Navy Hospital Corpsman, HCB Test 2
the passageway by which air enters and leaves the body - answersairway
a prehospital assessment that is the first step in the total assessment of the patient -
answersprimary assessment
a prehospital assessment that is a rapid assessment of the head, chest, abdomen,
pelvis, extremities, and posterior of the body to detect signs and symptoms of an injury -
answersrapid trauma assessment
procedure for detecting changes in a patients condition - answersreassessment
assessment done after the scene safety and primary assessment that includes pt hx,
review of systems, physical exam and vital signs - answerssecondary assessment
injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues -
answersblunt force trauma
in medicine the reason for a call to EMS - answerschief complaint
the course of the blood from the heart through the arteries, caps, and veins back again
to the heart - answerscirculation
a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal - answersdistension
impression of the patients condition that is formed on first approaching the patient
based on patients environment, c/c, and appearance - answersgeneral impression
a patient with one or more medical diseases or conditions - answersmedical patient
what pulse divides the medial malleolus and heel into the lateral and medial plantar
arteries - answersposterior tibial
what pain involves the many factors that influence the patients report of pain
(psychiatric conditions) - answerspsychogenic pain
what pulse runs along the line between the first and second toe, and its pulse point is
felt in the mid foot - answersdoralis pedis
what type of pain is the alteration of central nervous system processing of sensation,
leading to amplification of pain signals - answerscentral sensitization
, what is used in conjunction with the stethoscope to allow you to accurately obtain the
patients bp - answerssphygmomanometer
what is an electronic device for determining the amount of o2 carried in the blood -
answerspulse oximeter
what is an electronic temp measurement tool capable of taking oral, axillary, or rectal
temp - answersthermometer
what do you call watching the rise and fall of he chest cavity in the most accurate way to
visually take note of the patients respirations - answersrespiratory rate
what pain is without identifiable etiology - answersidiopathic
auscultation of most sounds requires the use of a - answersstethoscope
what is the pressure crafted in the arteries when the heart contracts and forces blood
out in to circulation - answerssystolic
the pressure remaining in the arteries when the heart is relaxed - answersdiastolic
what do you call abnormality high bp - answershypertension
what do you call abnormally low bp - answershypotension
what lasts several months or longer and is often sustained by a pathophysiologic
process - answerschronic
Whats the flow of blood through tissues, providing them with O2 and nutrients and
removing waste products - answersperfusion
weak and rapid pulse - answersthready pulse
whats the measure of the amount of heart below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
- answerstemperature
what pulse is located behind the patients knee cap and can be palpated on the dorsal
side of the patients knee - answerspopiteal
what is the short duration and has a sudden onset in association with injury surgery or
an acute illness episode - answersacute
labored or difficult breathing - answersdyspnea
the passageway by which air enters and leaves the body - answersairway
a prehospital assessment that is the first step in the total assessment of the patient -
answersprimary assessment
a prehospital assessment that is a rapid assessment of the head, chest, abdomen,
pelvis, extremities, and posterior of the body to detect signs and symptoms of an injury -
answersrapid trauma assessment
procedure for detecting changes in a patients condition - answersreassessment
assessment done after the scene safety and primary assessment that includes pt hx,
review of systems, physical exam and vital signs - answerssecondary assessment
injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues -
answersblunt force trauma
in medicine the reason for a call to EMS - answerschief complaint
the course of the blood from the heart through the arteries, caps, and veins back again
to the heart - answerscirculation
a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal - answersdistension
impression of the patients condition that is formed on first approaching the patient
based on patients environment, c/c, and appearance - answersgeneral impression
a patient with one or more medical diseases or conditions - answersmedical patient
what pulse divides the medial malleolus and heel into the lateral and medial plantar
arteries - answersposterior tibial
what pain involves the many factors that influence the patients report of pain
(psychiatric conditions) - answerspsychogenic pain
what pulse runs along the line between the first and second toe, and its pulse point is
felt in the mid foot - answersdoralis pedis
what type of pain is the alteration of central nervous system processing of sensation,
leading to amplification of pain signals - answerscentral sensitization
, what is used in conjunction with the stethoscope to allow you to accurately obtain the
patients bp - answerssphygmomanometer
what is an electronic device for determining the amount of o2 carried in the blood -
answerspulse oximeter
what is an electronic temp measurement tool capable of taking oral, axillary, or rectal
temp - answersthermometer
what do you call watching the rise and fall of he chest cavity in the most accurate way to
visually take note of the patients respirations - answersrespiratory rate
what pain is without identifiable etiology - answersidiopathic
auscultation of most sounds requires the use of a - answersstethoscope
what is the pressure crafted in the arteries when the heart contracts and forces blood
out in to circulation - answerssystolic
the pressure remaining in the arteries when the heart is relaxed - answersdiastolic
what do you call abnormality high bp - answershypertension
what do you call abnormally low bp - answershypotension
what lasts several months or longer and is often sustained by a pathophysiologic
process - answerschronic
Whats the flow of blood through tissues, providing them with O2 and nutrients and
removing waste products - answersperfusion
weak and rapid pulse - answersthready pulse
whats the measure of the amount of heart below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
- answerstemperature
what pulse is located behind the patients knee cap and can be palpated on the dorsal
side of the patients knee - answerspopiteal
what is the short duration and has a sudden onset in association with injury surgery or
an acute illness episode - answersacute
labored or difficult breathing - answersdyspnea
