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Double vision
What is diplopia?
Nancy Caroline pg 1943
Black-and-blue discoloration in the umbilical region
What is Cullen sign?
Nancy Caroline page 2104
Analgesic, general anesthetic, dissociative anesthetic, Schedule III drug. Indications: procedural sedation, management of agitated or violent behavior, pain control
What is Ketamine?
A direct blow during the critical portion of the heart's repolarization period can result in
What is commotion cordis?
Nancy Caroline page 2078
A clean (linear) cut
What is an incision?
Nancy Caroline pg 1870
Difficulty swallowing
What is dysphagia?
Nancy Caroline pg 1962
What is Kehr sign?
Nancy Caroline page 2107
Opioid analgesic, schedule II drug. decreases preload and afterload, which decreases myocardial oxygen demand. Depresses brainstorm respiratory centers. Suppresses fear and anxiety centers in the brain. Indication: management of acute pain
What is Morphine Sulfate?
When the heart rapidly moves forward until it collides with the posterior aspect of the sternum, resulting in
What is a myocardial contusion?
Nancy Caroline page 2076
New blood vessels form as the body attempts to bring oxygen and nutrients to the injured tissue
What is neovascularization?
Nancy Caroline pg 1859
The most common infection of the hand in the United States.
Clue: Bacterial
What is paronychia?
Nancy Caroline pg 1879
Muffled heart tones, hypotension and JVD
What is Beck's Triad?
Nancy Caroline page 2076
Systemic hydrogen ion buffer, alkalizing agent. Reacts with hydrogen ions to form water and carbon dioxide, correcting metabolic acidosis
What is sodium bicarbonate?
A cardiac tamponade is defined as excessive fluid in the BLANK
What is the pericardial sac?
Nancy Caroline page 2075
This type of scar occurs in areas subject to high tissue stress, such as the elbow or knee
What are hypertrophic scars?
Nancy Caroline, pg 1860
A traumatic separation of the trachea from the larynx
What is a tracheal transection?
Nancy Caroline 1968
When the toes move upward in response to stimulation of the sole of the foot (greater than 2 years old)
What is the Babinski reflex?
Nancy Caroline page 1993
Electrolyte essential for neurotransmission, blood clotting, and contraction of cardiac, smooth, and skeletal muscles
What is Calcium Gluconate?
Respiratory distress, distended neck veins, deviated trachea, typically normal heart sounds, and hyperresonant on side of injury are indicative of what kind of injury
What is a tension pneumothorax?
Nancy Caroline page 2076
An electrothermal injury caused by arcing of electric current
What is a flash burn?
Nancy Caroline pg 1928
(See picture)
What is a La Forte III fracture?
Nancy Caroline pgs 1942-1943
Ecchymosis present in the lower abdominal and flank regions
What is Grey Turner sign?
Nancy Caroline page 2104
Hemostatic agent, antifrinolytic agent, plasminogen inhibitor. Not recommended for pediatric patients. Dose is 1 g IV infusion over 10 min or 2 g IV bolus (protocol dependent)
What is Tranexamic Acid?
Patient has cyanosis of the head, upper extremities and torso above the level of the compression. Ocular hemorrhage could be mild such as subconjunctival hematoma or severe causing exophthalmos.
What is traumatic asphyxia?
Nancy Caroline pg 2082
Patients with burns covering more than BLANK % of the TBSA will need fluid resuscitation.
The formula is
What is 20%
2 to 4 mL X body weight (kg) X % of body burned
Nancy Caroline 1906