AEMT Pharm
Adverse effects of nitro
What is headache, hypotension, dizziness (ch 12/23 slide 96)
starling law
What is the more the ventricles are stretched the harder they contract (ch18 slide 9)
Cause of a thyroid storm
What is infection and/or major stress (emotional/physical)? (ch21 slide 12)
Aerobic Respiration
What is uses O2 and produces 40 ATP? (ch11 slide 21)
RSV
What is illness mostly seen in young children causing infection in lungs and breathing passages? (ch17 pg 902)
first 5 rights of med admin
What is right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right time (ch 13 slide 4)
receptor affected by pressure changes
What is baroreceptors? (ch18 slide 40)
myxedema coma
What is rare and life threatening coma state caused by hypothyroidism? (ch21 slide 16)
DOPE mnemonic
What is dislodged tube, obstructed tube, pneumothorax, and equipment failure? (ch11 slide 79)
Causes of pulmonary edema
What is CHF (left and/or right sided), MI, pulmonary embolism, hypertension, and enlarged heart? (ch18 pg 956)
Slowest route of admin for parenteral route
What is subq/transq? (ch 12/23 slide 7)
Explain infarct
What is permanent condition with no blood flow leading to tissue death? (ch 18 slide 52)
hormone released by the pineal glad
What is melatonin? (ch 21 slide 4)
CPAP Contraindications
What is cannot protect own airway, hypotension, facial trauma, tracheostomy, and anxiety? (ch11 slide 62)
Respiratory and metabolic balances
What is respiratory is balanced by the lungs with CO2 in minutes and metabolic is balanced by the renal with HCO2 in days? (ch11 slide 36)
Opioid receptor sites are
what is nerve cells in the spinal cord inhibiting pain signal transmission (ch 12/23 slide 22)
S&S of both thoracic and abdominal aneurysm?
What is thoracic tearing chest/back pain and abdominal pulsating mass? (ch18 slide 97)
Adrenal Gland Hormones
What is adrenaline, aldosterone, and cortisol? (ch21 slide 48)
Alveolar Minute Volume
What is (TV-Dead space) x respiratory rate? (ch11 slide 15)
Pulmonary effects of cystic fibrosis
What is causes abnormally thick mucus secretions causing dyspnea and increased risk of infection? (ch17 pg 901)
Explain a wetter
What is cholinergic drug that lowers HR and BP with DUMBELLS (diarrhea, urination, emesis, lacrimation, seizures) (ch 12/23 slide 47)
Process of muscle cell depolarization and repolarization
What is sodium potassium pump? (ch18 slide 35)
Ace Inhibitors
What is block the release of angiotensin 2 which inhibits vasoconstriction? (ch21 slide 55)
Pathological V/Q mismatch
What is shunt (v) or dead space (q)? (ch11 slide 48)
Pleural Effusion
What is a collection of fluid outside the lung that compresses one or both lungs causing dyspnea? (ch17 pg 899)