anatomy
They are lying down on their backs facing up.
Cervical spine (7)
Thoracic spine (12)
Lumbar spine (5
Sacral spine (5)
Coccyx spine (4)
What do Dyspnea, tachypnea, bradypnea and apnea mean?
Dyspnea is difficulty breathing
Tachypnea is fast breathing
Bradypnea is slow breathing
Apnea is without breathing
What is the one contra-indicator of oxygen
Lowered respiratory drives in some patients with COPD
You arrive at the residence of a 45-year-old male. He appears anxious and is tachypneic. He can only say a few words. As you listen to his chest, you hear wheezing in both lungs. He is breathing 32 respirations per minute, his oxygen is 88% and his pulse is 112 and regular. He is pale, cool and diaphoretic.
What is your presumptive diagnosis?
Severe asthma attack.
The largest portion of the brain, or "grey matter," is what?
Cerebrum
When testing a mechanical suctioning machine, it should generate a vacuum pressure of more than?
300 mm HG
What are the 3 types of Pneumothorax?
Traumatic Pneumothorax
Tension Pneumothorax
spontaneous Pneumothorax
Albuterol
Purpose, Indicators, contraindicators and dosage?
Bronchodilator
Asthma/difficulty breathing with wheezing. tachycardia, MI or chest pain MDI/Inhalation 1 - 2 pumps or 2.5mg vial.
You arrive to see an unresponsive 34-year-old female. Her CGS is 9. Respirations are 10 with her oxygen being 92%.
Her pulse is 54 bpm, blood pressure is 102/60, and she is pale, cool, and diaphoretic
What would your presumptive diagnosis be?
Severe Hypoglycemia
What is the axial skeleton composed of?
Skull, Face, Thorax, and Vertebral Column
Chest compressions on an adult should be how many inches deep and for how many times?
1-2 inches and 30 times
Superficial, partial thickness and full thickness are explanations of?
1st degree burn, 2nd degree burns and 3rd degree burns
Oral Glucose/Glucose
Purpose, Indicators, contraindicators and dosage?
Glucose
When absorbed, provides glucose for cell use.
Altered mental status, blood sugar lower than 80 - hypoglycemia.
Lowered LOC, nausea, vomiting, inability to swallow/no gag reflex.
mouth (PO); 10 - 30g or one tube
You arrive at an office where you find a 63-year-old woman with the chief complaint being sudden weakness and slurred speech.
You notice that she has a slight facial droop and is unable to raise one arm. Respirations are 18, and oxygen is 96%. Her blood pressure is 188/102, and HR is 84.
What is your presumptive diagnosis?
She is having a stroke
In order of the first electrical impulse, what are the electrical nodes in the heart?
At what temperature does the human body have to fall under to become hypothermic?
95°F
Hypovolemia, hypoglycemia, hypotension and hypothermia are all examples of conditions being?
Extra points if you can name all of these conditions.
Hypo means Low
Hypovolemia is low blood volume
Hypoglycemia is low blood sugar
Hypotension is low blood pressure
Hypothermia is a low body temperature
Nitroglycerin
Purpose, Indicators, contraindicators and how much?
Bronchodilator Dilates
coronary arteries and veins, improves blood flow.
Treatment of angina pain and acute myocardial infarction,
Cerebral haemorrhage, sexual enhancement drugs, hypotension-systolic blood pressure < 100.
0.4mg SL- 1 spray or one pill.
you can only take three doses
You are dispatched to a residence in which there is an 8-month-old with constant emesis
The child is semi-conscious and listless, and unable to keep his eyes open. He is not crying.
His respirations are 28, and his pulse is 152. You notice his fontanelles are sunken in as well as his eyes. His temperature is 100°f.
What is your presumptive diagnosis?
The exocrine gland of the pancreas secretes?
Pancreatic Juice
Based on the rule of 9, what are the percentages in an adult?
Head and neck 9%
Each arm 9%
Entire trunk (front and back) 36%
Each leg 18%
perineum 1%
Hypovolemic, cardiogenic, distributive, and obstructive are all descriptors of what condition?
hypoperfusion (shock)
Hypovolemic- a sudden loss of blood
cardiogenic- when the heart is unable to pump enough blood to the body
distributive- a state where widespread vasodilation causes blood pressure to drop.
obstructive- a blood clot in a pulmonary artery (pulmonary embolism), air trapped in the chest (tension pneumothorax), or fluid around the heart (cardiac tamponade).
Epinephrine
Purpose, Indicators, contraindicators and how much?
Bronchodilator, vasoconstrictor. Stimulates nervous system, causing vasoconstriction and bronchodilation
Anaphylaxis/severe allergic reactions. s/s of shock, hypotension, airway swelling or dyspnea,
Tachycardia, Hypertension or chest pain.
Adult 0.3 mg, child 0.15
You are dispatched to a nursing home where an 82-year-old fell. When you arrive on scene, you see the patient on a recliner. She looks malnourished, thin and on edge.
She is alert and conscious yet reluctant to talk to you. Her airway is clear, and her RR is 20. Her skin is cool, pale and dr,y and her pulse is 104 and weak.
You notice that she has bruising on her arms, bed sores on her hips, poor hygiene, and no food looks easily accessible.
Based on these facts, what is her situation?
Elder Abuse