Conditions Requiring Immediate Medical Attention; signs and symptoms

Question 1

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)

Answer 1

• Pulsating feeling in abdomen
• Abdominal Bulge

Question 2

Appendicitis

Answer 2

• (+) McBurneys Pint
• RLQ pain
• Fever

Question 3

6 p’s of Compartment Syndrome?

Answer 3

Pain
Palpable Tenderness
Paresthesia
Pallor
Paresis
Pulselessness

Question 4

MI

Answer 4

Left neck and jaw pain with chest pain

Question 5

Cauda Equina

Answer 5

• Saddle Anesthesia
• Loss of Bowel and Bladder function
• Urine Retention
• LE weakness

Question 6

Anaphylaxis

Answer 6

• Sudden burst into hives
• Itching
• SOB

Question 7

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Answer 7

• Excessive Thirst
• Confusion
• Fruit/acetone Breath