Med Term Review Pt. 2 Flashcards

Question

cell (word part)

Answer 1

human immunodeficiency virus

Answer 2

hem/o; hemat/o

Answer 3

balloon like enlargement of a blood vessel; can get anywhere but common in the brain; never in the coronary artery; can be from weakness in the walls of blood vessels, atheroma, atherosclerosis

Answer 4

stroke; kills surrounding nerve; can be due to hypertension

Answer 5

congenital aneurysm; not common

Answer 6

transports air, water, and food

Answer 7

moving air in and out of lungs

Answer 8

exchange of O2 and CO2

Answer 9

cystic fibrosis

Answer 10

chest x-ray

Answer 11

resuscit/o

Answer 12

arterial blood gas

Answer 13

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Answer 14

pulmonary function test

Answer 15

blood pressure

Answer 16

chronic obstructed pulmonary disease; emphysema

Answer 17

breathing pattern; death rattle; apnea to hyperpnea (slow to really fast breathing); EKG is all over the map

Answer 18

inhaling anything other than air; can lead to pneumonia + death; rishy for immunocompromised pts; critical to watch pts after surgery bc they can feel nauseous

Answer 19

collapsed lung

Answer 20

atel: fluid buildup which pushes lung out of the way in pleural cavity; can be from pulmonary embolism pneumo; outside trauma, punctured lung

Answer 21

older folks and people with heart disease b/c they are on blood thinner meds

Answer 22

fluid that causes atelectasis; usu from CHF because everything is leaking

Answer 23

PE; blockage in artery; common after surgery; can cause cardiac arrest

Answer 24

TB; bacterial infection; spores form in the lungs; certain strains a resistant to antibiotics; 6 months tx and isolation

Answer 25

ABG; blood test to see oxygen saturation; more specific than mr. pinchy

Answer 26

opening in the trachea to connect to ventilator to help pt breathe

Answer 27

continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is tx; keeps airway open while you sleep (continuously blows air in pharynx and trachea so the tongue doesn't fall back)

Answer 28

ET; tube that is place down the trachea; paramedic can intubate but not a EMT

Answer 29

ET is within the trachea, its a whole tube that goes down the trachea tracheostomy is a hole cut into the trachea and connects to a ventilator

Answer 30

mastication

Answer 31

peristalsis

Answer 32

defecation

Answer 33

deglutination

Answer 34

digest and break down food

Answer 35

produces enzymes that aid in digestion

Answer 36

absorbs nutrients

Answer 37

absorbs water

Answer 38

filters out chemical and waste from blood stream; stores nutrients; makes bile; converts glycogen to glucose; breaks down fats

Answer 39

white, chalky substance to examine GI tract barium swallow (taken orally) duodenum and up barium enema (through rectum) everything below

Answer 40

gastroesophageal reflux disease; heartburn; pyrosis is acute; GERD is chronic (common in overweight people and 3rd trimester pregnancies) pressure on the stomach which pushes on the esophagus, then stomach acid leads to there; can cause esophageal ulcers; can be caused by a hiatal hernia

Answer 41

colon/o; col/o

Answer 42

nasogastric

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peptic in stomach; duodenal - erosions of mucosa of GI tract; can become perforated ulcers (sepsis and die); stomach acid makes it worse; can't eat really or else it won't heal

Answer 44

concerned abt B + C, vaccines for both; common through needle sharing and sometimes blood transfusion, also with accident needle sticks and when pts blood is on the doc; bloodborne; hep leads to jaundice b/c of sclerosis and cirrhosis, this then leads to ascites when its end stage because liver is backed up; danger when it gets past the diaphragm b/c its getting to the lungs (symptom is SOB)

Answer 45

fluid in the peritoneal cavity; temporary tx is diuretics and abdominocentesis

Answer 46

tums (a base, neutralizes acid)

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another effect of hep B +C, this is bc of cirrhosis of liver and causes back up, veins are dilated, they can rupture and lead to bleeding into the stomach; can be deadly

Answer 48

alcoholics, they have all the same symptoms except the virus

Answer 49

you throw up blood

Answer 50

you have blood digested and poop is black

Answer 51

esophageal varices because blood is backed up, causes the swelling you see in this condition and can rupture

Answer 52

presence of gallstones; inflammation and pain

Answer 53

autoimmune; causes hyperinflammation throughout the GI tract, patchy; diarrhea, pain

Answer 54

autoimmune; inability to process gluten

Answer 55

guts rupture into an adjacent cavity where they aren't supposed to be; can have pyrosis with hiatal; if small they are left alone but big ones that cause symptoms require surgery; common in body builders hiatal and inguinal are the most common

Answer 56

blockage of GI tract; folded, twisted itself off, small intestine area, corrected with surgery immediately

Answer 57

fluid must be removed slowly or it will cause neuro disruption, arrhythmia, basically body failure because the fluid has electrolytes

Answer 58

alzheimer's

Answer 59

autonomic nervous system

Answer 60

cerebrospinal fluid

Answer 61

four times per day

Answer 62

doctor of optometry

Answer 63

pupils are equal, round and reactive to light and accommodation

Answer 64

registered nurse

Answer 65

twice a day

Answer 66

ophthalm/; ocul/o

Answer 67

encephal/o

Answer 68

cognitive behavioral therapy

Answer 69

lumbar puncture

Answer 70

history and physical

Answer 71

cerebral vascular accident

Answer 72

central nervous system

Answer 73

peripheral nervous system

Answer 74

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Answer 75

three times a day

Answer 76

glucose tolerance test

Answer 77

epidural hematoma

Answer 78

positron emission tomography

Med Term Review Pt. 2 Flashcards

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