What is the most crucial part of your assessment for a respiratory patient?
Listening to lung sounds
A type of stroke where all symptoms typically resolve within 24 hours.
Trans Ischemic Attack (TIA)
What is the medical terminology for "Pink Eye?"
Conjunctivitis
Define referred pain.
Feeling pain in a location that is separate from the site of the actual issue.
People with kidney stones will typically have pain that starts where?
In the flank region.
What are some ways to check a persons gag reflex?
Brushing the eyelids, sternal rub, lightly touch the back of pharynx
What is status epilepticus?
Seizure that last longer than 5 minutes or seizures that occur back to back without a period of lucidity.
Where is the tragus located?
Cartlidge in the front of the ear.
Signs/symptoms of pancreatitis.
Epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, tachycardia
What medications can be given for a patient who has ESRD and is hyperkalemic?
Sodium Bicarbonate & Calcium
Describe pulsus paradoxus.
When the systolic blood pressure decreases during inhalation.
What makes up Cushing Reflex?
Hypertension
Bradycardia
Irregular respirations
Define labyrinthitis.
Irritation and swelling of the inner ear that causes balance issues, dizziness, & temporary hearing loss.
Condition where the bowel telescopes onto itself.
Intussusception
What are a few differences between an UTI and prostatitis?
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Prostatitis will typically have similar symptoms to an UTI but also include fever, tremors, and urinary obstruction.
If your patient is drooling what could that mean?
Not able to swallow due to swelling of the airway
What are some syncope prodromes?
Chest pain, dizziness, headache, weakness, shortness of breath, vision going black.
What is the term used when referring to paralysis of gaze eye movement discoordination.
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Dysconjugate Gaze
Define portal hypertension.
An increased pressure in the portal veins due to blood not being able to flow through the liver like normal.
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Define what a pleural effusion is.
Collection of fluid between the visceral pleura and parietal pleura.
Treatment for secondary dystonia due to antipsychotic medications.
Benadryl 50mg
What is Ludwig Angina?
Cellulitis under the tongue caused by a tooth abscess or mouth injury. It causes severe swelling with potential airway compromise.
Diverticulosis- when a person has diverticula (small pockets on the outskirts of intestines)
Diverticulitis- when the diverticula become inflamed
Describe the difference between hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
Hemodialysis- blood circulates through a dialysis machine to rid the body waste.
Peritoneal dialysis- large amount of dialysis fluid are pushed into the abdominal cavity and then later drained after waste products have diffused into the fluid.