Medications
True or False: instances of hypotension after Nitroglycerin administration occur more often in Inferior MI than any other type of MI
False - a hypotensive episode occurs in 30% of all MIs
Severe headaches that may include visual changes that include flashes of light or blind spots
Complex migraines
A new stroke pneumonic, BE-FAST, has added this criteria to identify posterior strokes
Balance
The use of the DuCanto catheters allows providers to do this while intubating
Continuously suction the airway
Muscle breakdown causing myoglobin to release into the bloodstream and attack the kidneys is called this
Rhabdomylosis (AND IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE, I SWEAR)
The three indications for Magnesium Sulfate
Asthma/COPD, eclampsia, torsades de pointes
A mass or growth of abnormal cells in the brain
Brain tumor
The method our monitors calculates a blood pressure
Finds the mean arterial pressure (MAP) and estimates a systolic and diastolic
Therapeutic effects of Dexamethasone can be seen _____ minutes or hours after administration
10 minutes
A syndrome associated with pregnancy-induced hypertension that may include fatigue, right upper quadrant pain, blurred vision, and pain with deep inspiration
HELLP syndrome (Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzyme levels, and Low Platelet levels)
The pediatric dose of Dexamethasone
0.6 mg/kg up to 16 mg IV/IO/IM/PO
Dysfunction of cranial nerve VII that causes facial paralysis including the forehead. Ask these patients to raise their eyebrows
Bell's Palsy
An elongated face after head trauma is typical of which type of fracture
Le Fort III
CPAP provides PEEP to heart failure patient's and improves their condition by this mechanism
Increasing alveolar surface area - does not push fluid out of the lungs
Spasming of the coronary arteries that may cause ST-elevation that resolves when the spasms cease
Prinzemtal's Angina
This syndrome is characterized by involuntary movements in the face and is caused by chronic antipsychotic medications
Tardive dyskinesia
A tear in the lining of an aortic, cervical, or carotid artery
Arterial dissection
Murphy's sign, assessed by pushing on the right upper quadrant while the patient inhales deeply, is associated with this condition
Cholecystitis / Gallbladder stones
The adult BVM can deliver up to _____ mL of air in one squeeze while the average takes ______ mL of air in one breath
3,000 mL, 450-500 mL
A metabolic condition with fever, tachycardia, diaphoresis, delirium, GI symptoms, and eventual heart failure
Thyroid storm
This medication (drug or class) will safely treat atrial fibrillation with WPW and not cause the patient to go into v-fib.
Sodium-channel blockers i.e. procainamide or lidocaine
A seizure followed by a period of typically unilateral and temporary paralysis
Todd's paralysis
This "flapping tremor," is associated with high ammonia levels and hepatic encephalopathy
Asterixis
Albuterol increases pulmonary edema by this mechanism
Trick question: it does not. A 2019 study found that it may in fact help by decreasing the workload of the right-side of the heart
Physical symptoms manifested from psychologic stimuli, like PD "overdosing," when they touch narcotics, is an example of this disorder
Conversion disorder