Medical Management
This term describes the change of color of patient's mucus membranes from pink to light blue
What is cyanosis?
The appropriate location for application of a tourniquet should be between the wound and this vital organ
What is the heart?
The pharmacological effects of epinephrine mimic the effects of this system, a subset of the autonomic nervous system.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
This person is your first priority on scene
Who is myself?
The first board exam medical students have to take, commonly referred to as this, is something a few of your M2 mentors are starting to study for, a year in advance
What is USMLE Step 1?
This type of diabetes is associated with insulin resistance
What is diabetes mellitus type 2?
These three things are what you check before and after immobilizing any extremity
What is Circulation, Motor function, & Sensory?
This medication is an NSAID which, if administered appropriately, can decrease platelet counts acting as a blood thinner.
What is Asprin (ASA)?
This is the meaning of the abbreviation "BSI"
What is Body Substance Isolation
This is Jared's name on Spotify
This is the technical term for a symptom commonly referred to as "hives"
What is urticaria?
DAILY DOUBLE
This is what we call the bandage that goes across the body and immobilizes the arm against the torso during upper extremity splinting; not to be confused with the one suspending the arm around the neck!
What is a swathe?
This route of administration is commonly used for reversal of opioid overdose, and has recently been used as the route of administration for common inoculations
What is intranasal?
DAILY DOUBLE
This molecule, found abundantly in erythrocytes, is essential for getting an SpO2 reading and for cellular respiration
What is hemoglobin?
These M2s were in charge of your IPM lecture(s)
Who are Zoe and Shiloh
This condition is the most prominent contraindication for further administration of nitroglycerin, even if your patient still has chest pain
What is hypotension?
This is considered a contraindication for insertion of an NPA, and as such, generally indicates the need for insertion of an OPA
What is open head trauma?
This is the appropriate pediatric dose of IM epinephrine in milligrams
What is 0.15mg?
These are the four different types of shock; don't forget that mnemonic!
This M2 was in charge of all things anatomy and histology
Who is Tanner?
This condition refers to the trapping of blood within the pericardial sac, compressing the heart and preventing it from beating effectively, presenting with a triad of symptoms originally described by Claude Beck in 1935
What is cardiac tamponade?
This anatomical landmark is one to avoid when performing CPR, sitting just inferior to the appropriate site, compression of this may cause unnecessary damage, and ineffective compressions
What is the xyphoid process?
This medication is given intravenously for hypoglycemia, and is often considered the medical equivalent of maple syrup
What is dextrose (D50)?
This clinical sign is an indicator of gallstones, and is considered positive when inhalation combined with palpation results in pain in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen
What is Murphy's Sign
This M2 is married
Who is Killian?