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Everest345modcwk4
Everest 345 mod c wk 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ambulatory | able to walk |
| anaphylaxis | severe response to a foreign allergen |
| antiemetic | relieves nausea |
| asphyxia | pathologic changes caused by lack of oxygen |
| crisis | a sudden change in the course of a disease |
| cyanosis | a blueish discoloration of skin due to lack of oxygen |
| diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
| edema | excess fluid in body tissue |
| epistaxis | nosebleed |
| assessment | evaluation of condition |
| dehydration | condition where fluid loss is greater than intake |
| immobilize | fixed position |
| NVD | nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea |
| primary | first and foremost |
| respondent superior | let the master answer, A legal doctrine that holds an employer liable for an employee's wrongful or negligent act |
| secondary | condition as a result of a primary condition |
| shock | condition where circulatory system fails to maintain adequate perfusion of vital organs |
| abrasion | injury in which superficial layers of skin are scraped away |
| laceration | a torn wound |
| trendelenburg | laying on back with legs higher than head |
| triage | medical screening of patients to determine priority of need |
| aspirated | inhalation of a foreign substance |
| cardiogenic | originating in the heart |
| convulsions | state of alternating contraction and relaxation of muscles |
| infarction | localized area of necrosis due to decreased blood flow |
| necrotic | death of cells |
| occult | hidden |
| pathologic | resulting from disease |
| perfusion | flow of blood through an organ |
| syncope | fainting, dizzy |
| systemic | relating to the entire organism |
| tidal volume | amount of air inhaled and exhaled in a single breath |
| dislocation | displaced out of joint |
| avulsion | tearing away |
| ambulate/o | walk |
| ana | excessive |
| anti | against |
| arteri/o | artery |
| asphyxia/o | lack of oxygen |
| capill/o | hair |
| cris/o | turning point |
| diaphor/o | sweat |
| -dipsia | thrist |
| edem | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| emet/o | vomit |
| -emia | blood |
| epi | above |
| erythr/o | red |
| -esis | abnormal condition |
| hem/o | blood |
| -ia | abnormal condition |
| -is | pertaining to |
| ket/o | ketones |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| -rrhage | abnormal excessive fluid discharge, bursting forth |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -stasis | maintain constant level |
| syncop/o | to cut short |
| ventilat/o | expose to air |
| sepsis | clinical evidence of an acute infection |
| cyan/o | blusih |
| hemorrhage | excessive bleeding |
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