(General) Kahoot Final Questions Flashcards
In which phase of patient-clinician interaction would you make changes to oxygen therapy if needed?
A) Follow-up
B) Pre-interaction
C) Treatment and Monitoring
D) Initial assessment
C = treatment and monitoring
What are polyphonic wheezes indicative of?
Asthma
Remember, wheezes indicate obstruction.
What does the sympathetic nervous system do?
(broad spectrum)
Fight or flight -> Increase BP, HR etc.
What is neutrophilia? and what are causes of it?
increase in neutrophils; meaning there is a infection/inflammation response.
Acute bacterial infections, tissue damage, and COPD would be scenarios that you could expect neutrophil increase.
Combined acidosis with mild hypoxemia
You assess a patient who is disoriented and confused, opens their eyes to commands, and obeys. What is their GCS?
13
The PaCO2 increases from 35mmHg to 55mmHg, what happens to pH
Decrease by 0.12
On CxR, tenting of diaphragms is indicative of what pathology?
Atelectasis
What is paroxysmal dyspnea?
A sudden attack or exacerbation of an underlying condition
A patient comes into ER complaining of severe SOB.
This is an example of a ____and is _____data
Symptom, subjective
Which is an example of an open ended question?
A) Did the pain start yesterday?
b) When did the pain start?
C) Is the pain worse when you cough?
D) Does it hurt when I push here? Dr pushes into broken rib area agressively
B) when did the pain start
What is Cheyne stokes breathing?
Shallow –>Deep–> Shallow–> Apnea
What is Biots breathing normally associated?
Ataxic respiration bc usually bc of neuron damage.
Periodic breathing (apneic periods)
rate is usually hyperpnea or normopnea (rate normal looking) BUT PERIODIC (gaps)
What is Kussmaul breathing usually associated with?
Metabolic acidosis (diabetes mellitus)
-rate is hyperpnoea
What is cheyne-stokes breathing associated with?
Periodic breathing that is deep + shallow. (gradual in that breath rates ascend and descend)
associated with hypoperfusion of brain or sleep/hypoxic medication
What position is lateral recumbent
laying on their side
GCS:
Patient comes in confused, is localizing pain and are opening their eyes when pressure is applied.
11
What is the MAP of a patient with a BP of 130/90?
103
High levels of WHAT PROTEIN is indicative of cardiac death?
myoglobin
What are causes of hyperkalemia?
Kidney disease
Hypoxia
metabolic acidosis
Identify the rhythm
Junctional Tachycardia
True or False:
In anemic individuals, you will see high hematocrit values and an overall decrease in total blood volume
False
Anemic = too few RBC so hematocrit values should be low.
What happens to your metabolic rate during hypothermia?
Metabolic rate decreases, as does CO2 and O2
Pleuritic chest pain is a characteristic of
Pneumothorax and pleural effusion
Recall that Pleuritic = central pain
