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(CVA) Stroke: Signs and Symptoms

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  • High blood pressure

- F.A.S.T. method

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Asthma: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Wheezing
  • Cough with tightness in chest
  • Hard time exhaling
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COPD: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Wheezing
  • Rhonchi
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Tightness of the chest
  • Low SPO2
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Hepatitis: What is it?

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It is the inflammation of the liver that can be acute/chronic

Liver is in RUQ

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Hepatitis: Signs and Symptoms

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  • RUQ abdominal pain
  • Nausea/vomiting
  • Jaundice (yellowing of the skin) Skin and Eyes
  • Fever
  • Dark urine
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Appendicitis: What is it?

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Inflammation of the appendix, if it bursts it’s inflamed contents into the abdomen, sepsis will occur and can lead to septic shock

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Appendicitis: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Pain starts at mid-line, then moves toward RLQ
  • Fever
  • Chills
  • Nausea/vomiting
  • Rebound tenderness
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MI: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Crushing chest pain
  • Left arm/shoulder/jaw pain
  • Nausea/vomiting
  • Weakness
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CHF: What is it?

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When the heart fails as a pump. Pulmonary edema is life threatening

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CHF: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Rales bilaterally
  • JVD
  • Pink sputum w/cough
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Unexplained hypotension
  • Pale skin
  • Abdominal pain
  • Syncope
  • Bradycardia
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Pulmonary Embolism: What is it?

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Thrombosis in the pulmonary arteries. It is a lung attack!

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Pulmonary Embolism: Risk factors

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  • Long rides
  • Surgery
  • Cancer
  • Pregnancy’s
  • SMOKERS
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Pulmonary Embolism: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Clear lung sounds
  • Short of breath
  • Chest pain
  • Tachycardia
  • Hypoxic
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Tension Pneumothorax: What is it?

Pneumothorax:

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Collapsing of a lung that presses on the heart due to trauma, that results in hypotension

Just a collapsed lung

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Tension Pneumothorax: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Absent/diminished lung sounds
  • JVD
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Sharp chest pain
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Hypoglycemia: What is it

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Defined as under 70 w/symptoms

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Hypoglycemia: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Altered mental status
  • Confused
  • Combative
  • Cool clammy skin
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Warm, dry skin
  • Tachycardia
  • Abdominal pain
  • Fruity breath odor
  • Kussmaul breathing= deep and rapid breathing
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Stages of shock:

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Stage 1-Compensated
Stage 2-Decompensated
Stage 3-Irreversible

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Compensated shock:

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  • Body reacts to event
  • Tachycardia
  • Vasoconstriction
  • Tachypnea
  • Kidneys retain fluid
  • Awake, cool skin
  • AMS
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Decompensated shock:

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  • Loss of systolic BP (now under 90)
  • Hypotension
  • Tachycardia worsens
  • Tachypnea worsens
  • Delayed cap refill
  • Cyanosis, cold extremities
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Irreversible shock:

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  • Severe hypotension
  • Bradycardia
  • In arrest/coma
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The four types of shock:

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  1. Cardiogenic
  2. Obstructive
  3. Distributive
  4. Hypovolemia
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Cardiogenic shock: What is it

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It is the hearts fault

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Obstructive shock: What is it?

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Blood flow is being stopped but it is not the hearts fault

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Obstructive shock: Certain conditions

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  • Tension Pneumothorax
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Cardiac tamponade
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Distributive shock: The three sub types

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  • Anaphylaxis shock
  • Septic shock
  • Neurogenic shock
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Hypovolemia shock: What is it

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Blood loss from trauma can be internal or external

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Hepatitis: What is it and what quadrant

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Liver Inflammation RUQ

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cholecyistitis what kind of

Pain:

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Referred shoulder pain

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Abruptio Placentae: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Abdominal pain

- Dark vaginal bleeding

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Placenta Previa: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Happens in third trimester
  • Bright red vaginal bleeding
  • Usually painless
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Uterine Rupture: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Sudden abdominal pain
  • Pause of labor
  • Rigid abdomen
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Preeclampsia: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Headache
  • Edema (feet/legs)
  • Blurry vision
  • Abdominal Pain
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Ectopic Pregnancy’s: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Abdominal Pain
  • Vaginal bleeding
  • Rapid and weak pulse
  • Low BP
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Croup: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Braking cough

- Clear lung sounds

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Bronchiolitis: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Fever

- Diffuse wheezing

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Signs to prioritize a patient for transport:

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  • Patient becomes unconscious
  • Cap refill > 3 seconds
  • Shallow breathing
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Chronic Bronchitis: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Normally overweight
  • Productive cough with mucus
  • Tight airways
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Emphysema: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Thin, barrel chest
  • Cough only
  • Hard time exhaling
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Graves Disease: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Altered mental status
  • Tachycardia
  • Bulging eyes
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Influenza: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Fever
  • Nonproductive cough
  • Soar throat
  • Severe weakness
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Croup: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Dyspnea

- Barking like cough

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Pertussis: Signs and Symptoms

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-Whooping sound on inspiration

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Pneumococcal pneumonia: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Fever
  • Chills
  • Shortness of breath
  • Tachypnea
  • Productive cough
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Tuberculosis: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Cough
  • Fever
  • Weight loss
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Pneumonia: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Coughing up mucus
  • Fever
  • Chest pain
  • Severe chills
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Cardiac tamponade: Signs and Symptomsg

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Becks triad: JVD, Hypotension and muffled heart sounds

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Pulmonary Edema: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Pale and sweaty skin
  • Tachycardia
  • Hypertension
  • Respirations that are rapid and labored
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Cystic Fibrosis: Signs and Symptoms

Genetic diseases that appears in childhood

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  • Coughing with large amounts of mucus
  • Fatigue
  • Weight loss
  • Coughing up blood
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Angina Pectoris: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Pain will frequently diminish with rest

- Brought on by exertion

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Sepsis: Signs and Symptoms

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  • HR over 90
  • Respiratory rate over 20
  • Systolic 90 or below
  • New-onset of AMS
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Delirium Tremens: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Sudden AMS
  • Fever
  • Tachycardia
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Cardiac compromise: Signs and Symptoms

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  • dull chest pain
  • sudden of sent of sweating
  • difficulty breathing
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Hypothermia: Signs and Symptoms

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  • skin appear red in early stages
  • rapid breathing
  • shivering in early stages
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Hyperthermia (heat exhaustion) Signs and Symptoms

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  • moist, pale normal skin or cool
  • muscle cramps
  • rapid shallow breathing
  • weak pulse
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Hyperthermia (heat stroke) Signs and Symptoms

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  • AMS
  • rapid, shallow breathing
  • full and rapid pulse
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Meningitis signs and symptoms

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  • headache
  • fever
  • AMS

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