Respiratory
Common triggers of asthma include . . .
Allergens
Physical exertion
Medications
Strong Emotions
Rapid Weather Changes
A patient presents with crushing chest pain and stable vitals, what are the steps we take in treating this patient? (Interventions)
O2 to maintain SPO2 >94%
ASA 324
Nitro if prescribed
BONUS:
What is the MOST important information we need to obtain on patients having stroke symptoms?
Last Known Well
What position do patients with abdominal pain prefer to be transported in?
"fetal"
What is an allergic reaction?
Exaggerated immune system response to an allergen
Pulmonary Edema is commonly caused by what cardiac condition
Left Sided Heart Failure
What is ROSC?
What steps do we take IMMEDIATLY following ROSC?
Return of Spontaneous Circulation
Start the assessment over you have a new patient:
ABC's
Every patient that has an altered mental status MUST recieve what?
A BG test
Colicky RUQ pain is most likely?
Gall Stones (cholecystitis)
An allergic reaction involves how many body systems?
Two or more
Wheezing occurs on what phase of the respiratory cycle and what are two common triggers of it
Expiratory
Asthma
Allergic Reactions
The AED advises deliver a shock, you clear the patient and deliver the shock, What do you do next?
Resume CPR
What does Fibrinolytic (or Thrombolytic) Therapy do?
"thins the blood"
reduces the body's ability to stop bleeding significantly and can break up existing clots
RLQ pain that gets worse AFTER you palpate it is most likely?
Appendicitis
What body systems must be threatened to administer Epinephrine?
Cardiovascular or respiratory
Stridor sounds like ____ and is indicative of what type of airway obstruction
High pitched inspiratory sounds
Upper airway obstruction
How is an Aortic aneurism most commonly described?
"tearing pain"
What are the steps of the Cincinnati Stroke Scale?
Facial Droop
Slurred Speech
Arm Drift
What two "drives" stimulate breathing
Which is the Primary and Backup
Describe the Differences in how they function
Carbonic and Hypoxic
Seizures Bonanza!
Describe an absance seizure
Describe a grand mal seizure
What is the period of time after seizure activity has ceased called?
Describe the term from the question above.
What defines status epilepticus?
What must we be continuously assessing on a restrained patient?
ABCs