EMT CHAPTERS 40-46

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Across
  1. 5. dialysis, dialysate fluid is introduced into a port that leads into the peritoneal cavity
  2. 8. zone, also known as the exclusion zone, is where contamination can be present
  3. 9. access device, medical device that is used when a patient needs ongoing intravenous medications
  4. 10. ventricular assist device
  5. 11. develops from extreme stress of combat ( seen in veterans )
  6. 15. the type of dialysis in which blood is extracted from the body and sent through a machine called a dialyzer
  7. 17. permanent opening
  8. 18. ill, patients have a disease process that is realistically expected to result in death despite current medical treatment
  9. 21. bags, a pouch or bag that is attached outside the body
  10. 22. when excess CSF accumulates
  11. 25. the branch of medicine that deals with the management of obese patients
  12. 26. performed when it becomes necesary to open a new airway in patients with certain medical or traumatic conditions
  13. 30. shunt, to alleviate the rising ICP, a long, hollow tubelike device called an _______ is surgically placed
Down
  1. 1. violence, term for physical violence between two people in an intimate relationship
  2. 2. feeding, Patients who receive their nourishment this way are said to be receiving
  3. 3. palsy, an umbrella term for motor impair- ments that result from brain abnormalities that arise early in development
  4. 4. procedure that places a gastric tube into the abdomen is termed
  5. 6. patient is paralyzed in all four extremities
  6. 7. displays paralysis from the waist down
  7. 12. renal failure, occurs when there is a progressive loss of kidney function over a period of months to years
  8. 13. totally implantable venous access system
  9. 14. medical procedure designed to support the lost function of the kidneys
  10. 16. the patient cannot pronounce words correctly
  11. 19. monitor, designed to constantly monitor the patient’s breathing and emit a warning signal should breathing cease
  12. 20. brain injury, (TBI) a mild concussion
  13. 23. retinopathy, occurs when the long-term effects of their disease damage the small blood vessels of the eye
  14. 24. care, used to describe medical interventions centered on reducing the severity of disease symptoms and providing comfort for the patient
  15. 27. intravenous cathetermedical, placed while the patient is in the hospital and is designed to deliver medication into the central circulation of the body
  16. 28. nerve stimulator, implanted device found in patients with a seizure disorder
  17. 29. defects, developmental disabilities are conditions that interfere with how a body part or system operates typically present at birth