Allergy-Palooza
A 27 year old mistakenly ate peanuts at a restaurant. They now have hives and a rash.
What is an allergic reaction?
Burning when you urinate, dark color, and a foul odor, you may have this.
What is a UTI?
Inhaled, injected, ingested, and absorbed are all common _____.
What is routes?
Manner in which a person acts or performs
What is behavior?
The liver is located in this region
What is the RUQ?
This medication causes anxiety and increased heart rate as a side effect, but it helps stop anaphylaxis
What is epinephrine
An infection affecting one body system
What is a localized infection?
A patient who is able to swallow, is alert, and has taken an unknown amount of medication will cringe at this medication when they see it
What is activated charcoal?
Inadequate breathing or respiratory arrest caused by a body position that restricts breathing.
What is positional asphyxia?
This pain is often felt at a distant location to a different part of the body.
What is referred pain?
This is released the first time your body is introduced to an allergen.
What are antibodies?
Lactic acid and other chemicals accumulate in the bloodstream, causing vasodilation and leaky capillaries.
What is septic shock?
A patient with smoke inhalation may have these signs/ symptoms
What is difficulty breathing, coughing, singed nasal hairs or carbon residue in the mouth/ nose?
These things can cause altered mental status
Hypoglycemia, hypoxia, stroke, seizures, and mind altering substances
Uh oh... I don't have pulses in my feet and I have tearing pain in my back.
What is an abdominal aortic aneurysm?
A 57 year old take a new antibiotic for the first time. SHortly after they are experiencing oropharyngeal swelling, difficulty breathing, and hypotension.
What is anaphylaxis?
a 14 year old has a productive cough, with fever, tachycardia, and rhonchi on the left lower lung.
What is pneumonia?
A patient is experiencing a dry mouth, dilated pupils, and has not slept for 2 days.
What is an upper?
(Bonus points for examples)
Involves a severe break in patient’s abilities to process information and interact with their environments
What is acute psychosis?
Epigastric pain and indigestion could also be this:
What is a cardiac emergency?
This is released when your body detects an allergen. It causes vasodilation and increased capillary permeability.
What is histamine?
You'll know your pt is really sick if they have 2 or more of the following:
HR >90
BP <90
RR>20
Temp <36 OR >38.3
New onset AMS
What is SIRS critera?
Restlessness, hallucinations, profuse sweating, and tremors are common with these types of patients.
What is alcohol withdrawal?
Extremely agitated patients frequently develop significant and even life-threatening cardiovascular and metabolic stress.
What is excited delirium?
Most of your organs of your abdomen are enclosed within?
What is the parietal peritoneum?