Classroom Training Day 2

Emergency Medical Service Professions 1 with Me at University of North Carolina - Greensboro

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By: Kayia Jones
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Critical Care Transport Field Guide
Created: 2011-08-05
Size: 40 flashcards
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Effusion

Abnormal collection of fluid in a body cavity or space

Edema

Swelling accumulation of fluid beneath the skin

Erythema

Redness of the skin

Ecchymosis

Bruising

Keloid

Irregularly shaped scars that progressively enlarge

Turgor

Used to assess the degree of fluid loss or dehydration

Induration

Sclerosis or hardening

Wheal

A small swelling of the skin, as from an insect bite which itches and burns

Uticharia

Hives, raised itchy welts on the surface of the skin

Petechia

Small red or purple spots on body caused by small hemorrhages

Hematoma

Localized collection of blood outside of the blood vessels

Bruit

Unusual sound of turbulent flow of blood when passes an obstruction in an artery

Extrasystoles

Premature cardiac contraction, due to an impulse outside of the SA node

Wheezing

Continuous course whistling sound produced in the respiratory airways

Irregularly irreg. rhythm

A-fib is characteristically this, seen in EKG

Rales

Clicking, rattling, or crackling noises that may be made by the lungs

Tests or findings associated with signs of meningitis

Kernig's sign, Brudzinski's sign, Nuchal Rigidity

Tests or findings associated with assessing a neurological problem

Pronator's Drift, Tongue Deviation, Romberg's Sign, Nystagmus

Tests or signs associated with appendicitis

Rebound, Guarding, Rovsing's Sign, Psoas Sign, Obturator Sign, Tenderness at McBurney's Point

Sublingual

Subcutaneous

Intramuscular

Intravenous

Intraosseous (bone marrow)

By mouth

CXR

Chest X-Ray

ASVD

Arteriosclerotic vascular disease

Contrast medium (in X-ray imaging)

PSVT

Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia

PAT

Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia

Torsion

testicular or ovarian, cause obstruction of arterial blood supply

Pneumothorax

Collasped lung due to air in the pleural cavity

Hemothorax

Collection of blood in the pleural cavity

Thrombosis

Formation of a blood clot inside a vessel

Embolism

Event of loading a embolus, capable of being carried in circulation

Stenosis

Abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel

Ischemia

A restriction in blood supply

Hemangioma

A benign tumor of growing endothelial cells

Ileus

bowel obstruction

Infarct

Neucrosis due to lack of oxygen from obstruction of blood suppy

About this deck

By: Kayia Jones
Textbook:

Critical Care Transport

Critical Care Transport Field Guide
Created: 2011-08-05
Size: 40 flashcards
Views: 23

About StudyBlue

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