This is the appropriate type of secondary exam for a stable patient with a localized injury.
What is a focused exam.
100
This type of nervous system structure responds to external stimuli without the use of the brain.
What is a reflex arc.
100
The pleura that covers the lung and the pleura that lines the chest wall are separated by this type of fluid.
What is pleural fluid
100
To be premature an infant must fit one of these two criteria.
What is born before 36 weeks or weigh less than 5 lbs.
100
Distention can be caused by over-ventilation of your patient. You should also suspect this in the case of a trauma patient with abdominal distention.
What is abdominal bleeding
200
Management of the airway and assisted ventilations are essential in a patient with possible pneumothorax or flail chest. This is a common sign seen in the sclera when a patient suffers a crush injury.
What is hemorrhage.
200
This is temporary alteration to brain function without physical damage to the brain.
What is a concussion.
200
In layman's terms, tachypnea means this.
What is rapid breathing
200
Due to a surface area-to-mass mismatch it is important to keep children warm to avoid this condition resultant to cold weather exposure.
What is hypothermia.
200
Life threats are managed during this early phase of the patient assessment.
What is the primary assessment
300
This term refers to the injuries sustained to the brain when it impacts the inside of the skull in a back-and-forth manner such as in rapid deceleration.
What is coup-contra-coup injury
300
Epinephrine is the primary hormone for this part of the autonomic nervous system.
What is the sympathetic.
300
In your patient with a pulmonary contusion, lung sounds will usually sound like this and be accompanied by low O2 saturation.
What is clear and equal.
300
Rise and fall of this part of a small child is normal with respiration due to the fact that their intercostal muscles are not well developed.
What is the abdomen.
300
In someone experiencing hemorrhage, this change in the pulse is indicative of early shock.
What is tachycardia
400
These two areas of the brain are responsible for cognitive function and muscle coordination respectively.
What is the cerebrum and cerebellum
400
Reduction in brain volume puts an elderly patient at risk for this injury when a fall occurs.
What is a head injury.
400
A fetus receives oxygen from the mother via this vessel. Be specific!
What is the umbilical vein
400
Lying your 3rd trimester pregnant patient on her back can compress the inferior vena cava causing her blood pressure to do this.
What is decrease.
400
True or False. Peritonitis is most often due to the rupture of solid organs.
What is false.
500
Beck's triad are signs of cardiac tamponade. This includes narrowing pulse pressure, jvd, and this.
What is muffled heart sounds.
500
This type of bleed is between the dura mater and the skull
What is epidural bleed
500
These nerves control the primary muscle for breathing and exit the spinal cord at C3-C5.
What are the phrenic nerves.
500
Your pediatric patient may grow up with an abnormally small limb if this portion of the bone is fractured.
What is the epiphyseal plate.
500
The stiffening of the patient's abdominal muscles is referred to as this.