Miscellaneous
The best way to prevent transmission of nosocomial infections.
What is Hand Hygeine?
The maximum time for an EKG to be performed on Chest Pain patients.
What is 10 minutes?
The maximum amount of oxygen that should be used via Nasal Cannula.
What is 6 liters per minute?
The three types of trauma.
What is blunt, crush, and penetrating?
The definitive treatment for testicular torsion.
What is surgery?
Symptoms include diaphoresis, chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea, left arm pain, jaw pain, etc.
What is a STEMI?
Symptoms include shortness of breath, wheezing, cough, and fatigue. Treatments can include BIPAP, nebulizer treatments, steroids, and small amounts of O2.
What is COPD?
Stroke symptom involving slurred or slowed speech.
What is dysarthria?
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Placement for this emergent procedure is in the second intercostal space at the mid-clavicular line.
What is needle decompression?
Diagnostics for this can include CXR, echocardiogram, proBNP, stress test, etc. Treatments for this can include BIPAP, Lasix, Milrinone and Dobutamine.
What is Congestive Heart Failure?
Risk factors include obesity, DVT, females on birth control or pregnant, flying, smoking, prolonged immobility, long bone fractures, and recent surgery.
What is a pulmonary embolism?
Stroke symptom involving inability to communicate effectively, even if the patient can understand. Can manifest as stutters, inappropriate words, frustration, and even silence. Can also affect comprehension of language and verbal commands.
What is dysphasia?
Consists of Hypothermia, Coagulopathy, and Acidosis.
What is the Trauma Triad of Death?
Findings of this syndrome include a thin upper lip, small weight for gestational age, premature delivery, small eye openings, and a smooth philtrum above the upper lip.
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
Symptoms include chest pain, orthopnea, pain with breathing, nausea, dizziness, cough, JVD, tachycardia, and can ultimately result in cardiac tamponade.
What is a pericardial effusion?
Acute onset of shortness of breath, cough, chest pain, tachycardia, and hypoxia. Characterized by pink, frothy sputum.
What is Flash Pulmonary Edema?
Brain injury after a traumatic loss of consciousness. The patient can have a "lucid period" lasting minutes to hours in which they are alert and oriented; followed by a rapid deterioration of patient condition.
What is an epidural hematoma?
This type of bruising can indicate a basilar skull fracture.
What is Battle's sign?
This toxicity/poisoning can provide false SpO2 readings.
What is carbon monoxide poisoning?
Synchronized Cardioversion is used to ensure defibrillation is delivered in the right phase of the cardiac electrical conduction. If a shock is delivered during this phase, it can precipitate polymorphic ventricular fibrillation (Torsades de Pointes).
What is ventricular repolarization? (Shocking on the T-wave).
A well-known complication of positive-pressure ventilation. Often due to high pressures.
What is pulmonary barotrauma?
A late, ominous sign consisting of: Bradycardia, Widening Pulse Pressure, and Irregular Respirations.
What is Cushing's Triad?
A common complication of blunt chest injury that can worsen in the days following the injury. Can be life-threatening if untreated. Patients are frequently proactively intubated if these are noted on radiology, even without active respiratory ditress.
What are pulmonary contusions?