EMT V-Z's Flashcards
1
Q
vancomycin-resistant enterococci
A
bacteria in female repro tract
2
Q
vascoconstriction
A
narrowing of blood vessels
3
Q
vasoocclusive crisis
A
ischemia and pain caused by sickle shaped RBC’s
4
Q
veins
A
blood from tissues to heart
5
Q
ventral
A
anterior
6
Q
ventricle
A
lower chambers of heart
7
Q
ventricular fibrillation (V-FIB)
A
quivering of the ventricles
8
Q
ventricuclar tachycardia (V-TAC)
A
rapid heart rythem where electrical is in the ventricle
9
Q
venules
A
small thin walled blood vessels
10
Q
vernix caseosa
A
white, cheesey that covers fetus
11
Q
verebreal column
A
spine, 33 vertebrae
12
Q
vertex presentation
A
baby head first
13
Q
vesicular breath sounds
A
normal breath
14
Q
viral hemorrhagic fevers
A
virus that causes blood to seep out of tissue and vessles
15
Q
virulence
A
strength of a pathogen
