EMT T's

Question 1

tachycardia

Answer 1

rapid heartrate, 100+/bpm

Question 2

tachypnea

Answer 2

rapid respirations

Question 3

tarsals

Answer 3

foot bones

Question 4

Tuberculosis / TB

Answer 4

chronic lung bacterial infection

Question 5

temporal bones

Answer 5

temples

Question 6

temporomandibular joint

Answer 6

where mandible and cranium meet

Question 7

tension pneumothorax

Answer 7

air/gas in pleural cavity causing pressue on chest and interferes with cardiac function

Question 8

third-degree burns

Answer 8

epidermis, dermins and subceutaneous are burnt

Question 9

thorax

Answer 9

chest

Question 10

thromboembolism

Answer 10

floating blood clot

Question 11

thrombophilia

Answer 11

abnormality in coagulation

Question 12

thrombosis

Answer 12

blood clot

Question 13

thrombo-

Answer 13

relating to blood clotting

Question 14

Transient ischemic attack /TIA

Answer 14

brain disorder; brain cells temporarily stop functioning due to insufficient oxy; strokelike; resolves in 24hrs of onset

Question 15

tibia

Answer 15

shinbone

Question 16

tidal volume

Answer 16

one breath air ammoutn

Question 17

toddler

Answer 17

1-3yr old

Question 18

tolerance

Answer 18

need for increasing ammoutn of meds to get same effect

Question 19

tonic-clonic seizre

Answer 19

twitching of all body muscles; grand mal seizure

Question 20

traction

Answer 20

longitudinal force

Question 21

tragus

Answer 21

bulge anterior to ear canal

Question 22

transcutaneous

Answer 22

through the skin; medication delivery route

Question 23

transverse

Answer 23

top and bottom plane

Question 24

trauma score

Answer 24

GCS, 1-16, relates to likelyhood of patient survival

Question 25

traumatic asphyxia

Answer 25

blood back into the head and neck

Question 26

tunica media

Answer 26

middle and thickest layer of blood vessels

Question 27

turbinates

Answer 27

layers of bone in nasal cavity

Question 28

turgor

Answer 28

pinch skin; skin resist deformation

Question 29

two-to-three word dyspnea

Answer 29

2-3 words and needing a breath

Question 30

typanic membrane

Answer 30

eardrum

Question 31

type 1 diabetic

Answer 31

autoimmune; cant produce insulin

Question 32

type 2 diabetic

Answer 32

insulin resistance is present