Medical Devices
The pressure is building! This correct term for this device that checks your blood pressure...
Sphygmomanometer
Patients presenting with acute chest pain should have this intervention within the first 10 minutes...
An ECG
Reference range for serum sodium.
135 - 145 mmol/L
Help! I've got a tension pneumothorax! Does anyone know the landmark for a needle thoracentesis?
2nd intercostal space, midclavicular
The term for a traumatic brain injury in which there is damage done at the site of impact, as well as the opposite side of the brain.
Coup-contrecoup
Stethescope
This PR medication is effective in treating renal colic
Indomethacin
Reference range for serum postassium
3.5 - 5.0 mmol/L
Oh no! It's an arrest! But in these two rhythms, we can shock you back to sinus...
Ventricular tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation
This element is part of the unit of measurement which blood pressure is measured in.
Mercury (Hg)
The number of blood cultures that should be taken for a patient with suspected sepsis
Two sets
Natural hormone which facilitates the transfer of glucose into bodily cells.
Insulin
It's a STEMI! 300mg of this over the counter drug will help! Pharmaceutical name please.
Acetylsalicylic acid
In order to provide external cardiac pacing, a defibrillator must be set to this mode
Synchronous
Time period in which antibiotics should be given after identifying sepsis
A byproduct of anaerobic metabolism at a cellular level
Lactate
This most common cause of cardiac arrest in paediatric patients
Hypoxia
A precursor to the modern ventilator, this device provided extracorporeal negative pressure ventilation for patients suffering from polio.
Iron lung
Scale used to assess the likelihood of acute stroke in determining whether a stroke call is necessary
NIHSS score
This glycoprotein complex is produced by the liver and activated during tissue or vascular injury. It will be depleted if you're in DIC...
Fibrinogen
Too much paracetamol? These two drugs might save you!
Activated charcoal
N-Acetyl Cystine (NAC) infusion