a diabetic emergency

caused by severe hyperglycemia and acidosis.

(a)  

a procedure that assists the kidneys in

removal of toxins from the blood.

(a)  

primary muscle of respiration that

separates the chest and abdominal cavities.

(a)  

pressure exerted against the walls of the

arteries in between contractions of the left ventricle.

Also the phase of cardiac contraction when the heart

fills with blood

(a)  

movement from area of high to low

concentration.

(a)  

widening; to make bigger.

(a)  

use of chemicals to destroy pathogens.

(a)  

movement of a bone out of the joint

(a)  

away from the point of attachment

(a)  

shock due to poor distribution of blood due to vasodilation

(a)  

inflammation of small pouches (diverticula) along the wall of the intestine

(a)  

pulse on the anterior portion of the foot

(a)  

amount of drug that should be administered

(a)  

obligation to respond and provide care

(a)  

difficulty breathing

(a)  

medical term for bruising

(a)  

pregnancy-induced seizures

(a)  

a pregnancy that develops outside the uterus

(a)  

swelling

(a)  

an obstruction in a blood vessel

(a)  

a dispatcher specially trained to give medical instructions to 911 callers

(a)  

patient movement techniques used when patients must be moved out of danger immediately

(a)  

ability to see things from the patient's perspective

(a)  

a respiratory disease that leads to destruction of the alveoli

(a)  

atomically ties a location to the call, either with a street address or geographic coordinates

(a)  

when a person is trapped in a confined space

(a)  

the outermost layer of the skin

(a)  

bleeding beneath the skull and above the dura mater

(a)  

flap that covers the trachea during swallowing

(a)