PEDS/OB
the 2 treatments for an ectopic pregnancy
what is methotrexate or surgery?
things you should do when you hear a trauma alert
what is alert the trauma team, prepare your room, and don PPE?
name 3 life save intervention medications
what is naloxone, d50, vasopressors, adenosine, atropine, or epinephrine?
blood pressure needs to be less than ____ prior to receiving thrombolytics
what is < 185/110?
what is true?
the airway sounds you would normally hear with croup
what is stridor?
Epistaxis, rhinorrhea, and subconjuctival hemorrhage in the periorbital spaces (raccoon eyes) are all symptoms of which type of skull fracture
what is a basilar skull fracture?
the time it should take for your rapid triage to be completed
what is < 5 minutes?
what is meningitis? what is subarachnoid hemorrhage?
the inability of blood to ender or exit the heart adequately
what is obstructive shock?
medication given as seizure prophylaxis for pre eclampsia
what is magnesium sulfate?
the 5 P's when assessing for compartment syndrome
what is pain, pulses, pallor, paresthesia, and paralysis
7-year-old woke up complaining of a stomachache.
"He refused to walk downstairs and is not interested in eating or playing." Vomits in triage.
Vital signs: RR 22, HR 88, BP 94/69, SpO2 100%, T 38°C (100.4˚F), Pain 6/10.
what is ESI level 3?
will likely need labs, meds, and imaging
unilateral, throbbing frontolateral pain; sometimes cording can be palpated; can lead to visual deficits
what is temporal arteritis?
patient that presents with hypotension, bradycardia, faint pulse, and pale
what is neurogenic shock?
name 3 high risk pediatric situations (ESI level 2)
what are seizures, severe sepsis, severe dehydration, diabetic ketoacidosis, suspected child abuse, burns, head trauma, ingestions and overdoses including vitamins, infant less than 30 days of age with a fever, or sickle cell crisis?
A freely moving section of the rib cage is displaced. Identified with 3 or more fractures in 2 or more places
what is flail chest?
34-year-old female 10 days postpartum. "I suddenly started bleeding and passing clots the size of oranges, I never did this with my other two pregnancies."
"Can I lie down before I pass out?"
Vital signs: RR 22, HR 132, BP 86/40, SpO2 86%.
what is ESI level 1?
Signs and symptoms of a post-partum hemorrhage.
Vital signs reflect fluid volume deficit. The patient needs immediate intravenous access and fluid resuscitation.
posturing that indicates injury above the midbrain
what is decorticate posturing?
in a pediatric patient, bradycardia, hypotension, or delayed cap refill are ___ signs of ___ shock
what is late; hypovolemic?
the definition of HELLP
what is hemolysis, elevated LFTs, low platelets
trauma patient receiving multiple units of blood should also receive this medication, and why
what is calcium? the citrate in PRBC causes drops in serum calcium so need to replace it
True or False: charting "pt reports abd pain x 4 hrs (pt in no distress, playing on cell phone in triage) with associated n/v/d and pt smells" would be an appropriate triage note
what is false?
complications of spinal cordy injury
*hint, think shock*
what is hemorrhagic shock, neurogenic shock, or spinal shock?
inotropic and vasopressor support to be given for cardiogenic shock
what is norepinephrine, dobutamine, dopamine, or milrinone?