This is an organ that filters blood and creates urine
What is a kidney?
Patients greater than the age of 40 with abdominal pain may be experiencing cardiac related issues. They will require this test.
What is a 12-Lead ECG?
This insect is the #1 most common cause of anaphylaxis.
What are honey bees?
You as an AEMT understand your anaphylaxis patient could use these 3 medications.
What are epinephrine, albuterol/ipratropium bromide, and isotonic fluids?
EMR handoff sheet reads: Pt is a 45 y/o F s/p LTX c/o 8/10 RUQ pain. +ETOH. Pt A&Ox3, SpO2 86% RA, PMHx COPD, GERD, AUD.
After the AEMT establishes a patent airway, the next step is.
What is oxygen therapy?
This electrolyte, if allowed to accumulate to high levels can lead to cardiac dysfunction.
What is potassium?
Your patient experiencing nausea refuses ondansetron and wants another protocol approved method to manage nausea.
What is an isopropyl alcohol wipe?
In anaphylactic shock, these are the hemodynamic values regarding blood pressure and heart rate.
What is hypotension and tachycardia?
This isotonic fluid, if given in large volumes over an extended period of time can lead to hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis.
What is 0.9% normal saline?
Your patient skipped dialysis and now feels weakness, malaise, and chest palpitations. Your partner obtains IV access in one arm and is setting up for another PIV in the other arm with what looks to be a massive vein. Your next action would be.
What is stop and ensure the fistula is intact?
What is hemodialysis?
Your patient has fainted from the excruciating 12/10 abdominal pain and your lousy attempts at AEMT level PFA. The patient then vomits coffee ground emesis. You recognize this as a sign of.
You as a fully competent and well educated AEMT understand a patient with an allergic reaction will often develop this skin condition.
What are hives/urticaria?
Your abdominal pain and nausea patient requests anti-emetics. You miss 3 IVs in succession due to "rolly veins" and "the patient moving". The patient refused the isopropyl alcohol swab. You know your next option is.
What is IM ondansetron?
Your patient is a 36 y/o female involved in a 1 car MVC. Pt has severe upper arm trauma and has intenstines coming out of her abdomen. She wants something to take the edge off. The competent AEMT would provide this form of pain management.
What is administer IV acetaminophen and call paramedic for pain management?
Chronic kidney patients may see this hematologic disorder that affects their ability to perfuse their tissues.
What is anemia?
Your patient complains of severe lower right quadrant abdominal pain. During transport, the pain suddenly vanishes. You recognize this as.
Anaphylaxis consists of these threats to the ABCs.
What are airway edema, bronchoconstriction, and vasodilation?
The administration of ondansetron should be avoided with this ECG finding.
What is prolonged QT > 440 msec?
Your patient with a severe GI bleed from 20 years of alcohol abuse leading to hepatitis wants pain management. You as an AEMT may administer this medication.
What is NOTHING?
Bacteria in the bladder is known as.
What is cystitis?
Explain to be me what rebound tenderness is.
The first exposure to an antigen often results in no reaction. This process is called.
What is sensitization?
What is 1000 mg over 10 minutes?
Your patient has been defecating and urinating into an open wound on their bottom. They are now septic. BP 76/44 MAP 54. Weight of 298 lbs. You know your upper limit dose is. (30 mL/kg)
What is 4055 mL?