Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis
What is a severe, life threatening allergic reaction
Autoinjector
What is the most common administration of epinephrine
Tonic - Clonic
What is the type of seizure charecterized by unconsciousness and major motor activity
Hormone
What is insulin
Seizure
What is abnormal electrical activity of the brain becomes irregular because of injury, infection, or disease
Peanuts
A food that produces one of the most severe and rapid allergic reaction
Glucose
What is a form of sugar and the body's basic source of energy
Aphasia
What is the condition in which a stroke severely limits a patients ability to use words
Pancreas
What is the organ responsible for the production of insulin
APVU
What is the mnemonic used to assess the mental status of a diabetic patient
Hypoperfusion
What is the medical name for shock associated with extreme allergic reaction
0.15
What is the dose of epinephrine that should be given to children under 66 pounds
Syncope
What is the condition in which a person has a temporary loss of consciousness with spontaneous recovery
Type 1
What is the type of DM that requires a patient to inject supplemental doses of synthetic insulin
Stroke
When an artery in the brain becomes blocked, preventing oxygenated blood from reaching the areas supplied by artery, or when an artery ruptures; causing bleeding into the brain
Respiratory distress
What is the differentiation from an allergic reaction to anaphylaxis
Epinephrine
What is a hormone produced by the body. As a medication it constricts blood vessels and dilates respiratory passages, and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions
Urticaria
What is also known as hives- red itchy, possibly raised blotches on the skin
Hypoglycemia
What is low blood sugar and the most common medical emergency for a patient who is a diabetic
Status epilepticus
What is a condition with two or more convulsive seizures in a row or a single seizure lasting 10 minutes or more
High fever
What is the most common cause of seizures in infants and children 6 months to three years of age
Insulin
What is a hormone produced by the pancreas or taken as a medication by many diabetics
Angio-edema
What is swelling of the face especially the eyes, lips or tongue
Hyperglycemia
What is the condition in which a diabetic suffers from overly high blood sugar
Postictal
What is the period of time immediately following a tonic-clonic seizure in which the patient goes from full consciousness to full mental staus