It's all in your head
These are the two types of strokes.
What are "Ischemic and Hemorrhagic"?
Twisting of the spermatic cord is known as what painful & emergent problem?
What is "testicular torsion"?
The 5 "F"s: Female, Fat, Forty, Family Hx.
What is "cholecystitis"?
True or False: An AMI occurs when myocardial muscle dies secondary to lack of oxygen?
What is "True"?
The components of the PAT.
What are "Appearance, Work of Breathing, and Circulation to the skin"?
These neurological emergencies typically resolve within 24 hours or less.
What is a "Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)"?
This organ makes clotting proteins, detoxifies chemicals, and filters all blood from the digestive tract.
*50 bonus points for each additional function of this organ*
What is "the liver"?
*Produces/secretes bile*
*Metabolizes drugs & fats*
*Stores glycogen*
*Excretes bilirubin & cholesterol in the feces*
Prolonged pain starting in the flank, migrating toward the pelvis, and the patient cannot sit still.
What are "Kidney Stones"?
*50 bonus points for correct medical name of this condition.*
You are alone in the back of the ambulance when your patient suddenly becomes unresponsive and pulseless.What should you do?
What is "Start compressions and apply the AED."?
The series of happy and sad faces describing pain for a pediatric patient?
What is"The Wong -Baker pain scale"?
When using this specific stroke scale, if the patient is positive for even 1 out of the 3 findings ACUTELY, there is a 72% likelihood of ischemic stroke.
*50 point bonus for the % probability if all 3 findings are positive*
What is the "Cincinnati Stroke Scale"?
*85%*
These organs manage blood pressure, regulate acid/base balance in the blood, secrete chemicals that cause maturation of RBCs, and purify/filter blood 24/7.
*100 bonus points each for naming the hormone(s) responsible for maintaining BP and maturing RBCs.
What are "the kidneys"?
*Renin-Erythropoeitin*
Strong, peristent urge to urinate; frequent urination with small amounts of urine produced; cloudy, dark, light pink or blood-tinged urine; painful/burning urination; possible confusion if severe.
What is a "urinary tract infection(UTI) or cystitis"?
A patient with chest pain reports taking 3 NTG tabs w/out any relief of pain.What 3 things could you do to check the effectiveness of the medication?
What are:
1. Check the expiration date
2. Check to see if the medication is in the original container
3. Ask the pt if the NTG gave him a headache.
After the baby's head has delivered, you should: A. Suction the mouth & nose and wait for the mother to push the rest of the baby out.
B. Put the mother on high flow O2 and prepare to finish the delivery.
C. suction the mouth & nose and check for nuchal cord
D.Support the head and gently pull the baby out.
What is "C"?
What are the names for the following S/S of CVA:
Inability to speak/difficulty speaking/speaking nonsense vs. slurred speech/unclear articulation.
What are "dysphasia" vs. "dysarthria"?
Separated from the other organs around it by the cardiac and pyloric sphincters, this organ plays a role in mechanical & chemical digestion.
What is "the stomach"?
Nausea, fatigue, loss of appetite, pruritis, clay-colored stool.
What is "hepatitis or liver failure"?
What is the blood vessel that returns oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?
What is the "Pulmonary Vein"?
Upon assessing a newborn immediately after delivery, you note that the infant is not breathing spontaneously and has a heart rate of 90 bpm. What is the most appropriate initial management?
A. Administer blow-by O2 B. Begin PPV C. Assess skin color and determine APGAR D. Begin chest compressions
What is "B"?
If your patient has a RACE score of 8, you have most likely identified this type type of stroke.
What is "Large Vessel Occlusion"?
This organ contains both endocrine and exocrine cells.
*50 bonus points for naming 2 out of the 3 endocrine cells, the hormones they produce, and their specific location in the organ.
What is "the pancreas"?
*alpha cells-glucagon*
*beta cells-insulin*
*Islets of Langerhans*
Severe abdominal pain, nausea, symptoms of diabetes(polyuria, polyphagia, polydipsia), hx of chronic alcoholism or cholecystitis.
What is "pancreatitis"?
What are 5 S/S of cardiac compromise?
What are:
1. Chest pains
2. SOB
3. Cool/pale/diaphoretic skin
4. Weakness/dizziness/Nausea
5. Feeling of impending doom
Define each element of the APGAR score, explain what a 0-1-2 looks like for each of the categories, and give the timeframe in which it should be completed.
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