EMT Medical Terminology Already Graded A

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EMT Medical Terminology Already Graded A Acidosis ✔✔an acid condition of the body - can occur with decreased ventilations - not enough carbon dioxide is eliminated. With water, CO2 becomes carb... onic acid. Alkalosis ✔✔an alkaline condition of the body - can occur with hyperventilation - blowing off too much carbon dioxide Adjuncts ✔✔things that help - so oxygen assist in the delivery of oxygen Agitation ✔✔an emotional state of being restless, anxious, nervous Aggravation ✔✔an emotional state of being angry, or extremely unhappy about something Algorithm ✔✔an illustrative method to summarize assessment and treatment information. Memory aids. Antecubital ✔✔pertaining to the front of the elbow - a place to start an IV Arthritis ✔✔an inflammation of the joints Aspirate ✔✔to suck into Atrophy ✔✔a wasting of tissue - when leg is not in use it wastes away Bifurcate ✔✔to split in two - the trachea bifurcates at the carina into two main stem bronchi Blunt trauma ✔✔an injury that was caused by a blunt object - no break in the skin Child ✔✔pediatrics- a child is over 1 year old but less than 14 Compromise ✔✔to make worse - compromised airway Contraindicated ✔✔a condition that renders a treatment improper or undesirable Copious ✔✔large amounts Dermatology ✔✔the study of the skin Ectopic ✔✔out of the ordinary (pregnancy, pacemaker, beats) Edema ✔✔swelling of tissue due to excessive fluid in the area Electrodes ✔✔the "leads" placed on a patient's chest for ECG Embolus ✔✔a lump of something traveling through the blood vessel (air, fat from a fracture or blood clot) Emphysema ✔✔means trapp [Show More]

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