Medical
Describe the exposure route absorption.
Entrance through the skin or mucous membranes
A TIA is normally a _______ for a patient.
Warning for stroke, prior to a stroke
Most common endocrine disorder
Diabetes
For a psychiatric patient, why may it be a good idea to request LEO?
Being proactive instead of reactive, anticipation.
Give me two symptoms for a patient with a suspected brain injury, stroke, or ICP.
Altered level of consciousness
Irregular Respirations
Asymmetrical movements
Bradycardia
Pupil changes
Hypertension
Patients with pelvic pain and chills most likely are experiencing what?
Pelvic inflammatory disease
With a psych patient hearing voices, what is not a good practice?
Agreeing you hear the voices.
What is the position that defines someone lying on their back?
Supine
Females of childbearing age are what until proven otherwise?
Pregnant
How should you position a seizure patient?
Left lateral recumbent or recovery position
When caring for an Alzheimers patient that is more agitated than normal. Family notices that when you interact with the patient, they get more frustrated. How can you change your approach and interactions to improve this?
Ask the family to be involved since they are a familiar face.
What are some behaviors that may make you suspicious the patient will become violent?
Agitated, talking fast, physical movements
The thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary glands are within what?
Endocrine system
Have you experienced this pain before...
Could you be pregnant...
When was your last period...
You have a seizure patient, what is the primary concern for an altered patient during the postictal phase?
Protecting the airway
Which organ is most sensitive if glucose is absent?
BRAIN
What with a patient's behavior may make us suspect hypoglycemia?
Sudden onset of altered mental status
Give me two words to explain shock
INADEQUATE PERFUSION or HYPO-PERFUSION
25 year old patient, bradycardic and in respiratory arrest. You suspect a narcotic overdose. What treatment will you complete... dose, medication, route?
Narcan, IM, 0.4-2 MG
What is the appropriate ETCO2 range for an adult? (end-tidal)
35-45
What type of cerebral complication has neurological changes that subside or resolve within 24 hours on their own?
TIA - Transient Ischemic Attack
Polydipsia, polyphasic, and polyuria are indicative of what?
Hyperglycemia
What two things do the brain have to have to function?
OXYGEN & GLUCOSE
The circulatory system moves and transports things throughout your body, what does it not do?
Digest nutrients
COLBY... WHAT IS THE STANDARD TIDAL VOLUME FOR AN ADULT PATIENT?
DAILY DOUBLE IF YOU KNOW THE PEDIATRIC (not a number)...
500mL for adults
Pediatrics: enough to see rise and fall in the pediatric patient is the general rule of thumb.