Cardiology
The name of the heart muscle!
What is the Myocardium?
What are the diaphragm and the intercostal muscles?
Dosage of Aspirin!
What is 324mg?
A rough, jagged tear or cut in the skin and soft body tissues.
What is a laceration?
Type of shock that occurs when the body's own immune system overreacts to a trigger. This shock causes hypotension, tachycardia, wheezing, and airway swelling.
What is anaphylactic shock?
The four chambers of the heart!
What is the Left and Right Atrium, and the Left and Right Ventricle?
Condition described as decreased lung sounds on one side, jugular vein distention, and tracheal deviation.
What is Tension Pneumothorax?
This medication is given for conscious hypoglycemic patients.
What is oral glucose?
When an internal organ is exposed through an open wound!
Type of shock that occurs after a massive amount of bleeding!
What is Hemorrhagic Shock?
Condition consisting of low BP/narrowing pulse pressure, JVD, and muffled heart sounds (Beck's Triad). This condition can also consist of pulsus paradoxus (drop in BP during inhalation), rapid heart rate, shortness of breath, and dizziness.
What is Cardiac Tamponade?
The most common cause of an obstructed airway!
What is the tongue?
Contraindications of Oral Glucose!
What is decreased levels of consciousness, nausea, and vomiting?
Bruising around the eyes (racoon eyes), and/or behind the ears (battle signs), CSF leaking out the nose and/or ears, and blood behind the eardrum (hemotympanum)! This is a sign of........
What is a Basler Skull Fracture?
Occurs when the body starts failing to compensate for the amount hypoperfusion that is occuring.
What is Decompensated Shock?
Preload, Afterload, and Contractility determines this!
What is Stroke Volume?
This is where cellular respiration takes place!
What are the Alveoli?
Contraindication of Aspirin other than hypersensitivity!
What is gastrointestinal bleeding or a heart rate above 100 BPM?
Signs and symptoms consisting of elevated BP, bradycardia, and irregular respirations.
What is Cushing's Triad?
Cardiac Tamponade is this type of shock!
What is Cardiogenic Shock?
Condition that causes bradycardia, hypotension, and diaphoresis when a patient takes too much of a common heart medication like metoprolol or diltiazem (Cardizem)!
What is a Beta-Blocker or Calcium Channel Blocker Overdose?
Condition most commonly seen in pediatric patients consisting of signs and symptoms of upper airway swelling, stridor, high fever, drooling, difficulty swallowing, and difficulty breathing.
What is Epiglottitis?
The drug classification of noloxone!
What is an opioid antagonist?
It happens when high pressure builds up inside an enclosed group of muscles inside the body, preventing blood flow to parts of the body distal to this type of injury.
What is Compartment Syndrome?
The definition of shock!
What is Hypoperfusion?