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EMT-B Quiz 2
medications, landmarks, treatments, findings
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Angiotensin converting enzyme | ACE |
| Aspirin | ASA |
| Birth Control Pills | BCP |
| Calcium Channel Blocker | CCB |
| Calcium chloride | CaCl2 |
| Digoxin | Dig |
| Dilantin | DPH |
| Diphenhydramine | DPHM |
| Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus | DPT |
| Hydrochlorothizide | HCTZ |
| Lactated Ringer's Ringer's Lactate | LR, RL |
| Nitroglycerin | NTG |
| Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory agent | NSAID |
| normal saline | NS |
| oral birth control pill | OBCP |
| Penicillin | PCN |
| Phenobarbital | PB |
| Potassium | K+ |
| Sodium Bicarbonate | NaHCO3 |
| Sodium chloride | NaCl |
| Tylenol | APAP |
| Abdomen | Abd |
| Antecubital | AC |
| Anterior axillary line | AAL |
| Anterior Cruciate ligament | ACL |
| Anterior Posterior | A/P |
| Dorsalis Pedis | DP |
| Gallbladder | GB |
| Intercostal Space | ICS |
| Lateral collateral ligament | LCL |
| Left lower lobe | LLL |
| Left lower quadrant | LLQ |
| Left upper lobe | LUL |
| Left upper quadrant | LUQ |
| left ventricle | LV |
| liver spleen kidneys | LSK |
| Lymph node | LN |
| midaxillary line | MAL |
| posterior axillary line | PAL |
| right lower lobe | RLL |
| right lower quadrant | RLQ |
| right middle lobe | RML |
| Right upper lobe | RUL |
| Right upper quadrant | RUQ |
| temporomandibular joint | TMJ |
| tympanic membrane | TM |
| arterial blood gas | ABG |
| bilateral breath sounds | BBS |
| blood glucose level | BGL |
| breath sounds | BS |
| cerebrospinal fluid | CSF |
| chest x-ray | CXR |
| complete blood count | CBC |
| computerized tomography | CT |
| conscious alert and oriented | CAO |
| costovertebral angle | CVA |
| deep tendon reflexes | DTR |
| electrocardiogram | EKG, ECG |
| electroencephalogram | EEG |
| expiratory | Exp |
| Extraocular movements | EOMI |
| fetal heart tones | FHT |
| full range of motion | FROM |
| full term normal delivery | FTND |
| heart rate | HR |
| heart sounds | HS |
| hemoglobin | Hgb |
| inspiratory | Insp |
| jugular venous distention | JVD |
| laceration | lac |
| level of consciousness | LOC |
| moves all extremities well | MAEW |
| nontender | NT |
| normal range of motion | NROM |
| palpation | Palp |
| passive range of motion | PROM |
| point of maximal impulse | PMI |
| posterior tibial | PT |
| pulse | P |
| pupils equal and reactive to light | PEARL |
| pupils equal round reactive to light and accomodation | PERRLA |
| Range of motion | ROM |
| Respirations | R |
| temperature | T |
| unconscious | unc |
| urinary incontinence | UI |
| after eating | pc |
| alert and oriented | A/O |
| anterior | ant. |
| as needed | prn |
| before eating | a.c. |
| body surface area | BSA |
| immediately | stat |
| inferior | inf. |
| moderate | mod. |
| negative | - |
| not applicable | n/a |
| number | No or # |
| occasional | occ |
| pack years | pk/yrs |
| per | / |
| positive | + |
| posterior | post. |
| postoperative | PO |
| prior to arrival | PTA |
| rule out | R/O |
| superior | sup. |
| warm and dry | W/D |
| while awake | WA |
| within normal limits | WNL |
| zero | 0 |
| advanced cardiac life support | ACLS |
| advanced life support | ALS |
| against medical advice | AMA |
| automated external defibillator | AED |
| bag valve mask | BVM |
| basic life support | BLS |
| cardiopulmonary resuscitation | CPR |
| continuous positive airway pressure | CPAP |
| do not resuscitate | DNR |
| endotracheal tube | ETT |
| estimated time of arrival | ETA |
| external cardiac pacing | ECP |
| intermittent positive pressure ventilation | IPPV |
| long spine board | LSB |
| nasal cannula | NC |
| nasogastric | NG |
| nasopharyngeal airway | NPA |
| no transport- refusal | NTR |
| nonrebreather mask | NRM |
| nothing by mouth | NPO |
| oropharyngeal airway | OPA |
| per square inch | psi |
| physical therapy | PT |
| positive end expiratory pressure | PEEP |
| short spine board | SSB |
| therapy | Rx |
| treatment | Tx |
| turned over to | TOT |
| verbal order | VO |
| centimeter | cm |
| cubic centimeter | cc |
| deciliter | dL |
| drop(s) | gtt(s) |
| drops per minute | gtts/min |
| every | q |
| grain | gr |
| gram | g, gm |
| hour | h or hr |
| hydrogen ion concentration | pH |
| intracardiac | IC |
| intramuscular | IM |
| intraosseous | IO |
| intravenous | IV |
| intravenous push | IVP |
| Joules | j |
| keep vein open | KVO |
| kilogram | kg |
| liter | L |
| liters per minute | LPM |
| microgram | mcg |
| milliequivalent | mEq |
| milligram | mg |
| milliliter | mL |
| millimeter | mm |
| millimeters of mercury | mmHg |
| minute | min |
| orally | po |
| subcutaneous | SC, SQ |
| sublingual | SL |
| to keep open | TKO |
| atrial fibrillation | AF |
| ventricular fibrillation | VF |
| ventricular tachycardia | VT |