special patient populations

Question 1

gestational hypertension

Answer 1

high blood pressure (hypertension), systolic higher then 140 and diastolic higher then 90

Question 2

preeclampsia

Answer 2

hypertension, visual abnormalities, AMS, swelling (edema), happens in second half of pregnancy

Question 3

eclampsia

Answer 3

seizures, transport on left side

Question 4

ectopic pregnancy

Answer 4

early pregnancy, embryo develops outside of udterus

Question 5

abruptio placente

Answer 5

late pregnancy, placenta separates from the wall of the uterus too early

Question 6

shunt

Answer 6

tube from brain to abdomen that rains excessive cerebrospinal fluid

Question 7

child vs adult

Answer 7

-child head is proportionally larger
-child’s tongue is proportionally larger and takes up more space
-children’s airways are smaller and less developed
-children have higher heart rate
-children more likely to have fractures
-children have thinner skin

Question 8

hypertension is higher in which population?

Answer 8

geriatrics (they also have irregular pulses)

Question 9

beta blockers

Answer 9

lower heart rate

Question 10

systemic infection

Answer 10

affect the whole body

Question 11

kyphotic spine

Answer 11

humpback, place blankets under patients head when transporting, weakness in spinal bones causes it to compress

Question 12

advance directive

Answer 12

legal document that specifies medical treatment when patient cannot speak themselves

Question 13

left sided heart failure in geriatric patients

Answer 13

tachypnea and Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (shortness of breath that wakes patient up in their sleep)

Question 14

with geriatric patients you should

Answer 14

attempt to differentiate between chronic and acute problems

Question 15

meningitis

Answer 15

inflammation in tissues surrounding spinal cord and brain, stiff neck, fever headache, nausea