Cardiology
Heart disease, ischemia, vascular findings, and cardiac procedures.
Glossary route
Medical Terms for Paramedics
Paramedic vocabulary should move quickly from assessment terms to airway, circulation, and resuscitation language.
Why this route exists
Prehospital teams need clear, compressed English that carries high clinical value under time pressure.
This glossary route emphasizes cardiology, respiratory compromise, airway support, and early resuscitation concepts.
How to use this page
- Focus on chest pain, breathing, and perfusion language first.
- Learn airway tools and ventilation terms.
- Use category pages to connect findings with interventions.
Recommended Categories
Pulmonology
Respiratory disease vocabulary and lung-focused clinical language.
Treatment
Interventions, devices, and procedure-oriented therapy language.
Critical Care
Monitoring, resuscitation, hemodynamics, and ICU support language.
Best Terms to Start With
Myocardial Infarction
Necrosis of myocardial tissue due to prolonged ischemia, typically caused by acute thrombotic occlusion of a coronary artery.
Unstable Angina
A type of angina pectoris characterized by unpredictable chest pain or discomfort that occurs at rest or with minimal exertion, often indicating an impending myocardial...
Pulmonary Contusion
A bruise of the lung tissue caused by blunt chest trauma, resulting in hemorrhage and edema without laceration, which impairs gas exchange.
Ventilation
The mechanical process of moving air into and out of the lungs, facilitating gas exchange between the alveoli and the external environment.
Tracheostomy Tube
A medical device inserted into a surgically created opening (tracheostomy) in the trachea to maintain an open airway.
Arterial Line
A thin catheter inserted into an artery to monitor blood pressure continuously and obtain arterial blood samples.
Inotropic Therapy
The use of medications that alter the force of myocardial contractions, either increasing (positive inotropes) or decreasing (negative inotropes) cardiac contractility.