Diseases & conditions
This is an enlargement of the heart
What is cardiomegaly?
0.4mg/spray or tablet. Must wear gloves when giving. Titrated to blood pressure. BP must be over 100mmHg.
What medication is given when a patient is experiencing acute chest pain?
This rhythm has a heart rate of 60-100 bpm and has no other ectopy
What is normal sinus rhythm?
Plasma, Red Blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
What are the four components of blood?
End Tidal Capnography
What piece of equipment do we use to monitor ETCO2?
What is COPD?
This can be placed as an advanced airway during cardiac arrest
What is an IGEL?
This rhythm is also known as "flatline"
What is asystole?
This carries blood from right side of the heart to the lungs and back to the left side of the heart
What is pulmonary circulation?
This is high-pitched sound heard on inspiration as the air tries to pass through an airway obstruction
What is stridor?
This condition occurs when fluid rapidly leaks into alveoli from high altitudes
What is high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE)?
Nebulized Albuterol/Atrovent treatment - Dose Albuterol 2.5mg/3cc and Atrovent 500mcg/2.5cc?
What is the treatment for wheezing and rales?
This rhythm is slow usually under 60 beats/minute and may require aggressive interventions to prevent cardiac arrest
What is sinus bradycardia?
This is the amount of blood returned to the heart to be pumped out
What is preload?
This helps determine any underlying cardiac rhythm with a patient with chest pain
What is a 12-lead?
This condition causes chest pain and shortness of breath. It causes fluid to back up into the lungs
What is left sided heart failure?
This is a positive pressure device that forces air into the lungs. The patient must be conscious and not have AMS.
What is a CPAP and what are the indications/contraindications for use?
What is ventricular tachycardia?
Adequate ventilation, perfusion and diffusion
What must occur for the body to receive vital oxygen and nutrients?
This is used during a cardiac arrest to potentially reverse underlying cardiac arrhythmias
What is an AED?
What is multiple sclerosis?
This medication can be used to treat COPD. The dose is 125mg/2mL
What is Solumedrol?
This condition causes the ventricles to quiver uncontrollably
What is ventricular fibrillation?
This occurs when there is an imbalance of air reaching your lungs and the blood flowing through them and prevents ideal oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange.
This is an implanted device in the skin that helps keep the heart rate/rhythm under control