Medical Emergencies
Severe, unrelenting RUQ or epigastric pain; may be referred to right subscapular area
S&S of Cholecystitis
hypotension, JVD, muffled heart sounds
Becks Triad
what is the best device to correct a patient with snoring respiration's and has an intact gag reflex?
an NPA
chest pain that occurs when a person is active or under severe stress
stable angina
morphine belongs to which schedule
schedule II
Epigastric, radiating down left side of abdomen, especially after eating; may be referred to bac
S&S of diverticulitis
how many "true" ribs are there?
7 pairs
Hypoventilation does what to CO2 levels?
increases
what do pathological Q waves mean?
myocardial necrosis, or severe fibrosys
why do impulses slow at the AV node
to allow the ventricles to fill
Abrupt, severe, spasmodic; referred to epigastrium, umbilicus
S&S Intestinal obstruction
what sound on percussion would you hear in a hemothorax?
hypo-resonance
mm Hg is also:
torr
what amount of time will a person have the maximal best outcome after having symptoms of a MI
3 hours
A drug's absorption, distribution, and elimination properties are identified in the drug's profile known as the:
pharmacokinetics
Steady throbbing midline over aneurysm; may radiate to back, flank, unequal pedal pulses
S&S of leaking abdominal aneurysm
what ECG change is rare but could potentially be visualized on the monitor with pericardial tamponade?
electrical atlernans
SaO2 is:
amount of oxygen bound to hemoglobin
the left coronary artery carries what percentage of blood to the myocardium?
85%
An example of a Class IV antidysrhythmic is:
verapamil, diltiazem
What causes a right shift in the oxygen hemoglobin dissociation curve? What causes a left shift?
Acidosis causes a right shift. Variants with increased oxygen affinity causes a left shift.
An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Newton's First Law
a pattern of irregular and unpredictable breathing commonly caused by brain injury
ataxic respiration
rate of electrical conduction
Dromotropic
formula for converting Celsius to Fahrenheit
F=9/5(C) + 32