Emt Prep For Brandon <3

Question 1

Acute stress reactions

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Reactions to stress that occur during a stressful situation

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Airborne transmission

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The spread of an organism via droplets or dust

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Blood borne pathogens

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Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans

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Communicable disease

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A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another

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Cumulative stress reactions

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Prolonged or excessive stress

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General adaptation syndrome

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The body’s natural response to stress that begins with an alarm response followed by a stage of reaction and resistance and then recovery or; if the stress is prolonged, exhaustion.

Question 7

Hepatitis

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Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a viral infection, that causes fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver function

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Immune

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The body’s ability to protect itself from acquiring a disease.

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Vector borne transmission

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The use of an animals to spread an organism from one person or place to another

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Advance directive

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Written documentation that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient should the patient become unable to make decisions

Question 11

Applied ethics

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The manner in which principles of ethics are incorporated into professional conduct

Question 12

Compensatory damages

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Damages awarded in a civil lawsuit that are intended to restore the plaintiff to the same condition that he or she was in prior to the accident

Question 13

Contributory negligence

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A legal defense that may be raised when the defendant feels the conduct of the plaintiff somehow contributed to any injuries or damages that were sustained by the plaintiff

Question 14

Abduction

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Motion of a limb away from the midline

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Adduction

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Motion of a limb toward the midline

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Anterior

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The front surface of the body; the side facing you in the standard anatomic position

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Apex (plural apices)

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The pointed extremity of a conical structure

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Bilateral

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A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline

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Distal

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Further from the trunk or near to the free end of the extremity

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Dorsal

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The posterior surface of the body, including the back of the hand

Question 21

Extension

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The straightening of a joint

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Flexion

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The bending of a joint

Question 23

Fowler position

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An inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised

Question 24

Inferior

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Below a body part or nearer to the feet

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Inferior

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Below a body part or near to the feet

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Lateral

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Parts of the body that lie farther from the midline; also called outer structures

Question 27

Palmar

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The forward facing part of the hand in the anatomical position

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Plantar

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The bottom surface of the foot

Question 29

Posterior

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The back surface of the body; the side away from you in the standard anatomic position

Question 30

Proximal

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Closer to the trunk

Question 31

Superior

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Above a body part or nearer to the head

Question 32

Ventral

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Anterior surface of the body

Question 33

Alges

Answer 33

Root word for pain

Question 34

Root word for weakness

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Asthen

Question 35

Dilopia

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Double vision

Question 36

Cardi

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Heart | Ex. Tachycardia (fast heart rate)

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Hepat

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Liver | Ex. Hepatomegaly (enlargement of the liver)

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Nephr

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Kidney | Ex. Nephropathy (disease of the kidney)

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Neur

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Nerves | Ex. Neurologist (physician who specializes in diseases of the neurosystem)

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Psych

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Mind | Ex. Psychology (study of the mind)

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Thorac

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Chest | Ex. Thoracic (pertaining to the chest or thorax)

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Hyper-

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Over, excessive,high | Ex. Hyperventilate

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Hypo-

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Under, below normal | Ex. Hypoperfusion (below normal blood flow to vital organ)

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Tachy-

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Rapid, fast | Ex. Tachycardia (fast heart rate)

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Brady-

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Slow | Ex. Bradypnea (slow breathing)

Question 46

Cardi/o

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Heart

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

Question 48

Hepat

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Liver

Question 49

Arthr

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Joint

Question 50

Oste

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Bone

Question 51

Pulmon

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Lungs

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Circum

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Around, about | Ex. Circumferential burn (burn around an entire area)

Question 53

Peri

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Around, about | Ex. Pericardium (sac around the heart)

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Trans

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Across, through, beyond | Ex. Transvaginal

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Epi

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Above, upon, on | Ex. Epigastric( above or over the stomach)

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Retro

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Behind

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Para

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Near, besides, beyond, apart from | Ex. Parasternal (besides the sternum)

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Ecto

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Out, outside | Ex. Ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy outside the uterus)

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Endo

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Within | Ex. Endoscopy (examining inside someone’s body)