Cardiac Emergencies
What is cardiac compromise?
Respiratory distress is also called this.
What is dyspnea?
A life-threatning allergic reaction.
What is anaphylaxis?
Type of stroke caused by a clot.
What is ischemic?
Shock resulting from significant loss of BLOOD.
What is hemorrhagic?
Pain in the chest caused by a lack of sufficient blood and oxygen to the heart muscle.
General term referring to the inability of an individual to breathe adequately.
What is respiratory compromise?
Construction worker's condition on site in July who is dizzy, red-faced, and sweating heavily.
What is heat exhaustion?
Results when there is an inadequate supply of well-oxygenated blood to all body systems.
What is shock?
Hypovolemic means this.
What is low fluid volume?
Two contraindication of nitroglycerin.
What is:
systolic pressure below 100: altered mental status
pt has a head injury
maximum prescribed does has already been taken
pt has taken ED medication within 24 hours
Two common causes of reqpiratory compromise.
What is:
hyperventilation; asthma; chronic bronchitis; emphysema; traumatic injury; pneumonia; pulmonary edema
Locatlized cold injury in which the skin is frozen.
What is frostbite?
Tearing loose of skin or other soft tissues.
What is an avulsion?
Pulmonary embolism, pericardial tamponade, tension pneumothorax, and trauma can lead to this shock CATEGORY.
What is Obstructive Shock?
Two signs/symptoms of heart failure.
What is:
sob; chest pain/discomfort; rapid pulse rate; pedal edema; JVD; pale, moist skin; altered mental status; increased difficulty breathing while lying flat
A progressive condition of the lungs characterized by destruction of the alveoli and a form of COPD.
What is emphysema?
The 5 ways a patient loses body heat.
What is convection, conduction, evaporation, radiation, and respiration.
Burns that have redness and a few to moderate blisters.
What is partial thickness or 2nd degree burn?
The four CATEGORIES of shock.
What is:
Cardiogenic, Distributive, Hypovolemic, and Obstructive?
Nitroglycerin is administered in this manner.
What is under the tongue?
Two signs/symptoms of respiratory compromise.
What is:
shortness of breath; increased work of breathing; noisy breathing; altered mental status; rapid or slow breathing; tripod position; abnormal pulse (fast/slow)
A diabetic patient is at a greater risk for a cold-related emergency due to diabetes affecting this.
What is perfusion?
Two characteristics of an arterial bleed.
bright red blood; spurting blood; profuse blood loss in a short amout of time.
Three signs of shock.
What is:
increased pulse rate; increased respiratory rate; decreased blood pressure; altered mental status; pale, cool, moist skin; restlessness or combativeness; respiratory arrest; cardiac arrest