Statistics for Paramedic Medical Terminology

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Bruise	Contusion	49%
Below the dura	Subdural	38%
Blood clot	Thrombus	33%
Hives	Urticaria	33%
Blood in vomit	Hematemesis	32%
Most common, least serious type of TBI	Concussion	29%
When medication is injected into the area around the spinal cord	Epidural	29%
Coughing up blood	Hemoptysis	29%
Blood in stool	Melena	27%
Reddened skin	Erythema	21%
Cellular eating	Phagocytosis	21%
Opposite side	Contralateral	19%
Blood clot	Embolus	18%
Same side	Ipsilateral	18%
Dyspnea while lying flat	Orthopnea	18%
Fluid in the peritoneal cavity	Ascites	16%
Toxic to cells	Cytotoxic	16%
Platelet deficency	Thrombocytopenia	16%
Bright red blood in stool	Hematochezia	15%
Partial dislocation	Subluxation	15%
Moral philosophy	Ethics	14%
Cellular drinking	Pinocytosis	14%
Itchyness	Pruritus	13%
Weakness of entire left or right side of body	Hemiparesis	12%
A dry, dark scab. A stage of wound healing	Eschar	8%
Conduction toward something	Afferent	6%
Generalized edema	Anasarca	6%
Conduction away from something	Efferent	6%
White/grey patch on the toungue	Leukoplakia	5%
Resistant to authority or discipline	Recalcitrant	5%
Large embolism at the bifurcation of the pulmonary artery	Saddle embolus	5%
An abnormal union of membranous surfaces due to inflammation or injury	Adhesion	4%
Fatty deposits and scar tissue in a blood vessel	Atheroma	4%
Skin and bones	Cachexia	4%
Release of granules from a cell	Degranulation	4%
High lipid levels	Hyperlipidema	4%
Enzymes that differ in amino acid sequence but cause the same reaction.	Isoenzymes	4%
Connects the stomach and other abdominial organs	Omentum	4%
Breaks down the phosphodiester bond	Phosphodiesterase	4%
Connected with a profession	Professional	4%
Body humors, especially serum	Humoral	2%
Temporary improvement after a TBI	Lucid period	2%
Characteristic consistent with a particular disease	Pathognomonic	2%
To shake through	Percussion	2%