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Paramedic
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Paramedic Paramedics, are Advanced Cardiac Life Support Personnel with training in early and advanced triage, BCLS, ACLS, invasive procedures, drug therapy, advanced field diagnostics, patient packaging/transport and advanced first aid. Paramedics are traditionally found in an ambulance. Although Paramedics are technically EMT's (EMT-P versus EMT-B) most people refer to them separately.
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Cardiac
Pertaining to the heart.
Triage
A process of separating out sick or injured people based on their need for medical treatment. In a hospital, a triage area is usually part of the emergency room, where staff decide which patients get treated first.
ACLS
See Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
Invasive
Medical tests that involve gaining entry into the body via a needle, tube, or hand.
Ambulance
"Although you are undoubtedly familiar with the sound of the siren and the sight of the flashing lights of the ambulance, you may not necessarily know that the ambulance began as a walking hospital. The word ""ambulance"" indeed started off as a walking hospital, ""un h“pital ambulant"" in French, meaning literally ""a walking hospital."" The ""h“pital ambulant"" was devised during the campaigns of Napoleon to bring medical aid directly to his troops in the field. The original ""h“pital ambulant"" was a mobile unit designed to carry dressings and drugs to the wounded and evacuate the injured from the line of battle. The British, knowing a good idea when they saw it, came up with their own version of the ""h“pital ambulant."" But they economized by dropping the ""h“pital"" and corrupted ""ambulant"" to ""ambulance."" The French, of course, have for many years railed against the incursions of Anglo-Saxon words into the pure precincts of the French language. Nonetheless, they rejected their own ""h“pital ambulant"" and embraced the English ""ambulance."" So, in France today you can no longer see a hospital walking but ""ambulances"" are very much in evidence. "
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Para
A prefix meaning beside, near, beyond, aside, amiss, and sometimes implying alteration or modification.
Para-aminobenzoic acid
PABA, a substance used in suntan lotion and used clinically to treat rickettsial diseases.
Para-aortic
Beside the aorta.
Paracaine
Paracaine is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): proparacaine hydrochloride.
Paracentesis
Surgical removal of fluid from a cavity.
Paracort
Paracort is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): prednisone.
Paradione
Paradione is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): paramethadione.
Paradise Valley Medical Center
The Paradise Valley Medical Center is a hospital in National City, California, United States.
Paraflex
Paraflex is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): chlorzoxazone.
Parafon forte dsc
Parafon forte dsc is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): chlorzoxazone.
Parainfluenza virus
One of a group of viruses that cause a variety of upper respiratory diseases.
Paralysis
Inability to move parts of the body.
Paranasal sinuses
Air cavities within the facial bones, lined by mucous membranes similar to those in other parts of the airways.
Paranoia
A mental disorder characterized by a belief that others are out to get you.
Paranoid
Characterized by thinking that is delusional and, maybe, hallucinatory. It is incorrectly used as a synonym for suspicious.
Paranoid ideation
Ideation, of less than delusional proportions, involving suspiciousness or the belief that one is being harassed, persecuted, or unfairly treated.
Paraphilia
A condition occurring in men and women of being compulsively responsive to and obligatively dependent upon an unusual and personally or socially unacceptable stimulus, perceived or in the imagery of fantasy, for optimal initiation and maintenance of erotosexual arousal and the facilitation or attainment of orgasm. Paraphilic imagery may be replayed in fantasy during solo masturbation or intercourse with a partner. In legal terminology, a paraphilia is a perversion or deviancy; and in the vernacular it is kinky or bizarre sex.
Paraphiliac
A person who manifests a paraphilia. Either of the two endings, -iac and -ile, may be used for each of the philias; a person with a paraphilia.
Paraphilic
Impersonating an older person and being treated as one by a partner - one of the stigmatic/eligibilic paraphilias.
Paraplatin
Paraplatin is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): carboplatin.
Paraplegia
Paraplegiai nvolves a loss of sensation and movement in the legs and in part or all of the trunk. This varies according to the level of the injury. Generally, the lower the injury, the less the loss of movement and sensation. Paraplegia usually results from an injury to the spinal cord in the mid and lower back.
Parasal
Parasal is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): aminosalicylic acid.
Parasal sodium
Parasal sodium is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): aminosalicylate sodium.
Parasite
An organism that lives on or in the tissues of another organism and draws its nourishment from the host.
Parasitemia
The presence of parasites in the circulating blood; used especially with reference to malarial and other protozoan forms, and microfilariae.
Parasomnia
Abnormal behavior or physiological events occurring during sleep or sleep-wake transitions.
Paraspadias
A developmental abnormality in which the urethra opens along one side of the penis.
Parasthesia
A partial loss of sensation; may be temporary or permanent.
Parasympathetic nervous system
Pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system which usually prepares the organism to deal more effectively with a situation of peace, rest, and recovery, the functions of which contrast with or reciprocate those of the sympathetic system Paradoxically, the parasympathetic system is responsible for the physiological phenomenon of sexual arousal, but not sexual orgasm and/or ejaculation.
Parathar
Parathar is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): teriparatide acetate.
Parathyroid gland
Parathyroid gland refers to one of four pea-sized glands found on the thyroid.
Parathyroid glands
Located in front of the neck, below the larynx (voice box). The parathyroid glands play a role in the regulation of the body's calcium balance.
Paratope
An antibody combining site that is complementary to an epitope.
Paraurethral glands
In females, a zone of glandular tissue located around the canal of the urethra that, in some cases, releases a fluid which escapes from the urethral opening at the time of orgasm. The male counterpart is the prostate gland. These glands, and their location, are otherwise described as the G-Spot, Gräfenberg spot, zone or area.
Parauterine
Beside the uterus.
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Psychosexual development
A series of stages from infancy to adulthood, relatively fixed in time, determined by the interaction between a person's biological drives and the environment. With resolution of this interaction, a balanced, reality-oriented development takes place; with disturbance, fixation and conflict ensue. This disturbance may remain latent or give rise to characterological or behavioral disorders.
Psychotropic medication
Medication that affects thought processes or feeling states.
Pavlovian conditioning
Elicitation of a response by a stimulus that normally does not elicit that response. The response is one that is mediated primarily by the autonomic nervous system (such as salivation or a change in heart rate). A previously neutral stimulus is repeatedly presented just before an unconditioned stimulus that normally elicits that response. When the response subsequently occurs in the presence of the previously neutral stimulus, it is called a conditioned response, and the previously neutral stimulus, a conditioned stimulus.
Para-aortic
Beside the aorta.
Pregnancy hormones
Any of the hormones involved in regulating pregnancy, including progesterone and estrogen as well as human chorionic gonadotropin andhuman placental lactogen.
Paramedic
Pathogen
A disease causing organism. It can be viral, bacterial, fungal or other items such as prions... The seriousness of the disease is measured as its pathogenicity. How likely/contagious it is, is called virulence.
PSVT
Parosysmal Ventricular Tachycardia. A sporadic form of Ventricular Tachycardia.
Prescription
A prescription, as is well known, is a physician's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or device for a patient.
Palliative
Controlling symptoms without curing the disease.
Pallor
Pale appearance of the skin.
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Cardiac
Pertaining to the heart.
Triage
A process of separating out sick or injured people based on their need for medical treatment. In a hospital, a triage area is usually part of the emergency room, where staff decide which patients get treated first.
ACLS
See Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
Invasive
Medical tests that involve gaining entry into the body via a needle, tube, or hand.
Ambulance
"Although you are undoubtedly familiar with the sound of the siren and the sight of the flashing lights of the ambulance, you may not necessarily know that the ambulance began as a walking hospital. The word ""ambulance"" indeed started off as a walking hospital, ""un h“pital ambulant"" in French, meaning literally ""a walking hospital."" The ""h“pital ambulant"" was devised during the campaigns of Napoleon to bring medical aid directly to his troops in the field. The original ""h“pital ambulant"" was a mobile unit designed to carry dressings and drugs to the wounded and evacuate the injured from the line of battle. The British, knowing a good idea when they saw it, came up with their own version of the ""h“pital ambulant."" But they economized by dropping the ""h“pital"" and corrupted ""ambulant"" to ""ambulance."" The French, of course, have for many years railed against the incursions of Anglo-Saxon words into the pure precincts of the French language. Nonetheless, they rejected their own ""h“pital ambulant"" and embraced the English ""ambulance."" So, in France today you can no longer see a hospital walking but ""ambulances"" are very much in evidence. "
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Para
A prefix meaning beside, near, beyond, aside, amiss, and sometimes implying alteration or modification.
Para-aminobenzoic acid
PABA, a substance used in suntan lotion and used clinically to treat rickettsial diseases.
Para-aortic
Beside the aorta.
Paracaine
Paracaine is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): proparacaine hydrochloride.
Paracentesis
Surgical removal of fluid from a cavity.
Paracort
Paracort is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): prednisone.
Paradione
Paradione is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): paramethadione.
Paradise Valley Medical Center
The Paradise Valley Medical Center is a hospital in National City, California, United States.
Paraflex
Paraflex is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): chlorzoxazone.
Parafon forte dsc
Parafon forte dsc is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): chlorzoxazone.
Parainfluenza virus
One of a group of viruses that cause a variety of upper respiratory diseases.
Paralysis
Inability to move parts of the body.
Paranasal sinuses
Air cavities within the facial bones, lined by mucous membranes similar to those in other parts of the airways.
Paranoia
A mental disorder characterized by a belief that others are out to get you.
Paranoid
Characterized by thinking that is delusional and, maybe, hallucinatory. It is incorrectly used as a synonym for suspicious.
Paranoid ideation
Ideation, of less than delusional proportions, involving suspiciousness or the belief that one is being harassed, persecuted, or unfairly treated.
Paraphilia
A condition occurring in men and women of being compulsively responsive to and obligatively dependent upon an unusual and personally or socially unacceptable stimulus, perceived or in the imagery of fantasy, for optimal initiation and maintenance of erotosexual arousal and the facilitation or attainment of orgasm. Paraphilic imagery may be replayed in fantasy during solo masturbation or intercourse with a partner. In legal terminology, a paraphilia is a perversion or deviancy; and in the vernacular it is kinky or bizarre sex.
Paraphiliac
A person who manifests a paraphilia. Either of the two endings, -iac and -ile, may be used for each of the philias; a person with a paraphilia.
Paraphilic
Impersonating an older person and being treated as one by a partner - one of the stigmatic/eligibilic paraphilias.
Paraplatin
Paraplatin is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): carboplatin.
Paraplegia
Paraplegiai nvolves a loss of sensation and movement in the legs and in part or all of the trunk. This varies according to the level of the injury. Generally, the lower the injury, the less the loss of movement and sensation. Paraplegia usually results from an injury to the spinal cord in the mid and lower back.
Parasal
Parasal is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): aminosalicylic acid.
Parasal sodium
Parasal sodium is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): aminosalicylate sodium.
Parasite
An organism that lives on or in the tissues of another organism and draws its nourishment from the host.
Parasitemia
The presence of parasites in the circulating blood; used especially with reference to malarial and other protozoan forms, and microfilariae.
Parasomnia
Abnormal behavior or physiological events occurring during sleep or sleep-wake transitions.
Paraspadias
A developmental abnormality in which the urethra opens along one side of the penis.
Parasthesia
A partial loss of sensation; may be temporary or permanent.
Parasympathetic nervous system
Pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system which usually prepares the organism to deal more effectively with a situation of peace, rest, and recovery, the functions of which contrast with or reciprocate those of the sympathetic system Paradoxically, the parasympathetic system is responsible for the physiological phenomenon of sexual arousal, but not sexual orgasm and/or ejaculation.
Parathar
Parathar is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): teriparatide acetate.
Parathyroid gland
Parathyroid gland refers to one of four pea-sized glands found on the thyroid.
Parathyroid glands
Located in front of the neck, below the larynx (voice box). The parathyroid glands play a role in the regulation of the body's calcium balance.
Paratope
An antibody combining site that is complementary to an epitope.
Paraurethral glands
In females, a zone of glandular tissue located around the canal of the urethra that, in some cases, releases a fluid which escapes from the urethral opening at the time of orgasm. The male counterpart is the prostate gland. These glands, and their location, are otherwise described as the G-Spot, Gräfenberg spot, zone or area.
Parauterine
Beside the uterus.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Psychosexual development
A series of stages from infancy to adulthood, relatively fixed in time, determined by the interaction between a person's biological drives and the environment. With resolution of this interaction, a balanced, reality-oriented development takes place; with disturbance, fixation and conflict ensue. This disturbance may remain latent or give rise to characterological or behavioral disorders.
Psychotropic medication
Medication that affects thought processes or feeling states.
Pavlovian conditioning
Elicitation of a response by a stimulus that normally does not elicit that response. The response is one that is mediated primarily by the autonomic nervous system (such as salivation or a change in heart rate). A previously neutral stimulus is repeatedly presented just before an unconditioned stimulus that normally elicits that response. When the response subsequently occurs in the presence of the previously neutral stimulus, it is called a conditioned response, and the previously neutral stimulus, a conditioned stimulus.
Para-aortic
Beside the aorta.
Pregnancy hormones
Any of the hormones involved in regulating pregnancy, including progesterone and estrogen as well as human chorionic gonadotropin andhuman placental lactogen.
Paramedic
Pathogen
A disease causing organism. It can be viral, bacterial, fungal or other items such as prions... The seriousness of the disease is measured as its pathogenicity. How likely/contagious it is, is called virulence.
PSVT
Parosysmal Ventricular Tachycardia. A sporadic form of Ventricular Tachycardia.
Prescription
A prescription, as is well known, is a physician's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or device for a patient.
Palliative
Controlling symptoms without curing the disease.
Pallor
Pale appearance of the skin.
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