Pre-Hospital Care/Diabetes
Name 3 common areas to check for pulses
What is carotid, brachial, radial, femoral, or pedal pulse?
A score of 3 means what in the motor exam section of neurological assessment
What is antigravity?
AED stands for
What is an automated external defibrillator?
The term hema-,hemo- means what.
What is blood?
This vital sign measures the force of blood against the walls of the arteries and is recorded as two numbers : systolic over diastolic. Include normal value.
What is blood pressure? 120/80
The role of insulin
What is the hormone that helps to regulate blood glucose levels by being the key to unlocking muscles to pull glucose from the blood?
A condition characterized by a sudden surge of uncontrolled abnormal electrical activity in the brain
What is a seizure?
This laryngoscope is curved and indirectly lifts the epiglottis
What is a macintosh (MAC) blade?
Diaphoretic
What does this mean?
What is a sweaty?
This muscle is responsible for Shoulder joint extension, adduction, and internal rotation
What is Latissimus Dorsi?
This oxygen therapy device helps a provider deliver positive pressure ventilations.
What is a Bag-Valve Mask (BVM)
This part of the brain provides ipsilateral motor control
What is the Cerebellum?
If left in the uterus after birth, could lead to the patient going into sepsis
What is the cotyledons?
Tachypnea means _______. This rate is considered tachypneic.
What is fast breathing and a Respiratory Rate over 20?
This organ produces bile, while this organ stores bile
(__1st__) and (__2nd__)
What is the liver and the gallbladder?
A patient with Type 1 diabetes has fruity breath, Kussmaul respirations, and positive ketones. This emergency condition is called?
What is diabetic ketoacidosis?
Individuals present as speaking in a incomprehensible word salad?
What is Wernicke's Aphasia
This is one type of shockable rhythm in which one would use an AED
What is Ventricular Fibrillation or Ventricular Tachycardia?
Bibasilar
What does this mean?
What is "affecting both bases"?
This medication is used as a clot busting drug if someone suffers from an ischemic stroke.
What is TNK or TPA?
This drug is a vasodilator and may be used if a pt is experiencing severe chest pain?
What is nitroglycerin?
This cranial nerve provides parasympathetic control of the internal organs. (Provide Name and Cranial Nerve #)
What is Cranial Nerve X, the Vagus Nerve?
This is a type of contractions that a pregnant mother may experience and falsely think she is in labour
What are braxton hicks contractions?
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Break down this term
What is a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica or quartz dust, often found in volcanic ash?
This imaging technique requires the use of dye to view the arterial and venous systems.
What is an Angiogram?