Obvious Absurdities
Seafood can often cause patients to go into what kind of shock?
Anaphylactic/Anaphylaxis
The tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder are called what?
Ureters
You would expect the pupils of a patient who has overdosed on Fentanyl to be what?
Constricted
What portion of the digestive tract is the most likely location of a bowel obstruction?
The small intestine
Influenza affects which body system?
What component of makes up approximately 55% of the total composition of blood?
Plasma
True or False?
Paramedics need to be able to modify their behavior when treating a patient with a behavioral emergency.
True
What assessment tool should be utilized for every AMS patient, but especially for patients with endocrine disorders?
BGL/Blood Glucose Monitoring
Another name for a "Petit Mal" Seizure.
Absence/Absence Seizure
Intentional overdoses are most commonly introduced into the body how?
Ingestion/Digestive Tract
It is very obvious that adding this element of ventilatory support WILL DROP BLOOD PRESSURE
PEEP/Pressure
What organ is what gives the body an increased ability to produce red blood cells?
Kidney/Kidneys
What is the effect of an anticholinergic drug on secretions in the airway?
Dries Secretions
What is Cullens sign?
Periumbulical ecchymosis
Third Space/Interstitial Space
What is a clotting disorder?
Any disease process or medication usage that inhibis the body's ability to form clots.
True or False:
Most sexual assault patients know their assailant personally.
True
The skin of a patient experiencing a period of hypoglycemia would be what?
Pale, cool, diaphoretic
If someone complains of a stiff neck, what neurological infection should you suspect as a possible differential diagnosis?
Meningitis
The bony formation around the eye is called what?
The Orbital/Orbit
Why is it imperative to either suction blood out of an airway, or intubate a patient who is vomiting blood?
Protect the Airway/Secure the Airway
Rhabdomyolysis causes the release of what large molecule substance, that blocks the renal tubules?
Myoglobin
Opioids depress the medulla, and make it less responsive to what blood gas?
CO2
What is the name for dark, tar-like stool?
What does SIRS stand for?
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Patients with what disease have irregularly shaped red blood cells with decreased oxygen carrying capacity (number of hemoglobin)?
Sickle Cell Disease
Multiple Personality Disorder falls under what umbrella classification of disorders?
Dissociative Disorders
Explain why hypoglycemic patients become altered.
Lack of glucose to the brain/Lack of brain perfusion
When assessing pupils, it is important to note initial pupil size when?
Before you shine a light in the eyes
Before going on any call, what precautions should the paramedic take?
Standard Precautions
This pathological structure can cause double vision, irregular breathing, and behavioral changes in patients.
Brain Tumor/Brain Neoplasm/Neoplasm of the Brain
What % of nephron loss typically precipitates chronic renal failure?
70%
Electrical shock from a high voltage source would cause the breakdown of what type of tissue? (Think of what electricity does to the body)
Muscle tissue/Skeletal Muscle Tissue
What are at least 2 of the "Accessory" Digestive Organs?
Liver
Gallbladder
Pancreas
Salivary Glands
What class of substances is typically produced inside bacteria, and causes a fever when released into the blood stream?
Pyrogens
The lab value that measures formed elements of the blood is called what?
Hematocrit/HCRIT
Before medications, what technique should be utilized for a patient experiencing a severe anxiety attack?
Paramedics should avoid doing this when they have a patient suspected of being in a myxedemic coma.
Active Rewarming
What is the name of the disease that wears away at the Myelin Sheath around nerves?
Multiple Sclerosis/MS
Osteoarthritis
Dark urine, abdominal pain, jaundice, and fatigue are all classic symptoms in what disease?
Hepatitis
The main problem with ESRD is what?
Hint: AEIOU-TIPS
Uremia
Which letter of AEIOU-TIPS would be indicative that a patients AMS is due to renal failure, and what word does this letter stand for?
U-Uremia
What is "Borborygmi"?
A finding consistent with Hyperperistalsis/the sound of Hyperperistalsis
Why do patients who have received antibiotics contract MRSA more easily than other patients?
Antibiotics have eliminated the patients normal local flora, allowing MRSA to proliferate more easily.
The name of the shape of red blood cells is what?
Bi-Concave Disc
What does the term "aphasia" mean?
The hypothalamus stimulates the anterior pituitary gland how?
Hormonal Stimulation/By Secreting Hormones
Rapid and effective airway management.
Hypotension, dizziness upon standing, a rash, muscle cramps, swelling of the hands, a cough, headache, fatigue, and loss of taste are signs of what kind of overdose?
ACE-Inhibitors