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SBGR Emergency
SBGR ALH 117 Week 2
Question | Answer |
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cardiopulmonary | relating to the heart and lungs |
myocardium | heart muscle |
ACLS | advanced cardiac life support |
PALS | pediatric advanced life support |
BLS | basic life support |
compression | squeezing together |
defibrillation | shocking back into normal rhythm |
angina pectoris | chest pain |
AED | automated external defibrillator |
exhalation | breathing out |
EMS | emergency medical service |
nitroglycerin | medication to relieve chest pain |
aspirate | sucking foreign substance into the lungs |
stroke | blockage of blood in the brain |
my/o | muscle |
cardi/o | heart |
pulmon/o | lungs |
atherosclerosis | waxy build-up of plaque in the blood vessels |
ather/o | plaque |
-sclerosis | abnormal hardening |