Geriatrics
A loss of bowel or bladder control.
What is incontinence?
You might find your patient with this upper airway issue in a tripod position, drooling, possibly feverish. This is a true emergency.
What is Epiglottitis?
This group of disorders can often be characterized by poorly controlled body movements.
What is Cerebral palsy.
Bonus: Define ataxia and dysphagia
We use lots of mnemonics. Name three and their meanings.
What are AVPU; SAMPLE; OPQRST; APGAR; FAST; ABC, RICE; SOAP; DCAP-BTLS; etc.
This condition is commonly called "fainting".
What is a syncopal episode?
What are cataracts?
Sudden Infant Death (SIDS) syndrome is tragic for parent and family. Name at least two risk factors for SIDS.
What are: mother of young age, smoking in the house, baby sleeping on stomach, loose items in crib, overly warm room.
An opening of the skin into a specific organ or structure to support body functions.
What is a stoma?
Bonus: Name two!
Noncurative care for terminally ill patients.
What is Hospice Care?
This decrease in bone mass increases a patient's risk for fractures.
What is Osteoporosis?
A bacterial infection that can cause delirium in geriatric patients.
What is a Urinary Tract Infection?
Bonus: Name some signs and symptoms of a UTI?
Your patient is complaining of fatigue, headache and a stiff neck. This is suspect of what condition?
What is Meningitis?
Bonus: What concerns does this bring to you as the EMT transporting?
This device drains excess fluid from the brain, usually into the peritoneum.
What is a Ventricular shunt?
This legal document may include items such as a DNR or a DNI order.
What are Advanced Directives?
A device implanted under the skin to help regulate heart rate.
What is an internal cardiac pacemaker?
Bonus: What are good questions to ask a patient with a pacemaker?
A chronic and irreversible change in cognitive function.
What is Dementia?
Pediatric and adult airways differ in many ways. Name three!
What are peds airways are smaller, more flexible, larger tongue, funnel-shaped trachea, nose breathers, obstructs more easily, floppy U-shaped epiglottis.
Patients with this disorder often have large/oversized tongues.
What is Down Syndrome?
Bonus: Name two other signs of someone with Down Syndrome?
This issue could be physical, psychological, financial, sexual, or other.
What is abuse/elder abuse?
Bonus: To whom do you report suspected abuse.
This sound occurs when air passes through fluid in the alveoli.
What are crackles.
A forward curvature of the spine.
What is Kyphosis?
These three indicators make up the Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT).
What are Appearance, Work of Breathing, and Circulation to Skin.
Patient with this condition may make minimal eye contact with you, have distinct reactions to light or sounds, show repetitive behaviors, or use nonverbal communication methods.
Bonus: Name two qualities that many autistic patients have that usually exceed that of non-autistic individuals?
A bacterium that can cause infections in different parts of the body and is often resistant to commonly used antibiotics; it is transmitted by different routes, including the respiratory route, and can be found on the skin, in surgical wounds, and in the bloodstream, lungs, and urinary tract.
What is "MRSA" or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Bonus: What PPE should you wear for a known MRSA patient and why?
An infectious outbreak that occurs on a global scale.
What is a pandemic?
Bonus question: Other than COVID - name another pandemic that has occurred.