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Decks in this class (53)

Airway PPT
Contraindication bag masking,
5 predictors of difficult bag mas...,
2 options to help ventilate
10  cards
Chapter 1,2,3 - resus
Indications for intubation,
When should anticipate intubation,
6 ps of rsi
25  cards
7 - chest pain
Sx of somatic pain,
Sx of visceral pain,
Initial mgmt of chest pain
7  cards
13 dysarrythmias
5 first questions to ask,
What is wide qrs,
What is rule of 300
7  cards
8 - abdo pain
2 main factors modifying diagnosi...,
8 life threatening causes of abdo...,
2 general locations of abdo pain
17  cards
41 toxicology
3 steps in initial approach to po...,
5 general steps,
Parts of phx after stable
18  cards
42 - alcohol related illness
Labs for intoxication,
Mgmt of intoxication,
Sx of withdrawal
16  cards
43 trauma resus
3 main times of trauma deaths,
5 parts of atls care,
5 parts of primary survey
27  cards
44 secondary trauma survey
Things to inspet on head and neck,
What to inspect on chest,
What to inspect for abdo
4  cards
45 - head and cervical trauma
What determines cerebral perfusio...,
5 signs of basal skull fracture,
3 parts of gcs
15  cards
46 - facial and neck trauma
Approach to nose,
Approach to midface,
3 types of lefort
17  cards
47 - common ortho injuries
5 ways to describe and fracture,
Main cause of unstable pt in frac...,
Main cause of limb threatening
9  cards
48 - wound care
What to do for laceration,
4 factors that increase likelihoo...,
3 keys to good phx
17  cards
49 - communication
Not much
1  cards
50 - end of life
Challenges in eol,
How to err in the er,
Keys in initial assess
15  cards
51 - domestic abuse
Role of er 5,
Suggestive injuries,
Somatic sx
8  cards
52- sexual assault
Indirect presentations of sexual ...,
General approach to mgmt,
Reporting
10  cards
53 - medico-legal
4 elements to valid consent,
5 parts of informed consent,
3 times consent not needed
8  cards
54 - prehospital care
0  cards
4 - altered mental status and coma
What is altered mental status,
Def coma,
9 possible causes of coma
11  cards
5- syncope
How often can cause be determined,
What is best tool,
2 main causes of syncope
13  cards
6- headache
Main ha in er,
Sx of migraine,
Migraine triggers
18  cards
9 - Back pain
How much back pain is potentially...,
2 main classes of non traumatic s...,
3 spinal causes
15  cards
10 - pain
Def nociceptive pain,
Def neuropathic pain,
Def chronic pain
32  cards
11 - MI
Classic presentation of mi,
What is more common in elderly sx,
Parts of phx for mi
13  cards
12- CHF
2 cats of chf,
Causes of chf 8,
5 general cats of chf precipitants
15  cards
14 - vascular emergencies
Stanford classification of aortic...,
3 normal aging risk factors,
4 predispositons to weak wall
22  cards
15 - DVT and PE
Virchows triad for forming a clot,
Risk factors for thrombosis,
Classic sx
17  cards
16 - asthma and COPD
Hx risks for severe asthma,
4 investigations,
4 classes of asthma
11  cards
17 - GI bleeds
5 most common causes of ugibs,
What to do with ulcers,
Cuases of ugibs in infants and to...
15  cards
18 - stroke and TIA
5 sx people should look out for,
4 key features to help predict st...,
5 signs to think about something ...
13  cards
19 - status epilepticus
Def status,
7 main etiologies of se,
M and m of se
11  cards
20 - agitated and violent patient
Agitated behavs,
2 important safety concepts,
First line of intervention
8  cards
21 - diabetic emergencies
What is triad of dka,
What type of dm is dka primarily in,
2 main patho concepts in dka
20  cards
22 - ENT
Source of blood in ant and post e...,
Step to manage epistax,
Def pharyngitis
18  cards
23 - eye
Sx of orbital fracture,
3 lacerations that should be refe...,
Tx of cornael abraision
19  cards
24 - hyperkalemia
What is initial question,
Main cause of hyper and 2 others,
Ecg changes in hyper
8  cards
25 - sepsis
Def of sirs,
Def sepsis,
Def severe sepsis
9  cards
26 - anaphylaxis
General def of ana,
Most common allergens,
Pathophys
6  cards
27 - adverse drug reactions
Def adverse drug reaction,
Side effect,
Adverse drug event
14  cards
28 - vag bleeds
First step,
2 general groups of vag bleeds,
3 def of abnormal bleeds
21  cards
29 - preg. in ED
Normal test changes in preg,
2 main safe imaging studes,
Dvt and pe risk
28  cards
30 - uro emergs
2 general classes of hematuria,
4 painful cuases,
3 painless causes
18  cards
31 - renal colic
Sx of colic,
Phx findings,
5 common mimicers
9  cards
32 - peds cardiopulmonary resus
Underlying cause in peds cardiac ...,
5 diff in peds airway,
4 airway tool that can help
23  cards
33 - peds resp. emergencies
Asthma triggers,
Signs of severe asthma,
Tx of asthma
10  cards
34 - fever in infants and children
Fever in child,
What are serious bact infections,
Rochester crit for febrile infant...
8  cards
35 - abdo pain in infants and children
Sx of malrotation and volvulus,
Def malrotation,
Def malrotation with midgut volvulos
24  cards
36 - animal bites
Parts of clinical assessment of bite,
Wound mgmt,
5 risk risk wound factors
21  cards
37 - heat emergencies
4 methods of heat transfer,
4 populations at risk,
3 levels of heat issues
9  cards
38 - burns
3 rules to determine size of a burn,
5 levels of burns,
Risk in inhalation injury
8  cards
39 - hypothemia and cold
6 groups and increased risk,
4 types of heat loss,
2 cns sx
15  cards
40 - near drowning
What happens when aspirate fluid,
What is main neuro insult,
What happens in sudden cardiac death
9  cards

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