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EMT-B Quiz 2
medications, landmarks, treatments, findings
Question | Answer |
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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 |