The heart wants what it wants
This valve sits between the left ventricle and the aorta
what is the aortic valve?
This is the singular name for an alveoli.
What is an Alveolus?
This is what OPQRST and SAMPLE stand for.
What is (onset, palliation/ provocation, quality, radiation, severity, and time) and (signs/symptoms, allergies, medications, past pertinent history, last oral intake/ last out, and events leading up)?
This medication doesn't allow for tachycardia, helping prevent hypertension.
what are beta blockers?
This is the fraction of inspired air (Fio2) of a NC.
24-44%
This is the only vein that carries oxygenated blood in the body.
What is the pulmonary vein?
This circulatory structure is wrapped around each and every alveolus.
What is a pulmonary capillary?
what is HR, RR, BP, SPO2, temp, 12 lead, ETCO2, BGL?
This is the primary cause of Prinzmetals angina.
What are coronary artery vasospasms?
This part of the inspiratory process does not participate in gas exchange.
Hint: Isaac Clark
What is dead space?
This is the formula for cardiac output.
what is CO=SVxHR?
This is the process in which oxygen and carbon dioxide cross a semi-permeable membrane into the blood stream or lungs
What is Diffusion?
This skin presentation is a classic finding with hypoperfusion or signs of shock.
What is pale, cool, and diaphoretic?
This is the only medication an EMT can administer that is knows as a reconstituted mixture.
What is Glucagon?
what is a hemo/pneumothoraces?
This circulatory structure is found just after an artery, but just before the capillary.
What is an arteriole?
Biot's and Cheyen-Stoke's is caused by these THREE reasons.
What is hypoxia, trauma, or increased ICP?
This intervention is one you'd perform on a patient presenting with snoring respirations.
what is an OPA, NPA, or airway maneuver?
Asthma is known as a reactive airway disease of the lower airway. This is the name for when your treatments of albuterol and atrovent fail to help asthma.
What is refractory?
This is the normal range of end tidal/ capnometry.
what is 35-45mmhg?
This coronary artery is aptly know as "the widow maker".
What is the Left Anterior Descending (LAD)?
Your patient has a BGL of 300 and is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. This is why your patient is breathing in a Kussmauls pattern.
Hint: your answer should involve pH.
What is respiratory alkalosis to try and balance metabolic acidosis?
Was it right?
You and your partner are responding to a patient with confirmed facial droop and slurred speech. This vital sign should be taken FIRST.
what is a BGL?
This is why glucagon is found to be ineffective when given to emaciated or malnourished patients.
What is "glucagon wrings out the liver of any glycogen stores. Malnourished patients have no stored sugar to use".