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1
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Perfusion

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How much blood is flowing around the Alviola where the gas exchanges occurs

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2
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Sympathetic

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Your fight or flight system

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3
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Blood vessel layers

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Tunica Adventita (Outer most layer), Tunica Intima (middle layer), Tunica Media (inner mist layer)

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4
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Flow of deoxygenated blood

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Body-Superior/inferior vena cava-right atrium-tricuspid valve-right ventricle-pulmonary valve-pulmonary artery-lungs

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5
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Dyspnea

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Shortness of breath/difficulty breathing

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6
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Hyperventilation (Panic attack)

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Occurs in the absence of the other physical problems

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7
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Tuberculosis (TB)

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A chronic bacterial disease that affects the lungs and is spread by cough

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Parasympathetic

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Subdivision of the autonomic nervous system Involved in food digestion

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9
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AV node

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Controls the heart rate

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10
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Septic shock

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Severe bacterial infection

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11
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Cardiogenic shock

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Inadequate heart function

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12
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Obstructive shock

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Mechanical obstruction of the cardiac muscle causing a decrease in cardiac output

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13
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Hepatitis A

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And infectious disease of the liver spread buy food or water

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CPR on children (1y/o - Onset of Puberty)

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Check pass on carotid or for moral artery, 2 inch depth, 100-120 compressions per min, 30:2

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15
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Aerobic metabolism

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Can only proceed in the presence of oxygen

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16
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Anaphylaxis

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And extreme, life-threatening, systematic allergic reaction that may include shock and respiratory failure

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Anaphylactic shock

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Life-threatening allergic reaction

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18
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What disease can lie dormant in person for decades

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Tuberculosis

19
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Hepatitis B

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And infectious disease of the liver spread by sexual content

20
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Psychogenic shock (fainting)

A

Temporary, generalized vascular dilation

21
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Hypoxic drive

A

A condition in which chronically low levels of oxygen in the blood stimulate the respiratory system

22
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SA node

A

The hearts natural pacemaker

23
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Alkalosis

A

The build up of excess bases in the body fluids

24
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Chemoreceptors

A

Measure the levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid

25
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Anaerobic metabolism

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Takes place in the absence of oxygen

26
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CPR for adults

A

2 inch depth, 30:2, 100 to 120 compressions per minute, check pulse on carotid artery

27
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What do cells do without oxygen

A

They converted to glucose into energy and lactic acid gathers in the blood

28
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Neurogenic shock

A

Damaged cervical spine, which causes widespread blood and vassal dilation

29
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Nitroglycerin

A

A medication that increases cardiac perfusion by causing blood vessels to dilate

30
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Epinephrine (Adrenaline)

A

Increase his pulse rate and blood pressure

31
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Naloxone (Narcan)

A

Can treat narcotic overdose (opioids)

32
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Signs of respiratory distress and pediatric patients

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Breathing rate, cyanosis, wheezing, and body positions

33
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Positive Pressure Ventilation

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Forces air into the chest cavity from the external environment

34
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V/Q ratio

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Ventilation vs. perfusion

35
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Flow of oxygenated blood

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Lungs-pulmonary veins- left atrium- Bicuspid/mitral valve- left ventricle- aortic valve-aorta/ body

36
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Ventilation

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How much gas is being moved effectively through the lungs

37
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Acidosis

A

Pathological condition that results from the accumulation of acids in the blood and body tissues

38
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Spine vertebrae anatomy

A

Cervical-Thoracic-Lumbar-Sacrum-Coccyx

39
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CPR for infants

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Check pulse on brachial artery, 1.5(4cm) depth, 100-120 compressions per min, 30:2

40
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Hypovolemic shock

A

Loss of blood or fluid

41
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How many loves are in the lungs?

A

5

42
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Toxic induced Hepatitis

A

Non-Communical

43
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Signs & Symptoms is Acute Hyperventilation Syndrome?

A

Tingling in your extremities

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