CHAPTER 5 When discussing left and right in terms of anatomical locations, what do they refer to? Left and right from the patient's perspective The term lateral is best defined as D. To the side What word would be used to refer to a patient's rapid breathing? B. Tachypnea What is another term for the front aspect of the body? Anterior A patient with quadriplegia would have paralysis of how many limbs? Four What is the primary reason for an emt to use specific and proper medical terminology? Medical communication needs to be exact and consistent you and your emt partner are responding to a medical aid call in the rural west county area. The dispatcher advises that the caller is reporting the patient's condition as a word you can't completely hear, and the part you do hear, the end of the word, could either be "plegia" or "algia" What would be the difference between one and the other? A word ending in -plegia would involve paralysis, whereas a word ending in -algia' would involve pain What is the distinction between anatomy and physiology? Anatomy is the study of body structures, and physiology is the study of body function While transporting a patient with a fraumatic wound to the back, you call in a report to the receiving hospital over the radio. Due to radio static and background noise in the emergency department, the physician has had to ask you twice to repeat if the would was superior or inferior. Why would this distinction be important? The location of the wound is important in determining which types of resources to have available when the patient arrives The inside of a person's thigh is also known as its aspect medial With regard to medical terminology, a prefix is D. Added to the beginnings of roots or words to modity or quality their meaning Which of the following best describes the anatomic position? Standing, facing forward, with arms are the side, paims forward Which of the following describes Fowler's position? Sitting upright with the legs straight Your partner asks why EMTS should avoid use of medical terminology when communicating with most patients. What should you tell her? B. Tell her that the point of communicating with patient's and other providers is so there is clear understanding: using medical terms when not necessary can cause confusion.