medication routes and drug actions
This medication route is commonly used for epinephrine 1:1000 in anaphylaxis.
Intramuscular (IM)
Before accepting a refusal, you must ensure the patient has this mental status level.
Alert and oriented
The principal cation found in extracellular fluid is this.
Sodium
This infant reflex involves throwing arms outward when startled.
Moro reflex
This ethical principle refers to a patient's right to make their own decisions about medical care, including the right to refuse treatment.
Autonomy
This type of medication effect increases heart strength is called what
Positive inotropic effect
Failure to transfer care to equal or higher medical authority is called this.
Abandonment
This process moves water across a membrane from low solute concentration to high solute concentration.
Osmosis
This condition is the leading cause of disability in adults over age 65.
Osteoarthritis
An EMS system reviews patient care reports after calls are completed to identify errors and improve performance. This process is known as this.
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
This pharmacokinetic process describes how a drug is chemically changed in the body.
Metabolism (Biotransformation)
Suspected elder abuse falls into this legal reporting category.
Mandatory reporting
Most total body water is found in this compartment.
Intracellular fluid
Older adults have slower medication metabolism primarily due to decreased function of this organ.
Liver
Providing the same level of care to all patients regardless of background or status reflects this ethical principle.
Justice
Two medications that have equal therapeutic effectiveness are said to have this property.
Bioequivalence
the act of providing patient care or touching a person without their consent.
Battery
During metabolic acidosis, the kidneys compensate by doing this with bicarbonate.
Retaining bicarbonate
The most common cause of injury-related death in older adults is this type of event.
Falls
Guidance is provided during active patient care via radio, telephone, or video consultation with the medical director is called what
Online medical direction
A medication effect that occurs uniquely in an individual and differs from expected responses is called this.
Idiosyncrasy
Leaving the scene without providing care to a patient who clearly needs treatment demonstrates this.
Negligence
This electrolyte functions as the principal buffer of the body.
Bicarbonate
An elderly patient with shortness of breath may not show obvious respiratory distress despite severe illness due to this age-related respiratory change.
Decreased lung elasticity
(or acceptable: reduced respiratory reserve)
The most important purpose of EMS research is to achieve this outcome.
Reduced morbidity and mortality