QUIZ 1 Flashcards
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AMLS patient assessment pathway
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- advanced medical life support
- initial observations- scene size up, CC, primary assessment
- first impression- life threats, sick or not sick, differential diagnosis
- detailed assessment- history, secondary assessment, diagnostics
- refine differential diagnosis- life threats, critical, nonemergent
- ongoing management- reassess
- scene size up
- primary assessment
- history taking
- secondary assessment
- reassessment
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OPQRST
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- onset- when did it start
- provocation- does anything you do make it better or worse
- quality- what does it feel like (tight, pressure)
- region/radiation/referral- does (pain) it go anywhere else
- severity- pain on a scale of 1-10
- time- how long has this been occurring
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SAMPLER
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- signs and symptoms
- allergies
- medications
- pertinent past history
- last oral intake
- events that led to injury or illness
- risk factors- histories of disease
4
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two components of secondary assessment
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- obtaining vital signs
- performing a head to toe survey
5
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AVPU
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- alert
- verbal stimuli
- painful stimuli
- unresponsive
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pupils
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- pinpoint pupils- overdoes
- fixed and dilated pupils- head trauma
- ones normal and the other is dilated- brain bleed
7
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glasgow coma scale
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- eye opening- spontaneous (4), to verbal command (3), to pain (2), no response (1)
- verbal response- oriented and converses (5), disoriented conversation (4), speaking but nonsensical (3), moans or makes unintelligible sounds (2), no response (1)
- motor response- follows commands (6), localized pain (5), withdraws to pain (4) decorticate flexion (3), decerebrate extension (2), no response (1)
- higher GCS (15)- no neurologic disability
- 13-14- mild dysfunction
- 9-12- moderate to severe dysfunction
- 8 or less- severe dysfunction (lowest possible is 3)
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wheezing
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- bronchoconstriction
- lungs are constricted
- lower airway constriction
- high pitch whistling
- vibrate
- bronchi are swollen and constricted
- COPD
- asthma
- foreign body lodged
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rales
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- fluid that develops in the lung alveoli
- the sound of hair rolling between your fingers
- lower airway obstruction
- pneumonia
- congestive heart failure
10
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stridor
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- high pitch lung sound
- happens in the throat
- constriction of the upper airway
11
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aortic aneurysm
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- may be seen pulsating in the upper midline
- do not palpate an obvious pulsatile mass -> could burst
- dilates -> aneurysm
- wall of aorta burst or starts to expand
- bursts -> dissection (once it starts penetrating the wall
12
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bony crepitus
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- you can feel the shattered bones under the skin
- usually for broken ribs
13
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capnography
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-measure the CO2 you are breathing out
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pharynx
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- nasopharynx- air passage with pharyngeal tonsil
- oropharynx- common rout for food and air
- laryngopharynx - extends to the larynx
- differing types of epithelial tissue here
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larynx
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- keeps food and drink out of airway
- marks where the upper airway ends and the lower airway begins
- extrinsic muscles connect larynx and elevate it during swallowing
- intrinsic muscles control vocal cords
- epiglottis
- cartilage
- hypoid bone
- ligaments
16
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innervation for respiration
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- phrenic nerve (C3,C4,C5) is innervated when CO2 increase and pH decreases
- detected by chemoreceptors in the CSF
- diaphragm contracts -> inhalation
17
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cell death without oxygen
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- 0-1 min -> cardiac irritability
- 0-4 min -> brain damage not likely
- 4-6 min -> brain damage possible
- 6-10 min -> brain damage very likely
- more than 10 minutes -> irreversible brain damage
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COPD
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- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- emphysema and chronic bronchitis
- trouble releasing CO2
19
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tidal volume
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- amount inhaled or exhaled in one breath under resting conditions
- giving too much tidal volume can cause pneumothorax
- 500ml is average
- 5-6cc per kilo = tidal volume
20
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agonal respirations
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-patient may appear to be breathing (gasping) after the heart has stopped
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cheyne stoke respirations
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increased and decreased rate and depth with
- normal and then drops
- regular pattern
- seen in stroke and head injury patients
- spinal injury
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Biot’s respiration
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- breathing normally and then dropping or raising
- irregular pattern
- may follow serious head injury
23
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kussmals respirations
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- deep and fast gasping respirations
- lacking any apneic periods
- associated with metabolic/toxic disorders (diabetes mellitus)
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dyspnea durations
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- chronic- usually related cardiac disease, asthma, COPD, or neuromuscular disease
- acute- asthma exacerbation, infection, pulmonary embolus, acute cardiac dysfunction, inhalation toxic substance, allergen, foreign body
- sudden- pulmonary embolism, spontaneous, pneumothorax
- slow- pneumonia, CHF, malignancy
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tachypnea
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- increased respiratory rate
- fever
- hypoperfusion
- metabolic acidosis triggers increase
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bradypnea
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- slower than normal respiratory rate
- drugs
- hypoperfusion
- CNS problem
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physical exam
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- neurologic- assess mental status
2. neck exam- look for JVD when pt is sitting upright
28
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tracheal deviation
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-late sign of tension pneumothorax
29
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OPA adjuncts
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- oropharyngeal airways
- unresponsive patients without gag reflex
30
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NPA adjuncts
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- nasopharyngeal airways
- intact gag reflex
- people who cant tolerate OPA
- do not do on suspected head injury patients
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nonrebreathing masks
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- moderate respiratory distress patients
- 10-15 L/min
- delivers oxygen at 60-95%
- preferred way to give oxygen in prehospital setting
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nasal cannulas
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- 24-44% oxygen delivered
- 1-6 L/min
- used for chronic illnesses
- mild respiratory distress
- calms patients with minimal oxygen levels
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assisted ventilation
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- CPAP
- assisted ventilation (BVM)
- used for patients in respiratory arrest and cannot breath on their own
34
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bag mask device
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- most common method used to ventilate patients in EMS and during initial respiratory failure in ER
- 10-15 L/min
- severe respiratory distress
- 75-100%
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CPAP
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- continuous positive airway pressure
- noninvasive ventilatory support for respiratory distress
- automatic BVM
- opens collapsed alveoli
- use with caution for people with low BP -> can cause pneumothorax
- increases intrathoracic pressure -> aspiration
- patient needs to be breathing with the machine
36
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Nerve 1
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- olfactory
- sense of smell
37
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Nerve 2
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- optic
- sense of sight
38
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Nerve 3
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- oculomotor
- size, symmetry, and shape of pupils
- eye movement
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Nerve 4
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- trochlear
- downward gaze
40
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Nerve 5
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- trigeminal
- cheek
- jaw motion
- chewing
- facial sensation
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Nerve 6
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- abducens
- lateral eye movement
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Nerve 7
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- facial
- strength of facial muscles
- taste
- saliva secretion
43
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Nerve 8
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- acoustic
- sense of hearing
- balance
44
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Nerve 9
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- glossopharyngeal
- tongue and pharynx sensation
- taste
- muscles of swallowing
45
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Nerve 10
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- vagus
- sensation of throat and trachea
- taste
- muscles for voice production
- heart rate
46
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Nerve 11
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- spinal accessory
- shoulder movement
- ability to turn head
47
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Nerve 12
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- hypoglossal
- speech articulation
- tongue movement
48
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rhonci
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- low pitched crackles
- caused by secretion in the larger airways
- can be a sign of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or an infectious process such as bronchitis and pneumonia
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apneustic
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- long, gasping inspiration follow by very short expiration
- breath is not fully expelled
- chest is hyperinflated
- brain lesion
- causes hypoxemia
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vesicular lung sounds
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-auscultated over the anterior and posterior part of the chest
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bronchovesicular lung sound
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-auscultated over main bronchi
52
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bronchial sounds
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- heard over the trachea
- near the manubrium of the sternum
53
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adventitious lung sounds
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- heard over the normal sound of breathing
- rales, rhonchi, wheezing
- lower airway disease
54
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decorticate posturing
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- arm at chest and angled in
- fists are clenched
- dysfunction of the cerebral cortex
- 3 on the glasgow scale
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decerebrate posturing
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- significant brain injury
- rigidity
- arms and legs are extended
- toes point downward
- head and neck are arched
- 2 on the glasgow
