"Chondro" in the word chondritis means: |
Cartilage |
"Gastro" in the word "gastroenteritis" means: |
Stomach |
Myo in the word myocardtis means |
Muscle |
A 5 year old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity of the forearm near the wrist. He as possibly sustained a fracture of the __________ forearm. |
distal |
A diabetic patient has polydipsia. This means that she: |
is excessively thirsty |
A patient has fractured both femurs Anatomically, these injuries would be describes as being: |
bilateral |
After applying a tourniquet, the injury from a patient’s leg stops bleeding. This is called: |
Hemostasis |
An intoxicated 40 year old male is found lying face down. How would you document his body position? |
Prone |
EMTs should have a strong working knowledge of medical terminology in order to: |
Communicate effectively with other members of the health care team. |
In relation to the chest, the back is : |
Posterior |
The ______ of the heart is the inferior portion of the ventricles. |
Apex |
The meaning "around" can have which of the following prefixes? |
Peri- and circum- |
The root "mealan/o" means: |
black |
The suffix "-pathy" means: |
Disease |
The term "pericardiocentesis" means: |
The removal of fluid from around the heart |
The topographic term used to describe the location of body parts that are closer toward the mid line of the body is: |
Medial |
Which of the following suffixes mean "pertaining to’ |
-al and -ic |
Which of the following suffixes mean "two"? |
dipl- and bi- |
You are transporting a 67 year old female to the hospital for investigation of abdominal pain. The patients care record indicated a history of AAA. what is the abbreviation for ? |
Abdominal aortic aneurysm |
You are transporting a 66 year old patient with a history of heart problems. The patient chart indicates that he has hepatomegaly. The root of the term indicates that: |
The problem is with the patients liver |
EMT Chapter 5
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