TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Forced vital capacity (FVC) One of several pulmonary function tests used to measure the amount of air an individual is able to forcibly exhale after taking the deepest breath possible. This test is used to identify and trend res... F 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Forced-air warmer Commercial devices that warm patients by blowing heated air through a blanket; common brand names include Bair Hugger and Mistral-Air.... F 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Fossa An anatomical pit, groove, or depression... F 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Four and the floor A catchy trauma phrase used for remembering the 5 potential hemorrhage locations. Look for blood in the chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities, and any obvious external sites (i.e., on the floor). Tiny c... F 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Fracture, comminuted A type of fracture involving bone broken in multiple places.... F 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Fracture, linear A break in the bone resembling a thin line without splintering or distortion of the bone.... F 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Fracture, simple rib Non-displaced rib fracture, such as a cracked rib or a costochondral separation.... F 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Frankly shocky A phrase used to describe an obviously hemodynamically unstable patient.... F 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Free air A term used to describe air in the abdominal cavity, outside the gastrointestinal system. This finding on a radiograph indicates a perforated hollow viscus.... F 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Free water Excess water excreted in the urine above the amount of water needed to rid the osmolar load in the same concentration of plasma... F 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Freeze dried plasma (FDP) Freeze-dried human plasma that can be stored at room temperature and reconstituted by adding sterile water. Also known as French lyophilized plasma, lyophilized plasma, or dried plasma. LyoPlas N is a... F 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller French lyophilized plasma See Freeze-dried plasma. PRONUNCIATION: ly-OPH-il-ised... F 3 June 2026
