Emt Review

Question 1

Right Sided Heart Failure
(RSF)

Answer 1

Caused by LSF

*JVD
*Ascites (fluid in abdomen)
*Peripheral Edema
*Shortness of Breath
*Crackles

Question 2

Left Sided Heart Failure
LSF

Answer 2

Caused by MI

*Cyanosis
*Pink Frothy Sputum
*Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
*Crackles

Question 3

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea

Answer 3

Sudden respiratory distress that wakes a person at night.

-caused by fluid accumulation in lungs

*coughing,feeling suffocated,cold sweats, and tachycardia

Question 4

Coffee Ground Emesis

Answer 4

Upper GI Bleed

Question 5

Melaena

Answer 5

*Black tarry stool cause by an Upper GI bleed.

*Also a slow lower GI Bleed

Question 6

Hematochizia

Answer 6

Lower GI Bleed with bright red blood.

Question 7

Heat exhaustion

Answer 7

Loss of water and electrolytes from heavy sweating.

-Dizziness, Syncope,
-Nausea, Vomiting, Headache
-Cold,Clammy
-Dry Tongue and thirst with a slightly elevated body temp up to 104.
Rapid weak pulse

Question 8

O2 and air for stroke and Heart attack

Answer 8

94% without respiratory distress

Question 9

Flail Chest

Answer 9

Bag them

Question 10

Nitro

Answer 10

*Greater than 50 BPM HR
*Less than 110 HR
*BP greater than 90 systolic

Question 11

Asthma

Answer 11

Expiration Wheezing

Question 12

Bronchitis

Answer 12

ronchi and inspiratory wheezing

Question 13

V1, V2

Answer 13

Septal
Left Anterior Descending (LAD)

Question 14

V3,V4

Answer 14

Anterior
Left Anterior Descending (LAD)

Question 15

V5,V6

Answer 15

Lower Lateral
Left circumflex (LCX)

Question 16

II, III, and AVF

Answer 16

Inferior

Right Coronary Artery (RCA)

Question 17

Tension pneumothorax

Answer 17

JVD, hypotension,Hyperresonant lung sounds, and respiratory distress. Unilateral lung sounds. Tracheal Deviation is a late sign.

Question 18

Cardiac Tamponade

Answer 18

JVD

Question 19

I, AVL

Answer 19

Lateral
Left Circumflex (LCX)

Question 20

Albuterol (Proventil)

Answer 20

Class: sympathomimetic, bronchodilator, beta 2 agonist (lungs)

Indications: asthma, bronchospasms, anaphylaxis, hyperkalemia

Onset: 5-8 min
Duration: 2-6 hours

Dose: 2.5 mg diluted in 3 mL of NS

Question 21

Epinephrine (Adrenalin)

Answer 21

Class: sympathomimetic

Indications: anaphylaxis, cardiac arrest, bradycardia

Onset: 1-2 min IV, 5-10 min SQ
Duration: 5-10 min

Dose Adults: *cardiac arrest: 1mg (0.1mg/1ml) IV/IO every 3-5 min.
*anaphylaxis/asthma: 0.3-0.5 mg SQ/IM (1mg/1mL)
*post cardiac arrest/ bradycardia with severe hypotension: 2-10 mcg/min iv drip and titrate.

Dose peds: cardiac arrest: 0.01mg/kg (0.1mg/1mL) IV/IO max of 1 mg every 3-5 min
Anaphylaxis/asthma: 0.01mg/kg (1mg/1mL) SQ/IM with a max single does of 0.3 mg.