed, will not separate
Solution
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Under the skin
Subcutaneous
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Under the tongue
Sublingual
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Mixture that separates. (Sand in water)
Suspension
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Through the skin
Transcutaneous
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Caused by a severe allergic reaction
Anaphylactic Shock
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Weakness in the wall of an artery
Aneurysm
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Fluid buildup in the sac around the heart
Cardiac Tamponade
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Shock where Heart not able to pump enough blood
Cardiogenic Shock
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Early stages of shock where body can make up for the lack of perfusion by constricting blood vessels, increase heartrate, etc..
Compensated Shock
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Late stages of shock when blood pressure is falling
Decompensated Shock
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Type of shock caused by widespread vasodilation
Distributive shock
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Fluid buildup in the tissues. Swelling
Edema
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Shock caused by fluid or blood loss
Hypovolemic Shock
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Shock caused by vasodilation because the nerves that control blood vessels are paralyzed
Neurogenic Shock
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Shock caused by blockage of blood flow into or out of the heart
Obstructive shock
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Shock causes sudden reduced blood flow to the brain. Feinting
Psychogenic Shock
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Blockage of the blood vessels of the lungs
Pulmonary Embolism
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Difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Tells how hard heart is pumping. Less that 25 mm HG is a sign of shock
Pulse Pressure
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Shock caused by severe infection
Septic Shock
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Hypoperfusion. Causes you to not have enough blood flow to keep blood pressure up
Shock
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Advanced Life Saving procedures. -Cardiac Monitoring -Advanced Airways
ALS
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Basic Life Support- noninvasive emergency lifesaving care
BLS
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Combination of chest compressions and rescue breathing for a patient who is not breathing and has no pulse
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
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Blood settling to the lowest point of the body causing discoloration. Definitive sign of death
Dependent Lividity
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Air fills the stomach. Can be a result of ventilating with high volume
Gastric Distention
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Rapid breathing
Hyperventilation
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reduced blood flow
Ischemia
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Side lying position. Protects airway in unresponsive patients. No head neck or back injuries
Recovery Position
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The return of a pulse in a patient who was in cardiac distress
Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC)
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Stiffening of the body muscles. A definitive sign of death
Rigor Mortis
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Disease that can spread from person to person
Communicable disease
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More cases of a disease than we would expect to see
Epidemic
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Blisters on lips or genitalia. 80% of carriers have no symptoms
Herpes Simplex
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Awareness that their might be an unseen injury or illness
Index of suspicion
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Inflammation of the covering of the brain and spinal cord
Meningitis
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Outbreak (or epidemic) on a global scale
Pandemic
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The strength or ability of a disease to spread
Virulence
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Buildup of excess acid in the blood
Acidosis
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Abnormal breath sounds
Adventitious Breath Sounds
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Something that causes an allergic reaction
Allergen
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Extreme, life-threatening, systemic allergic reaction
Anaphylaxis
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Typical cause of Bronchioles Spasm
Asthma
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Inflammation of the bronchioles commonly caused by RSV
Bronchiolitis
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Crackling, rattling breath sounds caused by fluid in the airways
Crackles
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Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath
Dyspnea
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Blood clot or other item that moves to a place in the body and causes a blockage
Embolus
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When alveoli are stretched out and lose elasticity
Emphysema
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Low oxygen. Blood cells and tissue do not have enough oxygen
Hypoxia
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Instead of measuring levels of carbon dioxide, the body measures levels of oxygen and breathes faster and deeper when oxygen levels drop. Seen in patients with chronic respiratory conditions
Hypoxic Drive
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Process of oxygen loading onto red blood cells
Oxygenation
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Fluid buildup outside the lungs in the pleural space
Pleural Effusion
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Fluid and infection inside the lung
Pneumonia
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A hole in the lung leading to a collapsed lung
Pneumothorax
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Buildup of fluid in the lung tissues
Pulmonary Edema
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Blood clot that causes obstruction of blood flow in the blood vessels of the lung
Pulmonary Embolism
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Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
Respiration
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High pitched sound in upper airway
Stridor
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Physical movement of air in and out of the lungs
Ventilation
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Normal breath sounds
Vesicular breath sounds
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High pitched sound heard in the lower airways, usually with asthma due to bronchioconstriction
Wheezing
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Group of symptoms surrounding chest pain
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
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Heart Attack. Tissue death of the heart muscle caused by blockage of blood flow
Acute Myocardial Infarction(AMI)
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Chest Pain
Angina
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Front surface of the body
anterior
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Main artery of the body
Aorta
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Weakening of the wall of the aorta
Aortic Aneurysm
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Reading on the ECG that is a result of interference
Artifact
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Complete absence of all heart electrical activity. Flat Line
Asystole
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Buildup of cholesterol and calcium in the walls of the arteries
Atherosclerosis
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Upper chamber of the heart
Atrium
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Ability of the cardiac muscle cells to contract without a signal from the SA node
Automaticity
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Controls all the "automatic" functions, such as: heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure
Autonomic Nervous System
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Slow heart rate. Below 60 in an adult
Bradycardia
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Heart is not pumping blood. No pulse
Cardiac Arrest
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The amount of blood pumped by the heart in one minute
Cardiac output
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Low output from the heart. The heart is not able to keep up with the demands of the body.
Cardiogenic Shock
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When the heart is not pumping effectively and fluid backs up into the lungs
Congestive Heart Failure
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The blood vessels that come off the aorta and deliver oxygenated blood and nutrients to the heart tissue
Coronary Arteries
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To shock a fibrillating (chaotically beating) heart to restore a normal cardiac rhythm.
Defibrillation
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Fluid buildup in the hands and feet
Dependent Edema
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Widening of a tubular structure
Dilation
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When inner layers of an artery become separated allowing blood to flow between the layers
Dissecting Aneurysm
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Tissue death, usually caused by ischemia (reduced blood flow to a part of the body)
Infarction
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Closer to the feet
Inferior
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Reduced blood flow
Ischemia
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Inside diameter of a tubular structure (usually of an artery)
Lumen
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Heart muscle
Myocardium
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Slows everything down
Parasympathetic Nervous System
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Adequate blood flow
Perfusion
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Back surface of the body
Posterior
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Return of a pulse to someone who was in cardiac arrest
Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC)
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The amount of blood pumped in one beat
Stroke Volume
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Closer to the head
Superior
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Speeds everything up
Sympathetic Nervous System
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Fainting
Syncope
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Rapid Heart Rate. Over 100 in an adult
Tachycardia
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A blood clot that is moving around the body
Thromboembolism
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Lower chamber of the heart
Ventricle
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Disorganized, ineffective quivering of the heart
Ventricular Fibrillation
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Rapid heart rhythm in the ventricles, before they fill with blood from the atrium
Ventricular Tachycardia
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Any deviation from alert and oriented to person, place, time, and event.
Altered Mental status
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Weakening in the wall of the blood vessel
Aneurysm
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Inability to understand and/or produce speech
Aphasia
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Buildup of cholesterol and calcium in the blood vessels
Atherosclerosis
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Sensation a person gets before a seizure
Aura
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A stroke. Interruption of blood flow to the brain
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
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Temporary change in mental status
Delierium
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Slurred speech
Dysarthria
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Blockage
Embolus
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Disorder in which somebody has seizures
Epilepsy
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Seizure caused by sudden high fever. Most often seen in children
Febrile Seizure
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Stroke caused by bleeding inside the brain
Hemorrhagic Stroke
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Low blood sugar
Hypoglycemia
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Loss of bowel or bladder control
Incontienence
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Reduced blood flow
Ischemia
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Stroke caused by blockage
Ischemic Stroke
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Seizure affecting a limited portion of the brain
Partial Seizure
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Period following a seizure. Lasts 5-30 min. Labored breathing, altered mental status are common.
Postictal State
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Sustained seizures (or loss of consciousness with seizures) for 30 minutes or longer
Status Epilepticus
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Fainting
Syncope
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A blood clot
Thrombosis
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Temporary reduction in blood flow to the brain.
| Symptoms last less than 24 hours. Called a mini stroke.
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
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When placenta tears away from the wall of the uterus
Abruptio Placenta
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The vagina and the cervix
Birth Canal
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Buttocks delivers first
Breech Presentation
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Appearance of the feus's head at the vaginal opening during labor
Crowning
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High blood pressure during pregnancy that causes seizures
Eclampsia
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Pregnancy that develops outside the uterus (usually in the fallopian tubes)
Ectopic Pregnancy
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Early stage of development (first 10 weeks)
Embryo
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The lining of the inside of the uterus
Endometrium
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The developing, unborn infant inside the uterus, from 10 weeks until birth
Fetus
200
Diabetes that develops during pregnancy
Gestational Diabetes
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Movement of the fetus down into the pelvis late in pregnancy
Lightening
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Single arm of leg presents first
Limb Presentation
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When the fetus poops in the uterus before delivery
Meconium
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Spontaneous passage of the fetus and placenta before 20 weeks. Spontaneous abortion.
Miscarriage
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A woman who has had previous pregnancies
Multigravida
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Umbilical cord that is wrapped around the fetus's neck
Nuchal Cord
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Area between the vagina and the anus
Perineum
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Tissue that's attached to the uterus and nourishes the fetus through the umbilical cord
Placenta
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Placenta develops over the cervix
Placenta previa
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Pregnancy induced hypertension
Preeclampsia
211
A woman who is experiencing her first pregnancy
Primigravida
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Umbilical cord comes out of the vagina before the fetus
Prolapse of the Umbilical Cord
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A portion of the spinal cord protrudes out of the vertebrae, and possibly even outside of the body
Spina Bifida
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Low blood pressure when a pregnant patient lies flat and the fetus and uterus put pressure on the vena cavae
Supine Hypotensive Syndrome
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A pregnancy that has reached full term, between 39 weeks and 40 weeks, 6 days.
Term Gestation
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Connects the fetus to the pregnant mother. Lifeline
Umbilical cord
217
White, cheesy substance that covers the body of the fetus
Vernix Caseosa
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Head of the fetus delivers first
Vertex Presentation
