EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITION
EXAMS WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
A physical, emotional, behavioral, or cognitive condition that interferes with a persons ability to carry
out every day tasks, such as working or caring for oneself - ANSWER-Disability
The transfer of heat from one material to another through direct contact - ANSWER-Conduction
A battery powered mechanical pump implanted in the body to assist a failing left ventricle and pumping
blood to the body - ANSWER-Left ventricle assist device
LVAD
A condition that occurs as a result of high blood sugar, characterized by dehydration, altered mental
status, and shock - ANSWER-Diabetic ketoacidosis
Pain is felt in a location other than where the pain originated - ANSWER-Referred pain
Sharp pain that feels as if the body tissues are being torn apart - ANSWER-Tearing pain
Device implanted in set the skin of the chest to detect any life-threatening dysrhythmias and deliver a
shock - ANSWER-Automatic implanted cardiac
defibrillator
AICD
A localized, intense pain that arises from the parietal peritoneum, the lining of the abdominal cavity -
ANSWER-parietal pain
, Red, itchy, possibly raise blotches on the skin that often result from allergic reactions - ANSWER-Hives
A device implanted under the skin with wires implanted into the heart to modify the heart rate as
needed - ANSWER-Pacemaker
Packaging or producing a material, such as a chemical, biological, or radiological agent, so it can be used
as a weapon - ANSWER-Weaponization
A severe or life-threatening allergic reaction in which the blood vessels dilate, causing a drop in blood
pressure, and the tissue lining the respiratory system swell, interfering with the airway - ANSWER-
Anaphylaxis
Advice that breeze for a patient - ANSWER-Ventilator
A surgically created opening in to the body, as with a tracheotomy, colostopy, or ileostomy - ANSWER-
Stoma
Something that causes an allergic reaction - ANSWER-Allergen
A substance that will neutralize the poison or its effects - ANSWER-Antidote
Mind-affecting or mind-altering drugs that act on the central nervous system produce excitement and
distortion of perceptions - ANSWER-Hallucinogens
Surgical opening in the neck into the trachea - ANSWER-Tracheotomy
Thinning down or weakening by mixing with something else - ANSWER-Dilution
EXAMS WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
A physical, emotional, behavioral, or cognitive condition that interferes with a persons ability to carry
out every day tasks, such as working or caring for oneself - ANSWER-Disability
The transfer of heat from one material to another through direct contact - ANSWER-Conduction
A battery powered mechanical pump implanted in the body to assist a failing left ventricle and pumping
blood to the body - ANSWER-Left ventricle assist device
LVAD
A condition that occurs as a result of high blood sugar, characterized by dehydration, altered mental
status, and shock - ANSWER-Diabetic ketoacidosis
Pain is felt in a location other than where the pain originated - ANSWER-Referred pain
Sharp pain that feels as if the body tissues are being torn apart - ANSWER-Tearing pain
Device implanted in set the skin of the chest to detect any life-threatening dysrhythmias and deliver a
shock - ANSWER-Automatic implanted cardiac
defibrillator
AICD
A localized, intense pain that arises from the parietal peritoneum, the lining of the abdominal cavity -
ANSWER-parietal pain
, Red, itchy, possibly raise blotches on the skin that often result from allergic reactions - ANSWER-Hives
A device implanted under the skin with wires implanted into the heart to modify the heart rate as
needed - ANSWER-Pacemaker
Packaging or producing a material, such as a chemical, biological, or radiological agent, so it can be used
as a weapon - ANSWER-Weaponization
A severe or life-threatening allergic reaction in which the blood vessels dilate, causing a drop in blood
pressure, and the tissue lining the respiratory system swell, interfering with the airway - ANSWER-
Anaphylaxis
Advice that breeze for a patient - ANSWER-Ventilator
A surgically created opening in to the body, as with a tracheotomy, colostopy, or ileostomy - ANSWER-
Stoma
Something that causes an allergic reaction - ANSWER-Allergen
A substance that will neutralize the poison or its effects - ANSWER-Antidote
Mind-affecting or mind-altering drugs that act on the central nervous system produce excitement and
distortion of perceptions - ANSWER-Hallucinogens
Surgical opening in the neck into the trachea - ANSWER-Tracheotomy
Thinning down or weakening by mixing with something else - ANSWER-Dilution
