Asthma
The use of this gas may help relax anxious asthmatic dental patients.
What is nitrous oxide?
The most common cause of heart failure, responsible for 75% of cases.
What is hypertension?
Sudden and rapid fluid accumulation in the alveolar spaces of the lung
What is acute pulmonary edema?
Clinical symptoms of chest tightness, wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath
What is asthma?
The preferred position for managing most dental emergencies involving the airway or breathing.
What is upright?
Triggered by allergens, also known as allergic asthma. Affects 50% of patients with asthma. Common in children and young adults.
What is extrinsic asthma?
This medication class helps remove excess fluid in heart failure patients.
What are diuretics?
Patients with pulmonary edema are often placed in this position.
What is upright?
Dry cough, wheezing, tachycardia, and dyspnea are signs of this condition.
Pallor, sweating, cyanosis are severe signs of this condition.
What is acute pulmonary edema?
C->A->B
What is circulation - airway - breathing?
Administer this drug IM if albuterol inhaler fails in a severe asthma emergency.
What is epinephrine (1:1000)?
This heart condition causes fluid backup into the lungs.
What is left ventricular failure?
A vasodilator that can be placed sublingually to treat acute pulmonary edema.
What is nitroglycerin?
Signs of weakness, breathlessness, dyspnea, orthopnea, and paroxysmal dyspnea
What is left ventricular failure?
At MVC, what is the code word for an emergency?
What is sunshine?
Most severe asthma attack and can lead to death.
What is status asthmaticus?
A common drug added to anesthesia, but it should be avoided in heart failure patients.
What is epinephrine?
Unconscious patient with pulmonary edema needs to be in this position
What is supine?
Extreme fatigue, dehydration, severe hypoxia, cyanosis, and peripheral vascular shock are severe signs of this condition.
What is status asthmaticus?
Should be administered to all patients with signs of acute asthmatic episode, acute pulmonary edema or severe heart failure.
What is O2?
Asthma patients may be sensitive to these two common pain relievers.
What are NSAIDs and aspirin?
Etiology of heart failure
What is coronary artery disease?
Medication is needed if continued respiratory distress and anxiety is present.
What is morphine?
Signs of peripheral edema, swelling of the feet and ankles
What is right ventricular failure?
This beta-agonist is often administered during asthma emergencies.
What is albuterol?