Vocabulary
Stiffening of the Body muscles, a definitive sign of death
What is Rigor Mortis?
Low Fluid volume causes what shock?
Hypovolemic Shock
Heart attack, Trauma to the heart, Obstructive causes (Large pulmonary embolus)
What cause Pump Failure?
The three most common examples of Obstructive shock are.
1. Cardiac Tamponade
2. Tension Pneumothorax
3. Pulmonary Embolism
Occurs as a result of severe infections
Septic shock
A side-lying position used to maintain a clear airway in unresponsive patients who are breathing adequately.
What is the Recovery position?
Three basic causes of shock and impaired tissue perfusion
What is Pump failure, Low Fluid Volume and Poor vessel Function?
When there is pump failure, the body goes into .....
Cardiogenic shock
Compression of the heart caused by fluid collecting in the sac surrounding the heart.
What is Cardiac Tamponade?
Damage to the spinal cord, particularly in the upper section, may cause loss of control to the musculature and vessels below the injury site.
Neurogenic shock
A lack of oxygen that deprives tissues of necessary nutrients, resulting from a partial or complete blockage of blood flow.
What is Ischemia?
A Passive process in which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. This is how O2 and CO2 pass rapidly across the thin walls of the alveoli.
What is Diffusion?
For blood to circulate efficiently throughout the entire system, there must be.....
The right amount of pressure and number of heartbeats.
Damage to lung tissue that allows air normally held within the lung to escape into the chest cavity
What is Pneumothorax?
Occurs when a person reacts quickly to a substance to which he or she has been sensitized.
Anaphylactic shock
A harsh, high-pitched respiratory sound.
What is Stridor?
Edema / Pulmonary Edema
What are Large amounts of fluids between cells in body tissue, that cause swelling of affected areas?
Signs and symptoms of a cardiac tamponade, what is a Beck Triad?
Jugular distension, muffled heart sounds and a narrow pulse pressure
a blood clot that occurs in the pulmonary arteries and blocks the flow of blood through the lungs.
What is a Pulmonary Embolism?
A sudden reaction of the nervous system that produces a temporary, generalized vasodilation, resulting in fainting, or syncope.
Psychogenic shock
A condition in which air fills the stomach, often as a result of high volume and pressure during artificial ventilation.
What is gastric distention?
Sphincters are under the control of this.
What is the Automatic Nervous System?
The ability of the heart muscle to contract is referred to as?
Myocardial Contractility
These factors are:
- The heart must have adequate strength
- Heart must receive adequate blood to pump
- resistance to flow in peripheral circulation must be appropriate
Factors cardiac output is dependent on
Hypothermia is a condition in which the internal body temperature falls below ______ degrees F.
95 Degrees F or 35 degrees C