Referring to a difficult or severe condition with sudden onset.

A substance that causes an allergic reaction.

Response by the body to a foreign substance or an allergen.

Extreme hypersensitive reaction to an antigen that can lead to a life-threatening response.

Chest pain caused by inadequate oxygen to the heart.

Protein produced by the immune system in response to the presence of a foreign substance.

A substance introduced into the body to stimulate the production of an antibody.

The act of inhaling or ingesting, such as a foreign object.

A respiratory disease often associated with allergies and characterized by sudden recurring attacks of labored breathing, chest constriction, and coughing.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

A plan of action for restoring consciousness or life.

Medical condition in which involuntary contraction of muscles take place; common with seizure disorders.

Neurologic disorder with sudden recurring seizures of motor, sensory, or psychic malfunction.

Redness of the skin, often caused by injury or irritation.

A particular way of walking, or ambulating.

State of being excessively sensitive to a substance, often with allergic reactions.

Abnormally fast or deep breathing.

An abnormal low blood pressure reading.

Low oxygen levels in blood causing medical symptoms.

Myocardial Infarction

Damage to the muscular tissue of the heart commonly caused by obstructed circulation; also referred to as a heart attack.

Loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain, also referred to as fainting.

Ventricular Fibrillation (VF)

Serious irregular cardiac rhythm that prevents the heart from pumping blood.

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Chapter 31

Term	Definition
Acute	Referring to a difficult or severe condition with sudden onset.
Allergen	A substance that causes an allergic reaction.
Allergy	Response by the body to a foreign substance or an allergen.
Anaphylaxis	Extreme hypersensitive reaction to an antigen that can lead to a life-threatening response.
Angina	Chest pain caused by inadequate oxygen to the heart.
Antibodies	Protein produced by the immune system in response to the presence of a foreign substance.
Antigen	A substance introduced into the body to stimulate the production of an antibody.
Aspiration	The act of inhaling or ingesting, such as a foreign object.
Asthma	A respiratory disease often associated with allergies and characterized by sudden recurring attacks of labored breathing, chest constriction, and coughing.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)	A plan of action for restoring consciousness or life.
Convulsion	Medical condition in which involuntary contraction of muscles take place; common with seizure disorders.
Epilepsy	Neurologic disorder with sudden recurring seizures of motor, sensory, or psychic malfunction.
Erythema	Redness of the skin, often caused by injury or irritation.
Gait	A particular way of walking, or ambulating.
Hypersensitivity	State of being excessively sensitive to a substance, often with allergic reactions.
Hyperventilation	Abnormally fast or deep breathing.
Hypotension	An abnormal low blood pressure reading.
Hypoxic	Low oxygen levels in blood causing medical symptoms.
Myocardial Infarction	Damage to the muscular tissue of the heart commonly caused by obstructed circulation; also referred to as a heart attack.
Syncope	Loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain, also referred to as fainting.
Ventricular Fibrillation (VF)	Serious irregular cardiac rhythm that prevents the heart from pumping blood.

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