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Seizures
Abnormal discharge of electrical activity in the brain
resulting in voluntary contractions of voluntary muscles.
TERM 2
Shock
DEFINITION 2
Lack of oxygen to individual cells of the body including the
brain.
TERM 3
Hypovolemic Shock
DEFINITION 3
Shock caused by loss of blood or other body.
TERM 4
Cardiogenic Shock
DEFINITION 4
Type of shock in which the left ventricle fails to pump enough
blood for the body to function.
TERM 5
Neurogenic Shock
DEFINITION 5
Shock that results from this function of nervous system
following spinal cord.
Anaphylactic Shock
Sever allergic reaction within minutes to hours exposure to a
foreign substance.
TERM 7
Septic Shock
DEFINITION 7
SHock that results from General infection in the bloodstream.
TERM 8
Contusion
DEFINITION 8
Collection of blood and tissues after an injury, a bruise.
TERM 9
Hematoma
DEFINITION 9
Blood clot that forms at an injury site
TERM 10
eechymosis
DEFINITION 10
characteristic black and blue Mark that results from blood as
it accumulates under the skin.
Superficial burn
Burn limited to the epidermis also known as first degree burn.
TERM 17
Partial thickness burn
DEFINITION 17
burn that involves epidermis and varying levels of the dermis
also known as a second degree burn.
TERM 18
Full thickness burn
DEFINITION 18
Burn that has destroyed all skin layers also known as a third
degree burn.
TERM 19
Splint
DEFINITION 19
Device used to immobilize a sprain, strain, fracture, or
dislocated limb.
TERM 20
Ischemia
DEFINITION 20
Decrease in oxygen to tissues.
Infarction
Death of tissues due to lack of oxygen.
TERM 22
Allergen
DEFINITION 22
Any substance that causes manifestations of an allergy
usually a protein to which the body has built antibodies.
TERM 23
Hyperthermia
DEFINITION 23
General condition of excessive body heat.
TERM 24
Heat Cramps
DEFINITION 24
Type of Hyperthermia that cause muscle cramping resulting
from sodium heat exhaustion.
TERM 25
Heat Exhaustion
DEFINITION 25
A type of hypertheria that cause an altered mental status
due to an adequate fluid replacement.
