Assessment
Pharmacology
Respiratory
Cardiology
Shock
100
Major contents of the "Initial Observation" tier of the AMLS assessment pathway.
Scene Situation and Patient Situation
100
Typical measurement used for medication dosing. Calculated by by taking 50kg + 2.3kg for each inch over 5ft.
Ideal Body Weight
100
A vascular reaction that results in increased swelling in the upper airway and face.
Angioedema
100
Condition that occurs when insufficient oxygen is delivered to cardiac tissue, eventually leading to tissue damage.
Ischemia
100
Abnormally decreased blood volume.
Hypovolemia
200
The condition or complaint recognized by medical professionals as the key concern.
Cardinal Presentation
200
Conditions for which a medication is administered.
Indications
200
Condition in which the alveolar air spaces of the lungs begin to collapse.
Atelectasis
200
Condition in which fluid quickly accumulates in the pericardium, restricting the hearts ability to move blood.
Cardiac Tamponade
200
The amount of blood ejected by the heart during one ventricular contraction.
Stroke Volume
300
The condition often present when crackles are noted in lung sounds.
CHF
300
The movement of a medication through bodily systems.
Distribution
300
DAILY DOUBLE - Location within the Pons that controls respiratory rate and pattern.
Pneumotaxic Center
300
Condition in which the tissue surrounding the heart becomes inflamed, typically due to infection.
Pericarditis
300
Abnormal increases in hydrogen ion concentration in blood, resulting in metabolic changes. Often represented by blood pH below normal ranges.
Metabolic Acidosis
400
The absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of medication from the body.
Pharmacokinetics
400
Broken down products of a medication. Inactive versions of which no longer exert a pharmacologic response, while active versions still do.
Metabolites
400
Procedure used to remove fluid from a pleural space.
Thoracentesis
400
Area of the heart being captured on leads V5 and V6 on an EKG.
Lateral side of the left ventricle
400
Measurement of hemodynamic status used in shock patients. Calculated by factoring HR / Systolic BP.
Shock Index
500
The presumed cause of the patients condition, arrived at by evaluating all assessment information thus far obtained while conducting further diagnostic testing.
Working Diagnosis
500
The phenomenon that occurs when an improper practice gradually becomes more tolerable to the point where it is normalized. I.E: Over-perscription of Opioids.
Normalization of Deviance
500
A deep space infection of the floor of the mouth and anterior neck, just below the mandible.
Ludwig's Angina
500
Inferior Wall MI
500
Medication treatment pathway for decompensated anaphylactic shock.
1:1 Epi - Benadryl - Nebulized Bronchodilators - SoluMedrol