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The initial management for a mild asthma patient with adequate oxygenation and minimal distress.
What is supportive care with oxygen as needed (and monitoring)?
The reason aspirin is prioritized early in suspected ACS.
What is inhibition of platelet aggregation?
The assessment finding that determines eligibility for stroke interventions more than symptom severity alone.
What is time of onset (last known well)?
The mechanism by which naloxone reverses opioid overdose.
What is opioid receptor antagonism?
The medication combination used for a patient in severe asthma with hypoxia and limited speech.
What are albuterol and ipratropium?
The clinical concern that requires caution when giving nitroglycerin in an inferior STEMI.
What is right ventricular infarction? or What is reduced Preload causing hypotension?
The reason benzodiazepines are used as first-line treatment in status epilepticus.
What is enhancement of GABA to stop neuronal firing?
The physiologic effect of epinephrine that makes it life-saving in anaphylaxis.
What is vasoconstriction and bronchodilation?
The intervention required when a COPD patient becomes drowsy with shallow respirations.
What is assisted ventilation with a BVM?
The next intervention when atropine is ineffective in symptomatic bradycardia.
What is transcutaneous pacing (or dopamine/epinephrine infusion)?
The risk associated with rapid correction of hypoglycemia in a chronic hyperglycemic patient.
What is rebound hyperglycemia?
The reason fluid resuscitation is prioritized before vasopressors in septic shock.
What is to correct relative hypovolemia?
What is Anisocoria?
The definitive airway management for a patient who cannot protect their airway.
What is endotracheal intubation?
The reason synchronized cardioversion is preferred over defibrillation in unstable tachycardia with a pulse.
What is to avoid delivering a shock during the R-on-T phenomenon?
The physiologic process responsible for postictal altered mental status.
What is neuronal exhaustion following excessive electrical activity?
The mechanism by which nitroglycerin improves pulmonary edema.
What is preload reduction?
Curved bony ridge that forms the top of the hip bone, or ilium and is a key part of the pelvis.
What is iliac crest?
The mnemonic used to troubleshoot a suddenly deteriorating intubated patient.
What is DOPE (Displacement, Obstruction, Pneumothorax, Equipment failure)?
The underlying cause of PEA arrest in a trauma patient with distended neck veins and hypotension.
What is obstructive shock, such as tension pneumothorax or cardiac tamponade?
The triad of hypertension, bradycardia, and irregular respirations indicates this life-threatening condition.
What is increased intracranial pressure (Cushing’s triad)?
The mechanism of action of magnesium sulfate in eclampsia.
What is CNS depression and prevention of seizure activity (calcium antagonism)?