ECC
What is the most common surgical procedure performed in ER?
What is an exploratory laparotomy?
A patient presents to the ER with pale MM, HR of 200bpm (sinus tachycardia), RR 40 with a 2/5 effort, and a doppler blood pressure of 55mmHg. POCUS reveals an acute abdomen with a abdominocentesis of frank blood. Peripheral PCV/TP was 25% / 4 and abdominal sample was 25% / 5. Ultimately, what fluid choice would be the best choice after initial crystalloid IVF bolus?
What is a natural colloid (blood)?
A patient presented to the ER for evaluation due to head trauma. What is the best course of action to reduce cerebral hypertension in this patient?
What is mannitol or hypertonic saline?
A patient presents to the ER for acute collapse, accompanied by a history of v/d. On presentation the pt is tachycardic, dull, and hypertensive. The pt is hypoglycemic and hyperkalemic. What disease process is a top differential?
What is addisons disease or addisonian crisis?
An 11 year old, spayed female, min schnauzer presented to the ER for evaluation of labored breathing, vomiting, PU/PD, and lethargy. On PE the patients blood pressure was low,pt was experiencing bradycardia, glucose reading was 469mg/dL, and ketones were 5.5, and blood pH was 7.1. What adjective would best describe the respirations this patient was experiencing?
What is kussmal respirations?
A patient presents to the ER for evaluation after jumping out of a moving car. On presentation, the patient is BAR, HR of 120bpm, RR of 24 with normal effort, MM are pink, sl tacky, CRT of 1-2s, and a doppler blood pressure of 125mmHg. Blood lactate level is 2.8, BG 120, PCV/TP of 56% / 8.2.
Pt is ATH for monitoring, but the shift becomes very busy. Several hours later the patient is found apneic in his kennel and a HR of 40bpm. What was likely the cause of this patients acute decline?
What is a pneumothorax?