This medication also called Sublimaze
Fentanyl Citrate
Describe Cushing's Triad
Widened B/P, bradycardia, and irregular respirations.
Cushing's syndrome
Type of allergic reaction that is life threatening that requires immediate treatment
Anaphylaxis
Describe Homan's Sign
Pain in the calf after flexing of the foot, sign of DVT.
Contraindications for Furosemide
Anuria and Allergy to Furosemide.
Signs of this condition are Tremors, Rigidity, and bradykinesia
Parkinson's disease
The most prominent male androgen
Testosterone
A bee sting would be this route of entry for an allergen.
Describe Cullen Sign
Bruising around umbilicus, may indicate severe internal bleeding.
Allergic Reaction and Dystonic Reactions
Type of posturing that indicates brainstem damage.
Decerebrate Posturing
What is exophthalmos and what condition is it commonly seen in?
Bulging of the eyes seen in Grave's disease.
When a person's immune system reacts with exaggerated/inappropriate symptoms after encountering a substance deemed to be harmful.
Hypersensitivity
Describe Brudzinski's Sign
Sign of meningitis, causes the pt's hips and knees to flex when the neck is flexed.
Dose for Calcium Chloride
500-1,000 mg IV
What is cranial nerve 8 and what does it do?
Vestibulocochlear nerve, hearing and balance.
This causes the "Fruity Odor" in DKA
High levels of Ketones
The type of immunity where B cell lymphocytes produce antibodies that dissolve in the plasma and lymph.
Humoral immunity
Describe Murphy's Sign
Asking the pt to hold in a deep breath and palpating the RUQ. If the pain experiences sharp pain it is a positive sign of cholecystitis.
Pain dose for Ketamine in a pt with Angina
Ketamine is contraindicated with Angina.
What is the normal Cerebral Perfusion Pressure (CPP)?
70-90 mm Hg
This condition is atrophy of both adrenal glands, leading to deficiencies of all steroid hormones produced by them. Signs are unexplained weight loss, salt craving, fatigue.
Addison's disease
Autoimmune Disorder that causes fibrotic changes to blood vessels, muscles, joints, skin, organs. Pt's also often have Raynaud Phenomenon.
Describe Kernig's Sign
The pt lies supine, and the provider lifts their leg to 90 degrees and attempts to straighten the leg. A positive sign is pain when attempting to extend the knee.