Cardiac
This valve is found between the left atria and left ventricle
Mitral valve
Your patient complains of a "thunderclap headache", What is the most serious cause?
Hemorrhagic stroke
smaller branches of arteries
arterioles
elevated BP
decreased HR
Cheynne stokes respirations
Cushings Triad indicating ICP
another name for the Mitral valve
Bicuspid valve
The three components of Beck's triad
JVD, muffled heart tones, narrowing pulse pressure
Your patient suffered head trauma and is unable to spontaneously respirate, What part of the brain is likely affected.
Brain stem
pain response when pressure is relieved from the abdomen
rebound tenderness
Fever, dyspnea, productive cough
Pneumonia
These respond to chemical changes in the blood.
Chemoreceptors
This pacemaker has an intrinsic rate of 40-60
AV junction
Decerebrate and decoticate posturing indicate this...
ICP
Very important of necessary, (referring to a command, rule or duty.)
imperative
Dyspnea, pursed lip breathing, barrel chest
Emphysema
In the body these detect and respond to pressure changes
baroreceptors
Plaque buildup within the arterial vessel wall causing a narrowing.
Atherosclerosis
In many grand-mal seizures, this experience precedes the seizure.
Aura
inflammation of the gal bladder
Cholecystitis
dyspnea, pink frothy sputum
Left sided CHF
carpal-pedal spasms are a result of anxiety attacks and low blood levels of __________.
CO2
The thickening of the arterial walls
Arteriosclerosis
These nerves do not cross and the leave the skull
Cranial nerves
A motor/speech disorder that makes it hard to speak clearly.
Dysarthria
upper abdominal pain radiating to the right shoulder, often with nausea and vomiting
Cholecystitis
Worst case scenario with a female complaining of severe ABD pain.
ectopic pregnancy