West Coast EMT Final Exam Complete Review (2023/2024 Update!!) Questions with Verified Answers
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what is chronic obstructive pulmonary
... [Show More] disease (COPD)?
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A slow process of dilation and disruption of the airways and alveoli caused by chronic bronchial obstruction?
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what is the most common form of COPD?
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emphysema
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what is emphysema?
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a loss of the elastic material in the lungs that occurs when the alveolar air spaces are chronically stretched due to inflamed airways and obstruction of airflow out of the lungs.
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Signs and symptoms of COPD:
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Patients will chronically produce sputum, have a chronic cough, and difficulty expelling air from their lungs, with long expiration phases and wheezing.
Also: crackles, rhonchi, wheezes, or may have severely diminished breath sounds
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ischemic heart disease
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a group of cardiac disabilities resulting from an insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to the heart
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myocardial infarction (MI)
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heart attack; death of myocardial tissue (infarction) caused by ischemia (loss of blood flow) as a result of an occlusion (plugging) of a coronary artery; usually caused by atherosclerosis; symptoms include pain in the chest or upper body (shoulders, neck, and jaw), shortness of breath, diaphoresis, and nausea
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Angina
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a condition of episodes of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium
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cardiogenic shock
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Shock caused by inadequate function of the heart, or pump failure.
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Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
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A heart attack; death of heart muscle following obstruction of blood flow to it. Acute in this context means "new" or "happening right now."
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Cardiogenic Hypoperfusion
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otherwise called cardiogenic shock
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When a child is struck by a car, the area of greatest injury depends mostly on the:
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age of the child and the size of the car that struck him
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radiation
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Energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles.
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Convection
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The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid
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conduction
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The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching.
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Evaporation
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The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
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Atherosclerosis
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A disorder in which cholesterol and calcium build up inside the walls of the blood vessels, forming plaque, which eventually leads to partial or complete blockage of blood flow.
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arteriosclerosis
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a disease that causes the arteries to thicken, harden, and calcify
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chemoreceptors
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chemical sensors in the brain and blood vessels that identify changing levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide
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Baroreceptors
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cell that detect changes in blood pressure
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abrasion
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Loss or damage of the superficial layer of skin as a result of a body part rubbing or scraping across a rough or hard surface.
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avulsion
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An injury in which soft tissue is torn completely loose or is hanging as a flap.
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incision
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A sharp, smooth cut in the skin. [Show Less]