Extra Flashcards
What is the safest mode of response? Code 1 Code 0 Code 3 Code 2
Code 1 is safest- no lights and sirens
code 3 is lights and sirens
Newborn is apneic with a pulse of 70 bpm and cyanotic. What is your intervention?
Provide positive pressure ventilations
60bpm or less provide compressions
CO vs CO2
CO-carbon monoxide
CO2-carbon dioxide
Kussmaul respirations vs Cheyne-stokes
Kussmaul- deep, labored, continuous breaths
Cheyne-stokes- deep, rapid breaths that slow down to a period of apnea and then repeat again
Potentiation
refers to one drugs effect being increased or enhanced by another drugs effect
Esophageal varices are typically associated with the abuse of what substance?
Alcohol- Alcohol causes damage to the liver, which increases pressure in the portal vein. The high pressure causes blood to seek other avenues and such as the small veins in the esophagus, causing esophageal varices
PT complains of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Her abdomen is rigid and as you palate, there is rebound tenderness. The patient complains of a foul odor discharge and you notice she shuffles when she approaches you.
Pelvic inflammatory disease
When helping a patient deliver her baby in the field, you should coach her to push for _____seconds and rest for ______seconds.
10,10
Umbilical cord is wrapped tightly around the fetus’ neck. This is called?
Nuchal cord
For postpartum bleeding to be considered postpartum hemorrhage, there must be how much blood loss?
500ml
Spinal cord injuries affecting what region of the spine will affect the function of the diaphragm?
Cervical
The phrenic nerves control the diaphragm. An injury above what vertebrae will cause a patient to stop breathing
C2
MDI
meter dose inhaler
Potential energy
refers to the type of energy an object has depending on its position. Example would be a car at the top of the hill that hasn’t started moving yet.
Photophobia
is sensitivity to light and is a concerning sign when assessing head trauma
Beck’s triad
associated with acute cardiac tamponade, an emergency condition wherein fluid accumulates around the heart and impairs its ability to pump blood. The signs are low arterial blood pressure, distended neck veins, and distant, muffled heart sounds.
Crushing syndrome
cell death occurs when extremities are buried for extended periods of time
Unipolar vs Bipolar traction splints
Unipolar traction is a sager splint- This device is placed, straps are strapped and mechanical traction is applied using the handle on the device. Max traction is 15lbs or 10% of body weight.
Bipolar- Hare device is measure and then strapped in. There is no pulling performed by the splint itself so manual traction must be applied.
Trendelenburg position
Trendelenburg lurch. Trendelenburg position - a supine position on the operating table, used during and after operations in the pelvis or for shock. Trendelenburg sign - in congenital dislocation of the hip or in hip abductor weakness, the pelvis will sag on the side opposite to the dislocation when the hip and knee of the normal side is flexed.
Sager splint percent and max lbs traction
15lbs and 10% of patients body weight
What happens during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle?
menstruation
This type of abnormal respiratory pattern is often seen in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis or other metabolic acidosis?
Kussmaul
What substance covers the axon, allowing increase in speed of nervous signal along the axon?
Myelin
Preload
the force exerted on the ventricle wall at the end of diastole
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease- infection and inflammation of the upper female genital tract
Diverticulitis
Diverticula are small, bulging pouches that can form in the lining of your digestive system. They are found most often in the lower part of the large intestine (colon). Diverticula are common, especially after age 40, and seldom cause problems.
Diverticulitis can cause severe abdominal pain, fever, nausea and a marked change in your bowel habits.
Biot’s respirations
sequences of uniformly deep gasps, apnea, then more gasps
Infant respiratory rate
25-50
How many oxygen molecules can one hemoglobin hold when it is considered fully saturated
4
what age do you start performing abdominal thrusts vs back blows and chest thrusts
greater than 1 year
Meningitis
Infection of the protective layers of the brain and spinal cord
Encephalitis
Infection of the brain itself
Lou Gehrig’s disease and multiple sclerosis
Impair the nerves and transmission of messages in the nervous system
Cardiac arrest that occurs within 2 hours of onset of symptoms is called
Sudden death
Cardiac patient most likely not to present typical chest discomfort
Women
Transient side effect of nitroglycerin that is typically not of a concern
Headache
