Allergy Alert
A severe, potentially life-threatening systemic allergic reaction is called this.
What is anaphylaxis?
The body's harmful, dysregulated response to infection can result in this life-threatening syndrome.
What is sepsis?
Poisoning caused by breathing a harmful substance occurs through this route.
What is inhalation?
The abdomen is commonly divided into this number of quadrants.
What is four?
Patients with end-stage kidney disease may receive this treatment to remove waste and excess fluid from the blood.
What is dialysis?
The primary emergency medication for anaphylaxis is this.
What is epinephrine?
Fever, tachycardia, tachypnea, and altered mental status in a patient with infection should raise suspicion for this.
What is sepsis?
Pinpoint pupils and respiratory depression suggest overdose from this drug class.
What are opioids?
Vomiting blood is called this.
What is hematemesis?
An abnormal shortage of circulating red blood cells or hemoglobin is called this.
What is anemia?
Hives are also called this.
What is urticaria?
Patients with septic shock may eventually develop this blood-pressure abnormality.
What is hypotension?
The antidote commonly carried by EMTs for opioid-associated respiratory depression is this.
What is naloxone?
Black, tarry stool may indicate this.
What is gastrointestinal bleeding/melena?
A dialysis patient's surgically created connection between an artery and vein is called this.
What is an arteriovenous fistula?
Wheezing, hypotension, and facial swelling following a bee sting indicate this condition.
What is anaphylaxis?
Older adults with serious infection may not always develop this classic sign.
What is fever?
Naloxone does not replace this critical treatment when an opioid-overdose patient is inadequately breathing.
What is ventilation/airway support?
A patient with abdominal pain, rigid abdomen, tachycardia, and pale clammy skin should make you suspect this life threat.
What is internal bleeding/shock?
Severe bleeding from a dialysis fistula should be managed initially with this.
What is direct pressure?
A patient improves after epinephrine but symptoms later return. This recurrence is one reason these patients still require this.
What is transport and continued monitoring?
An elderly patient with a recent urinary infection is confused, tachypneic, hypotensive, and has warm skin. Your field impression should include this.
What is sepsis/septic shock?
Several family members develop headache, nausea, and confusion while using a generator indoors. Suspect this poison.
What is carbon monoxide?
A patient with a known abdominal aortic aneurysm develops sudden severe abdominal/back pain, hypotension, and syncope. Your primary concern is this.
What is a rupturing/ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm with internal hemorrhage?
A patient who missed dialysis is weak, dyspneic, and has crackles with significant edema. These findings suggest this complication.
What is fluid overload?