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EMT Basic
Emergency Medical Technician Class
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Health Care
Undergraduate 2
09/09/2014
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Term
Hypertension
 Definition
High Blood Pressure
Term
Hypotension
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Low Blood Pressure
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Shock is:
 Definition
Inadequate Tissue Perfusion
Term
Aerobic Metabolism
 Definition
Cellular functions USING Oxygen
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Anaerobic Metabolism
 Definition
Cellular functions NOT USING Oxygen
Term
The point at which the left and right main stem bronchi separate is called the _______ ?
 Definition
Corina
Term
Patent means?
 Definition
Open. example: Patent Airway means open airway
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Hypoxia is?
 Definition
low oxygen levels
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Hypercapnia is?
 Definition
high carbon dioxide levels
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Pathophysiology is?
 Definition
The study of how disease processes affect the function of the body.
Term
"dys" means?
 Definition
difficulty
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"tachy" means?
 Definition
fast
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"itis" means
 Definition
inflammation
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"cardi" means
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heart
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"neur" means
 Definition
nerve
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"nas" means
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Nose/Nasal
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"or" means
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mouth/oral
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"hyper" means
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above normal/high
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"hypo" means
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below normal/low
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"brady" means
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below normal/slow
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1st 3 things to always say at skill stations?
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1. B.S.I. (Body Substance Isolation ex: gloves)
2. Scene Safe (Is my scene safe?)
3. How many patients?
Term
Name the 4 components of blood?
 Definition
1. Red Blood Cells (hemoglobin carries oxygen and it is attached to RBC's)
2. Plasma
3. White Blood Cells (also called Leukocytes)
4. Platelets (used in clotting)
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Sunken Fontanelles in infants can indicate what?
 Definition
dehydration
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Buldging Fontanelles in infants can indicate what?
 Definition
increased pressure inside the skull.
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