Test Review

Question 1

medications

Answer 1

know form of medications
pressed pill - nitro asprin
activated charcoal - suspension or slurry
inhaled powder - inhaler
glucose - gel
nitro - spray - sublingual

Question 2

when use epi pen

Answer 2

anaphylaxsis 0.3

Question 3

MDI -metered dose inhaler

Answer 3

asthma attack

Question 4

aspirin

Answer 4

chest - platelets aren’t sticky
take chew
asthma, ulcer

Question 5

glucose

Answer 5

action increases

Question 6

activated charcoal

Answer 6

adsorption

Question 7

nitro

Answer 7

vasodilation action of nitro

Question 8

wheezing

signs of as

Answer 8

high pitched musical
difficulty breathing
tripod position

Question 9

narcotic

Answer 9

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Question 10

hypo glycemia

Answer 10

signs of
cold and clammy
altered

Question 11

hyperglycema

Answer 11

polyuria
dehydration
diabetic ketacidosis - sweet breath
kussmall

pt clamy different scenarios of patients

question about warm skin, lethargic and they just lay down skin condition is the tell

Question 12

sign & S carbon monoxide po

Answer 12

headache
cherry red lips - could happen but it is rare
02 sats are normal but they are having difficulty breathing
look at the scene
product of incomplete combustion
has an affinity to blood cells 200x greater than O2

Question 13

hypoxic drive

Answer 13

COPD
a normal person CO2 levels drive
have to wait until the CO2 levels get depleted so oxygen takes over

Question 14

strokes

Answer 14

sign and symptom of hemmoragic (bleed)
- also have blocks
rapid sever onset of headache
unequal pupils

Question 15

stroke

Answer 15

ischemic (block)
no blood to certain part of the brain
facial drop
arms - hemiparesis
aphasia - slurred speech
time

+Glucose
altered mental status

FAST +G

Question 16

Bells Palsy

Answer 16

Bell’s palsy is a form of facial paralysis resulting from a dysfunction of the cranial nerve VII (the facial nerve) causing an inability to control facial muscles on the affected side. Several conditions can cause facial paralysis, e.g., brain tumor, stroke, myasthenia gravis, and Lyme disease. However, if no specific cause can be identified, the condition is known as Bell’s palsy

Question 17

condition that could disguise as a stroke

Answer 17

hypoglycemia

Question 18

a scenario with hemmoragic stroke

Answer 18

headache and unequal pupils - ALS patient

Question 19

ischemic - go thru a full assessment

Answer 19

don’t rush through - go through all your steps

take your time - they aren’t going to flunk you for being thorough

Question 20

most common sites for anueruesym

Answer 20

brain and aorta

Question 21

AAA

Answer 21

abdominal aortic aneurysm

Question 22

spontaneous pneumothorax - at risk for

Answer 22

tall skinny male

Question 23

IV set up - 3 questions on it read 438

Answer 23

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Question 24

angina means

Answer 24

pain in the chest

Question 25

MI

Answer 25

tissue death - difference between this and angina

tissue death reduces stroke volume?

Question 26

medical orders

Answer 26

repeat the order back

Question 27

routes of medication

Answer 27

list them

fastest IV route

Question 28

pulmonary embolism

Answer 28

clot in the lungs - usually comes from veins in the legs, recent knee surgery - cut off blood supply to the lungs

Question 29

emphysema

Answer 29

alveoli - don’t have surfactant shape and surface area the cell wall breaks down

Question 30

there wasn’t a whole lot on the anatomy of the heart

Answer 30

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Question 31

don’t worry about old stuff 16 not much or anything

Answer 31

should and shouldn’t say on the radio