General Paramedicine III Flashcards
Crush Injury Syndrome (CIS) can also be called ___.
- Traumatic Rhabdomyolysis (TR);
The opposite of ___ (toward the tail) is ___ (toward the head).
- Caudal;
- Cephalad;
What is the AHA recommended weight-based NS fluid bolus to deliver to a pediatric patient in cardiogenic shock?
- 5-10 mL/kg;
The most common form of distributive shock is ___. The next most common form of distributive shock is ___.
- Sepsis (or septic shock);
- Anaphylaxis (or anaphylactic shock);
A ___, colloquially called a blood clot, is the final product of the blood coagulation step in hemostasis.
- Thrombus;
Discomfort from false labor (aka ___) commonly presents in the ___ abdomen, while discomfort from true labor presents in the ___ abdomen.
- Braxton-Hicks contractions;
- Lower;
- Upper;
Erectile dysfunction medications are ___ inhibitors.
- Phosphodiesterase;
A ___ is an area of skin that is mainly supplied by a single spinal nerve. There are ___ cervical nerves, ___ thoracic nerves, ___ lumbar nerves and ___ sacral nerves. Each of these nerves relays sensation from a particular region of skin to the brain.
- Dermatome;
- 8;
- 12;
- 5;
- 5;
___ is a discomfort below the rib and above the ilium, generally beginning at the back or in the midaxillary line and resulting from the stimulation of specialized nerve endings upon distention of the ureter or renal capsule.
- Flank pain;
What process can be used in the field to determine whether nasal secretions contain CSF?
- Test the fluid with a glucometer (CSF should have glucose in it, whereas this is unlikely in normal nasal secretions);
The presence of moist crackles along with tachycardia, poor perfusion and increased liver size are typical findings in patients with ___ shock.
- Cardiogenic;
The two most-commonly injured organs due to blunt force trauma.
- Spleen;
- Liver;
Le Fort ___ fracture (horizontal), otherwise known as a floating palate, may result from a force of injury directed low on the maxillary alveolar rim, or upper dental row, in a downward direction.

- I;
___ is a condition in which damaged skeletal muscle tissue breaks down rapidly. Breakdown products of damaged muscle cells are released into the bloodstream. Some of these, such as the protein ___, are harmful to the ___ and may lead to ___ failure.
- Rhabdomyolysis;
- Myoglobin;
- Kidneys;
- Kidney;
Common causes of ___ shock include congenital heart disease, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy.
- Cardiogenic;
___ occurs when a blood clot develops in a blood vessel and reduces the flow of blood through the vessel.
- Thrombosis;
A ___ is an incision into the pleural space of the chest. It is performed by surgeons to gain access to the thoracic organs, most commonly the heart, the lungs, or the esophagus, or for access to the thoracic aorta or the anterior spine
- Thoracotomy;
What are the four types of distributive shock?
- Neurogenic shock;
- Psychogenic shock;
- Septic shock;
- Anaphylactic shock;
What are the three major categories of shock?
- Hypovolemic shock;
- Distributive shock;
- Cardiogenic shock;
What is the definition of a “flail chest”? What type of movement may it exhibit with relation to the chest wall?
- Two or more adjacent ribs which are fractured in more than one place along their length;
- Paradoxical movement;
A raised level in the blood of urea and other nitrogenous waste compounds that are normally eliminated by the kidneys.
- Uremia;
What does tPA stand for?
- Tissue plasminogen activator;
What does PETCO2 stand for?
- Postapneic End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Pressure;
A woman’s blood pressure commonly ___ during pregnancy due to the hormone ___ relaxing the walls of blood vessels. This blood pressure change is most often seen during the ___ and ___ trimesters.
- Decreases;
- Progesterone;
- First;
- Second;




