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What is the common name for laryngotracheobronchitis?

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What is LTB or croup?

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What are the main causes/illnesses of croup?

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What is the Modified Taussig Score?

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What is Stridor?

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How big in diameter on average is an adults and a young paediatrics larynx/trachea?

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What is respiratory distress?

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What is respiratory failure?

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What is respiratory arrest?

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Why as Pre-hospital Clinicians may we refrain from giving nebuliser meds or performing certain observations and assessments in croup patients?

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What type of drugs are best to administer for croup patients and what medication is given first Pre-hospitally?

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How long does symptoms of croup normally last for?

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We can advise another medication to control patients with a fever and pain/distress, what is this?

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Why don’t antibiotics work/ineffective in croup patients?

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What are symptoms of airway compromise?

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Name 7 causes of airway compromise? FB. B. V. S. M. L. DLOC.

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Why do we use airway adjuncts?

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In what circumstances should a NPA not be used?

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What are some common causes of bradypnoea? S. O. ICP. E

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What are some common Causes of tachypnoea? AO. A. P. PE. P. PO, HF, A.

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What is hypoxaemia?

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What is Hypoxia?

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What are causes of Hypoxaemia? H. A/E/B. M. SA. I/PF.

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What are symptoms of hypoxaemia?

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What are the causes of hypoxia?

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What are common symptoms of hypoxia? COPD. P. M. H. A, CY-PO.

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When performing end of bed assessment what clinical signs are we looking for initially? C. SOB, C. S. C-S. K

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What is Cheyne-Stokes Respiration?

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What is Kussmaul’s Respiration?

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What is apnoea?

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What is the tension pneumothorax?

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What are the common causes of tension pneumothorax?

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How do we manage tension pneumothorax in the prehospital setting?

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Where is the correct site for needle decompression in tension pneumothorax?

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Why does blood pressure reduce in tension pneumothorax?

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What is pleural effusion?

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What are common causes of pleural effusions? LO. C. I. AI. PE

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What is Pleurisy?

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What are causes of pleurisy? BI - P. VI - F. LCA. BC. AI. CI. S-CA. M.

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What is Mesothelioma? MT > A.

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What is the medical term for a collapsed lung?

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What are the three types of abnormal findings on chest percussion? D. SD. HR

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When performing lung auscultation what abnormalities are we listening out for? BB. Q/R. W. S. CC. FE-IC.

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Can a wheeze be on inspiration and expiration?

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What are common causes of respiratory acidosis? RD. G-B. A. COPD. I.

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What is Gullian-Barre?

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What does Iatrogenic mean?

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What is the primary function of the epiglottis?

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What is a cricothyroidotomy and why is it performed?

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What are early signs of COPD?

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What medications are commonly prescribed for COPD patients? S-AB. C. M. L-AB.

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What test is commonly done to diagnose COPD alongside HPC? (aka lung function test)

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What is classed as acute severe asthma?

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What is asthma? RAO > BS + ES

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What are typical symptoms of acute asthma? S. W. T. H

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What are the three conditions related to COPD which make up the ‘Triad’? E. CB, AIR-FIB

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What is COPD? PRS + AO

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What is dyspnoea?

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What is Hypercapnia?

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What is Influenza and what does it attack?

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What is the first three stages of Laryngoscopy for intubation? SP/HP. RoT. LTH.

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Part 2: Next Four stages of Laryngoscopy for intubation? IB. ITT. RLB. RB.

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Part 3: Three stages of Laryngoscopy for intubation? IB. BVM/CIR. S.

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Name common restrictive (trouble inspiring o2 in) types of pulmonary disease? PF. AM. P/TP.

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Name common obstructive (trouble expiring co2) types of pulmonary disease? COPD/E/CB. A.

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Name common ventilation/exchange types of pulmonary disease? Pn. Oe.

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Name common perfusion types of pulmonary disease? PE.

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After Oxygen to resolve Hypoxia Asthma, what three drugs do we give for bronchoconstriction? S. I. A.

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In asthma we need to decrease mucosal oedema, what drug is effective for this? H.

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In asthma, we can reduce the thick mucosal secreations. What drug is effective for this? I.

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What is the peak onset of effectiveness for Salbutamol and how long can it last for?

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In asthma, how do we administer adrenaline if neccessary?

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Ipratropium normally takes about 30 minutes to hit peak effectiveness, what symptoms can Ipratropium cause? DM. P. H. D. N

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What drug is commonly prescribed to COPD patients in their rescue pack which is an alternative to Hydrocortisone?

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