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Adequate blood flow throughout the body
Perfusion
A tool we use to help create a patent airway, works by alleviating obstuction from the tongue. There are two types we use in the field
Airway Adjunct- NPA and OPA
The physical act of air moving in and out
Ventilation
This process uses oxygen to create energy, the byproducts are glucose and CO2
Aerobic Metabolism
This process does not use oxygen, and the byproduct of lactic acid is toxic
Anaerobic Metabolism
Shock that results from volume depletion, or loss of volume
Hypovolemic Shock
What flow rate should be used with a Nasal Cannula
up to 6lpm
Inadequate perfusion to the cells
Hypoperfusion/shock
The process by which the heart creates electric conduction
Automaticity
This branch of the Peripheral Nervous System is known as the fight or flight response. Blood is shunted to the vital organs as the body releases epinephrine and norepinephrine
Sympathetic Nervous System
A type of distributive shock that results from extreme vasodilation and increased vascular permeability
Anaphylactic Shock
The part of the peripheral nervous system that allows voluntary muscle control
The nervous system composed of the brain and spinal cord
Central Nervous System
A patient presents with labored breathing and a cough. They are sitting straight up and made worse when lying down. You hear crackles. What do you suspect
Heart failure CHF
Pneumothorax and unresponsivness are contraindications for what intervention
CPAP
A type of shock that results from a systemic inflammatory response to infection that causes vasodilation and impairs infusion
Septic Shock
Damage to cells from lack of perfusion
Ischemia
Name a distinct sign that a person has progressed from respiratory distress to respiratory failure
Decreased Level of Consciousness
It would be contraindicated to give this medication to a child with a fever
Aspirin
This medication works by mimicing the sympathetic nervous system
Epi
A type of distributive shock where the loss of sympathetic tones creates vasdilation and decreased venous return
Neurogenic shock
A type of shock that results from blocked venous return, such as a pulmonary embolism. The hindered venous return reduces cardiac output
Obstructive Shock
A type of shock that results from heart failure
Cardiogenic Shock
A patient reports a tearing pain between their shoulder blades, you would suspect what?
Aortic Aneurysm
A patient reports a sudden onset of crushing chest pain that woke them from their sleep. They are also complaining of nausea. What do you suspect
Acute Myocardial Infarction AMI