Hypoglycemia
These hypoglycemic patients should not have any administration of carbohydrates via oral route
What are "unconscious patients"?
injectable medications taken for T2DM that are not insulin
What are Glucagon like peptide 1 agonists? (Byetta, Trulicity, ect.)
This is the most important factor in management of syncope.
What is 30 depressions at a rate of 100/min followed by 2 rescue breaths?
Name three qualities of good CPR.
What is uninterrupted, complete chest recoil, hard and fast?
These are three common signs of hypoglycemia
What are confusion, tachycardia, coma?
This is the most common adverse effect of administration of nitroglycerin
What is a headache?
Syncope is commonly precipitated by a decrease in cerebral blood flow and is usually characterized by these two effects
What is a sudden drop in Blood pressure and slowing of the HR
What is Look, listen, feel?
This must be done when the chest of a patient is heard “crunching” during compressions.
What is do not stop, it is possible that ribs are breaking which doesn't affect CPR?
The hypoglycemic unresponsive conscious patient may have this parenteral drug administered intramuscularly.
What is Glucagon 1mg?
The first drug of choice for v-tach or v-fib.
What is epinephrine?
A pyschogenic factor of syncope we can prevent when performing sedation
What is position the patient in a reclined position so that they cannot easily visualize venipuncture?
This rhythm puts patients at risk for stroke
What is atrial fibrillation?
Abbreviated out-of-hospital neurologic evaluation tool
What is the Cincinnati Prehospital Stoke Scale.
These are the three main causes of hypoglycemia
What is under-eating (missed meal), more activity than normal, and too large a dose or too great a frequency of diabetic medication?
This is the approximate time of onset of fentanyl
What is a 30-60seconds onset?
Describe the patient most likely to experience syncope
What is the 16-35 year old "macho" male patient?
Its important that this drug not be administered in the same IV line as alkaline solutions.
What is epinephrine?
Name a rhythm that you do not shock.
What is asystole?
The development of this condition is associated with severe hypoglycemia
What is generalized tonic-clonic seizures?
the dosing regimen of the benzodiazepine antagonist used in clinic.
What is administer Flumazenil 0.2mg then wait 30 seconds, 0.3mg then wait thirty seconds, 0.5mg then wait 30 seconds until we have a max of 5mg?
You are anesthetizing for an extraction of #30, name the most frequent management technique that can prevent syncope?
what is positioning of the patient in a supine position?
This is a first line drug for stable narrow complex tachycardia
What is adenosine?
What you visually check and say before shocking.
What is I'm clear you're clear, we're all clear?