Final Exam Review (ED&T) Flashcards
Factors that can affect a critically ill patient’s cognitive function include:
Health condition, sleep disturbances, medications
The most sensitive indicator of neurologic status change is
Changes in LOC
Signs of an adverse reaction to contrast medium include
Urticaria, facial flushing, and restlessness
Which type of seizure is characterized by brief, involuntary muscle movements?
Myoclonic
A seizure in which a person loses consciousness and has stiffening and jerking of the muscles
Generalized tonic - clonic
A type of focal partial seizure, also known as a simple partial seizure.
Jacksonian
A type of seizure that causes sudden loss of muscle strength
Akinetic
A collection of blood between the dura and the arachnoid layers of the meninges
Subdural Hematoma
ACE inhibitors correct heart failure by?
Reducing Afterload
Which sign is characteristic of cardiac tamponade?
Beck’s Triad
What is included in Beck’s Triad?
Hypotension, JVD, and muffled heart sounds.
When auscultating a patient’s lungs, you hear crackles. These are caused by:
Collapsed or fluid filled alveoli snapping open
What is Phenylephrine used for?
Managing mild to moderate hypotension.
Which type of heart failure results in increased CVP?
Right sided heart failure
Why do ET Tubes have inflatable cuffs?
To prevent the backflow of oxygen.
Your patient’s ABG shows, pH 7.25 PaO2 48, and PaCO2 55. What do you expect in the patient presentation?
Acute respiratory failure
Which strategy is recommended to prevent ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP)?
Elevating the head of the bed 30-45 degrees.
A patient diagnosed with asthma who was previously wheezing suddenly stops wheezing and continues to show signs of respiratory distress. Your assessment findings would indicate that:
He’s in imminent danger of respiratory collapse.
A possible cause of a ventilator low pressure alarm is:
Endotracheal tube disconnected from ventilator
The stomach’s major functions include
Breaking down food into chyme, serving as a temporary storage area for food, and moving the gastric contents into the small intestine.
The kidneys secrete erythropoietin when?
Oxygen supply in tissue decreases
How might severe hypotension effect the kidneys?
It can result in acute tubular necrosis following ischemic renal injury.
Your DKA patient is presenting with hyperkalemia, hypovolemia, hyperglycemia, and acidosis. Which do you treat first?
The hypovolemia.
Which common drug we carry on the ambulance is contraindicated in a thyroid storm?
Aspirin