Patient Assessment
You check this pulse to see if an unresponsive adult has a heartbeat.
What is the carotid pulse
This muscular organ pumps blood throughout the body.
What is the heart?
These body cavities can hold the most internal bleeding.
What is the abdominal cavity, thoracic cavity, pelvic cavity.
What does ABCDE stand for?
Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability/Deformity, Environment/Exposure
This is the term for the ideal amount of time to get a patient to a hospital.
What is the golden hour
This is the normal adult respiratory rate range, in breaths per minute.
What is 12-20
This hormone released by the adrenal glands, increases HR and opens the airway.
What is adrenaline (epinephrine)
These bruises show up behind the ears after severe head trauma.
What does SOAP stand for?
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan
Sitting or semi-reclining position with the purpose of helping someones breathing
What is Fowlers Position
This is the lowest scale on the Glasgow Coma Scale.
What is 3?
Gas exchange between the air and the blood happens in these tiny air sacs in the lungs.
What are the alveoli?
This triad of hypertension, bradycardia and irregular respirations is what and signals what?
Cushing's triad, ICP
What does MARCH stand for?
Massive hemorage, Airway, Respiration, Circulation, Head Injury/Hypothermia
this is the term for a slow HR. This is the term for a fast HR
Bradycardia, Tachycardia
What are the signs of compensatory shock
What is the only bone in the human body that does not articulate with any other bone? This bone also breaks when someone is strangled.
What is the Hyoid bone
This triad of JVD, muffles heart sounds and hypotension points to what? And is called what?
What is cardiac tamponade and Beck's Triad
What does SLUDGEM stand for?
Salivation, Lacrimation, Urination, Defecation, Gastrointestinal Distress, Emesis, and Miosis
This term describes black, tarry stool and is a sign of what?
Melena and upper GI tract bleeding.
Pressing on the left lower quadrant causes pain in the right lower quadrant. What does this indicate and whatis this sign called?
What is appendicitis and what is Rovsing’s sign?
This part of the brain is in charge of regulating motor and non-motor functions, enables motor learning, and coordinates voluntary muscle movements.
What is the cerebellum?
Deep, rapid breathing seen in diabetic ketoacidosis is called.
What is Kussmaul Respirations?
What does DCAP-BTLS stand for?
Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions, Penetrations/Punctures, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, Swelling
This medical term means lack of muscle coordination
What is ataxia?