Terminology
The liquid portion of the blood.
What is plasma?
The hormone released by the pancreas to reduce blood sugar.
What is insulin?
The normal (healthy) resting heart rate for an adult.
What is 60-80?
A severe form of heat exhaustion where the patient’s body temperature rises and stops sweating.
What is a heat stroke?
Works as a vasodiliator.
What is nitroglycerin?
The medical term for a slow heart rate.
What is bradycardia?
The normal dose of aspirin in mg.
What is 324 mg?
A healthy blood pressure range for an adult.
What is 100-120 systolic/60-80 diastolic?
A blockage in the pulmonary vessels.
What is pulmonary embolism?
The most serious of the type of burn that almost always requires medical treatment.
What is a third degree burn?
Also called a cerebrovascular accident (caused from a hemorrhage or a blockage such as a blood clot) in the cerebral arteries.
What is a stroke?
A drug used to prevent the absorption of an overdose of medication within an hour of ingestion in the stomach.
What is activated charcoal?
The normal resting respiratory rate for an adult.
What is 12-20?
Fluid buildup in the lungs caused by inadequate pumping of the heart.
What is pulmonary edema?
Used to poke the fingertip in diabetic patients to assess blood glucose.
What is/are lancets?
The medical term for high blood cholesterol.
What is hyperlipidemia?
You would administer this medication if there is a Fentanyl overdose with Respiratory Rate of 6.
What is narcan?
A normal pulse oximeter reading is at least this percent.
What is 95 percent?
Quadriplegia is paralysis from the neck down. Paraplegia is paralysis from the waist down. This is paralysis on one side of the body.
What is hemiplegia?
The tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes.
What is homeostasis?
A fast deep breathing pattern often seen in severe diabetic emergencies from too much acid in the body.
What is Kushmaus Respirations?
You would administer this if the patient has a Blood sugar of 50, is slurring words, is sweaty, and feels ill. The patient is able to maintain their own airway.
What is oral glucose?
The correct flow rate of oxygen for the Nasal Cannula in Liters Per Minute.
What is 1-6 LPM?
The condition in which a person has a temporary loss of consciousness with spontaneous recovery.
What is syncope?
A condition in infants and small children in which the movement of the diaphragm causes the chest and abdomen to move in opposite directions.
What is seesaw breathing?