Medical Terms
Signs & Symptoms
History
Mechanism of Injury
Treatment
100
What is abdominal evisceration?
What is the guts spilling out?
100
A patient has approached you with a history of alcohol abuse and yellowed skin. What is the patient likely experiencing?
What is liver damage and/or Jaundice?
100
A patient complains of new-onset nausea and tremors, as well as not having had any alcohol in several days. What is the patient likely experiencing?
What is alcohol withdrawal?
100
A patient has received a baseball bat to the abdomen. What kind of impact would this be classified as?
What is a blunt impact?
100
A patient has been shot in the chest and is suffering a hemothorax. What is the appropriate treatment?
What is occlusive dressing?
200
What is this device called?
What is a colostomy bag?
200
A patient is experiencing Rebound tenderness in their right lower quadrant. What is the patient likely experiencing?
What is Appendicitis?
200
A patient is complaining of dark, tarry stools. What condition is likely causing this?
What is upper GI bleed?
200
A patient receives an impact to the chest that breaks several ribs and results in paradoxical motion. What is this condition called?
What is flail chest?
200
A patient has been found with an 'Open-book' fracture. What treatment would be appropriate?
What is a pelvic splint?
300
What is it called when the intestines spill into another body compartment?
What is abdominal herniation?
300
A patient has suffered a Motor Vehicle Collision and is now complaining of upper abdominal pain and high heart rate. What is the most concerning condition the patient could be experiencing?
What is Cardiac Condition/Acute Coronary Syndrome?
300
How often do patients on Dialysis typically receive Dialysis every week?
What is 3 times a week (M/W/F or Tu/Th/Sat)?
300
A child is riding their bike when it suddenly stops and hits their Right Upper abdomen. Which organ would likely be most impacted by this?
What is the Liver?
300
Per Pierce County Protocols, when would a Traction Splint be utilized?
What is a closed, mid-femur fracture?
400
What is it called when fluid and pressure builds up so much in the abdomen that organs begin failing?
What is Abdominal Compartment Syndrome?
400
A patient is experiencing tearing flank pain, differing BPs in each arm, and pulsations in the abdomen. What is the patient likely experiencing?
What is AAA (Abdominal Aortic Dissection)?
400
What could this surgical scar indicate?
What is CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft)?
400
A patient has received a gunshot wound to their anterior torso. What should we immediately check for?
What is an exit wound?
400
A patient has been impaled by a penetrating object. Per Pierce County protocols, when can the object be removed?
What is if the object is compromising the patient's airway?
500
What is this injury called?
What is a chance fracture?
500
What is Cullen's Sign used to indicate?
What is Intra-abdominal bleeding?
500
What could this surgical scar indicate?
What is History of Aortic dissection?
500
A worker falls ~30 ft before being caught by their waist harness. What would be the most concerning injury this could cause?
What is spinal injury/fracture?
500
A patient has suffered an abdominal evisceration. How would we treat this?
What is wrap with moist, sterile, occlusive dressing?