A drug that counteracts nausea and vomiting is called an…

Amide is a chemical structure derived from ammonia which are used in a group of local anesthetics. Some of those are…

A reduction in the number of red blood cells

Antisialogogues are drugs that counteract the production of saliva like ________ for example. Mark all that apply.

Drugs that reduce anxiety, agitation, or tension are called _______. For example diazepam (Valium) or midazolam (Versed).

What is an arrhythmia?

Arterioles are the small arterial branches located at the end of an artery (furthest from the heart).

What is the accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity?

Asystole is when there is an abnormal heart rhythm.

Pharmacologic agents that produce a tranquilizing effect are called...

A disease due to hyposecretion of glucocorticoids, characterized by low blood pressure, anemia, diarrhea, digestive disturbance and a bronze like pigmentation of the skin.

A disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition of plaques of fatty material on their inner walls.

The heart's atrium is located...

An atrial arrhythmia characterized by rapid random contractions of the atrial myocardium, causing irregular and often rapid ventricular rate.

When atrial contractions are rapid(200-320 per minute) but regular it is called...

Supraventricular means ________ the level of the ventricles area.

A cardiac conduction defect in which the impulse generated by the SA node is partially or completely blocked in the area of the AV node ic called...

Having the property of an allergen, a substance that will elicit an allergic response in sensitive individuals is called...

The Autonomic nervous system is a portion of the nervous system concerned with regulation of ....

Balanced anesthesia is using several agents together, capitalizing on the best aspects of each agent, but using each at a larger dose.

A group of pharmacologic agents that have sedative properties and produce amnesia and a hypnotic effect are called....(for example thiopental sodium and methohexital(Brevital).

A baroreceptor is a sensory nerve ending that is stimulated by changes in pressure, like those in the walls of blood vessels.

Any abnormal condition of the blood is called...

A slowly administered dose of medication is called a bolus.

The Brachial Artery supplies blood to the...

The large artery on the right side of the neck that distributes blood to the right side of the head, neck and right arm.

Bradycardia is a heart rate...

A Bronchiole is one of the finer ( 1mm or less) subdivisions of the branched bronchial tree.

Small air sacs within the body of the lung...(plural and singular)

A small band of atypical cardiac muscle fibers that propagates the atrial contraction rhythm to the ventricles is called...

Bronchus of plural bronchi are...

The minute vessels that connect the arterioles and venues, forming a network in nearly all parts of the body are called capilllaries.

Capnography measures and records _____________.

The systolic and diastolic movement with the interval between them is a _______________.

The total amount of blood pumped by either ventricle of the heart per unit of time (usually volume per minute) (stroke volume x heart rate).

A psychiatric state in which the patient appears apathetic and stuporous with diminution of sensibility.

The portion of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal column.

The part of the brain that is concerned with the coordination of movement is the...

A neurologic defect lasting more than 24 hours caused by a reduced blood flow in the brain is called a stroke or a ....

The main portion of the brain that is concerned with thinking called the....

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is any disorder marked by persistent obstruction of bronchial airflow, for example...

Cirrhosis is a disease of the __________, characterized by loss of normal microscopic lobular structure and the formation of fibrous tissue.

The Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone (CMTC) is a center in the brain stem that responds to the presence of potentially toxic substances in the blood and signals the body to....

Which rhythm shows coarse V. fib?

One of two large, palpable arteries in the neck.

A long beat that compensates for a shorter beat that contains either an atrial or ventricular premature contraction.

Congenital heart disease is a cardiac disease caused by a defect in the heart structure that occurs after birth.

A clinical syndrome due to heart disease and characterized by breathlessness an abnormal water and sodium retention, resulting in edema.

A procedure involving incision or passage of a large needle through the cricothyroid ligament to create and airway for emergency relief of upper airway obstruction; also called a cricothyrotomy.

A slow and steady administration of intravenous fluid or an anesthetic agent is called continuous infusion.

The terminal portion of the great cardiac vein, located between the left atrium and ventricle and empties into the right atrium.

Any of the steroids produced by the adrenal cortex and involved in many activities, including the body's response to stress; they are used clinically for anti-inflammatory purposes to suppress the immune response.

Two premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) in succession are called...

Any of the 12 pairs of nerves connected with the brain.