NREMT Quizes II Flashcards
What is Dahl’s sign?
Discoloration/thickening of elbows & skin above knees DT chronic tripod position (COPD)
*think: strippers on their KNEES for DAHLers
What’s the Leopold maneuver?
Palpate belly to understand imminent birth
What’s pulmonary shunting?
Lung cycles non oxygenated blood around bad alveoli to good ones to pick up O2
What’s McMurray’s sign?
Systematically rotate knee to locate where a meniscus/cartilage tears are at
What is joffroy’s sign. What disease does it indicate
Forehead skin cant wrinkle DT underlying edema (grave’s disease)
What’s it called when a hyperthyroid pt has bulging eyes?
exophthalmos
What’s whipples triad?
SS indicate hypoglycemia DT insulin a (tumor on pancreas makes excess insulin)
- low BGL <55
- hypoglycemia SS
- resolution of SS following administration glucose
What’s waddell’s triad
Injury pattern in kids hit by car: broken femur, abdominal/ chest injuries
*think: kids WADDLE like ducklings across the street (cars)
What is tic delaru?
Aka trigeminal neuralgia = facial nerve disease = severe stabbing face pain
Pt complains of sharp stabbing pn on one side of the face that occurs in episodes lasting weeks to months. What’s wrong?
Tic Delaru (trigeminal neuralgia)
What is the corpus luteum and what hormones does it make?
Ovarian follicle that pops out an ovary. Continues to produce progesterone to support pregnancy
Antidote for a beta blocker OD?
Glucagon 1-15mg infusion per hour.
How does glucagon reverse effects of a beta blocker OD?
It has inotropic & chronotropic effects that bypass Beta 1 receptors
Where on the cardiac conduction system does an impulse have the greatest velocity?
Purkinje fibers (fastest at the end)
A person with chronic HTN is at risk for developing what type of stroke?
Hemorrhagic
Pt has the “worst headache” of their life. What type of stroke is this?
Hemorrhagic
Pt has a thunderclap headache. What type of stroke is this?
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Any middle aged person who wakes up w/ a seizure (new onset), what is the likely issue?
A brain tumor
What is the dopamine dosage for cardiac vs vasoconstrictive?
Cardiac = 5-10mcg/kg/min
Vasoconstrictive = 10-20 mcg/kg/min
What is the antidote for a cocaine OD?
Benzodiazepines
What is hepatojugular reflux and what does it mean?
JVD when you press on the liver = heart failure (R side) or heart issue (pericarditis, tamponade)
What is portal hypertension and what is it caused by? What will it eventually cause
HTN of vessels connecting liver to GI DT chronic alcoholism or Hep C. Will eventually cause esophageal varices
What is anosmia
Loss of sense of smell
What is Barrett’s esophagus?
Damage to lower esophagus DT GERD (chronic exposure to stomach acid). Can lead to cancer
Pt has AMS, resp depression, burning in throat, & hypoxia following a house fire. What’s wrong?
Cyanide poisoning
Trace the arteries from the heart going downwards (ex. Aorta to…)
Aorta to L & R common iliac artery bifurcates to External iliac and femoral artery. Femoral artery turns into popliteal artery (knee).
What vertebrae controls the diaphragm?
C3-C5
Which vertebra is at the nipple line?
T4
Which vertebra is at the umbilicus
T10
What skin condition is connected with AIDS?
Kaposi sarcoma
What are the layers of a blood vessel from inner to outermost? Which layer constricts?
Tunica intima, tunica media, tunica Adventitia
Tunica media has the smooth muscle to constrict
What is glycogen and where is it stored?
Glycogen = larger units of glucose. Stored in muscles and liver
What is MAT
Multifocal atrial tachycardia = faster version of WAP >100bpm. Common in pts w/ terminal pulmonary diseases (ex. End stage emphysema)
What is a “pyrogenic reaction”
Pt gets a fever w/ chills DT an infusion of contaminated solution (ex. Dialysis pts getting infused w/ contaminated water)
___ = to continuously measure and adjust a drug dosage vs physiological effect
Titrate
Tendons vs Ligaments
Tendons = muscle to bone
Ligaments = bone/cartilage to bone/cartilage
Where are the “atlas & axis” in the body?
Atlas = C1
Axis = C2
What is the dens?
Projection from C2 that goes up into C1, allowing the head to swivel. AKA odontoid process
Child has poor feeding, nuchal rigidity, fever, w/ rash & inconsolable cry. What’s wrong?
Meningitis
What is “subluxation”
An incomplete dislocation
What is a comminuted fracture
Bone broken in two or more places
What chemoreceptors are located in the medulla? What do they do?
Regulate CO2 & pH levels of CSF
How many units of crystalloids make up for 1 unit of blood loss?
3 L fluids = 1 L of blood
How do alkaline and acidic burns differ
Acidic burns don’t burn as deep DT the eschars (dead scabbing tissue)
What organelle in a cell makes the energy?
Mitochondria
The cell membrane is also known as the _____
Phospholipid bilayer
What is the brain of the cell called?
The nucleolus (stores DNA)
Cilia vs flagella
Cilia moves shit across cell
Flagella moves the CELL
What is a cellular lysosome?
It’s the organelle in cell that cleans bad parts & destroys invaders
What’s the dosage of mag sulfate for Eclampsia?
4-5g IV followed by 1-2g/hr
Pt has cyanotic head, upper extremeties & upper torso following massive compression to chest. What’s wrong?
Traumatic Asphyxia
What’s pulsus paradoxus?
SBP falls > 10 mm HG w/ inspiration DT AMI, cardiogenic shock, cardiac tamponade, constrictive pericarditis.
Pt has SS anxiety, impending doom, extremity weakness, AMS & shock SS. He has unequal BP readings in both arms. What’s wrong?
Thoracic dissecting aneurysm
Pt has JVD, narrowing pulse pressure, tracheal deviation, & unilateral hyperresonance on thorax. What is wrong?
Tension pneumothorax
What dysrhythmia shows a Prolonged PRI with every QRS wave?
1st degree heart block
What dysrhythmia shows a constant PRI for every QRS with several intermittent dropped beats (P wave but no QRS)
2nd degree type II heart block (Mobitz II)
What dysrhythmia shows a Progressively increasing PRI before dropping a beat (P wave but now QRS)
Second degree Heart block type I
What SS of pericardial tamponade
Becks triad (Muffled heart tones, narrowing pulse pressure, JVD) WITH pulsus paradoxus
What’s the difference between vtach vs idioventricular rhythms
They look similar, except idioventricular rhythms are 20-40bpm. Vtach is >100 but usually 110-250bpm
What happens when a pt misses dialysis appointments
Hyperkalemia & muscle weakness w/ fluid retention