Goes in and Out
This term is used to describe a bluish tinge to the lips and fingernail beds.
What is Cyanosis.
These vessels carry blood away from the heart.
What are Arteries.
This is the term given to a broken bone.
What is a fracture.
This term describes a low blood glucose level.
What is hypoglycemia.
This soft area between and infant's skull bones is commonly called a 'soft spot'.
What is a Fontanelle.
This airway adjunct helps prevent the tongue from obstructing the airway when a gag reflex is not present.
What is an OPA or Oropharyngeal Airway.
This term describes inadequate circulation that prevents tissues from receiving enough oxygen and nutrients.
What is Shock.
This injury occurs when a joint's bone ends are displaced from their normal positions.
What is a dislocation.
This condition is often associated with facial droop, arm weakness, and aphasia.
What is a stroke.
This three-part assessment uses appearance, work of breathing, and circulation to form a rapid impression of a child.
What is the Pediatric Assessment Triangle.
This device is used for a patient needing extra pressure to support ventilations and maintain PEEP.
What is a CPAP.
This type of shock occurs when the heart cannot pump effectively.
What is Cardiogenic Shock.
This condition can often result from a trauma patient that sustains a hip fracture leading to shock.
What is Internal Hemorrhage.
This condition often follows a seizure and is often associated with a confused or sleepy state that last for minutes or even hours.
What is a Postictal State.
This condition often follows an infant with persistent vomiting and diarrhea and is often associated with fewer wet diapers.
What is Dehydration.
This condition in an exhausted respiratory patient is marked by drowsiness and decreasing respiratory effort.
What is Respiratory Failure.
This stage of shock is marked by an increased heart rate and respirations but a normal or high blood pressure.
What is Compensated Shock.
This type of injury is commonly seen after a rupture in a high-pressure hydraulic line.
What is an Injection Injury.
This toxic exposure can affect several people in the same space that developed headache, nausea, and dizziness.
What is CO or Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.
This procedure is indicated with a newborn remains apneic despite warming, positioning, and stimulation.
What is Positive Pressure Ventilation.
This procedure, performed with a BVM, is used for a patient with shallow respirations but still has a pulse.
What is Assisted Ventilations.
A patient with chest trauma develops respiratory distress and shock, indicating this type of shock.
What is Obstructive Shock.
This finding follows a patient with head trauma that develops hypertension with a widening pulse pressure, bradycardia, and irregular respirations.
What is Cushing's Triad.
This condition is marked by abdominal pain, dehydration, a fruity-smelling breath and deep rapid respirations in a diabetic.
What is DKA or Diabetic Ketoacidosis.
This condition is often associated with the geriatric population and is marked by sudden confusion and reduced alertness over several hours.
What is Delirium.