EMT class

Question 1

Hypertensive

Answer 1

Someone with high blood pressure

Question 2

Baroreceptors

Answer 2

A receptor that is sensitive to a change in pressure

Question 3

UTI

Answer 3

Urinary tract infection

Question 4

Neonate

Answer 4

First month of life (baby)

Question 5

Infant (infancy)

Answer 5

Birth to 1 year

Question 6

Toddler

Answer 6

1-3 years of age

Question 7

Preschool age

Answer 7

3-5 years of age

Question 8

adolescence

Answer 8

13 -18 years of age

Question 9

School age

Answer 9

6-12 years of age

Question 10

Early adult

Answer 10

20-40 years of age

Question 11

Middle adult

Answer 11

41-60 years of age

Question 12

Late Adult

Answer 12

61 and older

Question 13

Geriatric

Answer 13

65 and older

Question 14

Systolic Blood pressure

Answer 14

The pressure of blood on the walls of blood vessels when your heart beats

Question 15

Pulmonary

Answer 15

referring to the lungs

Question 16

Fontanelles

Answer 16

Soft spots on a neonate/infants head

Question 17

Nocturnal enuresis (en” u-re’ sis)

Answer 17

involuntary bed wetting

Question 18

hemophilia

Answer 18

a medical condition where a patients blood has difficulty clotting

Question 19

cerebellum

Answer 19

part of the brain that controls muscle activity

Question 20

Musculoskeletal

Answer 20

relating to the muscular and skeletal systems together

Question 21

coagulation

Answer 21

Changing to a solid state from a liquid state

Question 22

osteoporosis

Answer 22

a medical condition where the bones become brittle

Question 23

Diastolic Blood Pressure

Answer 23

The pressure of the blood in the artery when the heart is relaxed (not contracting)

Question 24

Diaphoretic

Answer 24

Sweaty

Question 25

Radial Pulse

Answer 25

On the wrist thumb side

Question 26

PERL

Answer 26

Pupils Equal Reactive to Light

Question 27

PERRL

Answer 27

Pupils Equal Round and Reactive to Light

Question 28

Nystagmus

Answer 28

The twitching of the eye suspect of alcohol involvement

Question 29

Anisocoria

Answer 29

slight inequality of pupil dilation

Question 30

In the acronym SAMPLE what does the S stand for?

Answer 30

Signs and symptoms

Question 31

In the acronym SAMPLE what does the A stand for

Answer 31

Allergies

Question 32

In the acronym SAMPLE what does the M stand for

Answer 32

Medications

Question 33

In the acronym SAMPLE what does the P stand for

Answer 33

Past pertinent medical history

Question 34

In the acronym SAMPLE what does the L stand for

Answer 34

Last oral intake

Question 35

In the acronym SAMPLE what does the E stand for

Answer 35

Events leading to current illness or injury

Question 36

Epistaxis

Answer 36

Nose bleed