What are Facial droop, arm drift, slurred speech and time (onset of symptoms)?
100
This occurs when there is leakage of air from an interrupted airway and air collects under the dermal layers and forms pockets or blebs.
What is subcutaneous emphysema?
100
This electrolyte is commonly lost in a patient with diarrhea.
What is potassium?
100
The best indicator of renal trauma is this.
What is the presence of hematuria?
100
This element, in excess, readily binds with hemoglobin to displace oxygen causing hypoxia and other symptoms like altered LOC, complaints of severe headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting.
What is Carbon Monoxide (poisoning)?
200
This is caused by paralysis of cranial nerve VII and results in loss of the blink reflex and the ability to close the eye on the affected side.
What is Bell's Palsy?
200
This acute condition is a life-threatening emergency caused by edema above the level of the vocal cords and a rapid onset of high fever and a severe sore throat.
What is epiglottitis?
200
Foul-smelling fatty stools and an elevated amylase are an indication you have this.
What is pancreatitis?
200
Brisk, painless vaginal bleeding in a pregnant woman is a sign of this.
What is placenta previa?
200
This has been shown to reverse the effects of vasoconstriction caused by cocaine overdose which can manifest itself as actue coronary syndrome.
What is Nitroglycerin?
300
A middle aged patient who presents with a semi-purposeful pattern of activity such as facial grimacing or lip smacking may be exhibiting signs of this type of seizure.
What is a Partial seizure?
300
Highly contagious bacterial respiratory communicable disease with peak incidence in spring and summer and most commonly occurs in childhood. Classic presentation includes a whoop-like cough triggered by eating and drinking that seems to get worse at night.
What is pertussis?
300
Pain in the left shoulder (Kehr's sign) while lying supine or in Trendelenberg is a referred pain often associated with this.
What is a splenic rupture?
300
Complaints of flank pain, urinary frequency and urgency and a fever are common symptoms of this.
What is pyelonephritis?
300
This drug of abuse can cause decreased LOC, respiratory depression, seizures, bradycardia and hypertension and there is no antidote; but it is very quickly cleared out of your system via the kidneys.
What is Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB)?
400
An elderly patient with some gait instability, sudden onset of combative behavior, ecchymosis over the mastoid process and periorbital ecchymosis may have sustained this.
What is a basilar skull fracture?
400
Second intercostal space, mid-clavicular line on the affected side of the chest is the correct site for this.
What is the appropriate site for a needle thoracentesis in the patient diagnosed with a tensoin pneumothorax?
400
Following blunt force trauma, diffuse abdominal tenderness and pain referred to the testicles is most suspicious of an injury to this.
What is the duodenum?
400
Your discharge instructions would include, increasing the daily amount of fluid intake in order to assist in eliminating of the bacteria, for your male patient with this.
What is prostatitis?
400
A syndrome of thiamine deficiency associated with chronic alcoholism.
What is Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?
500
Noxious stimuli, such as bladder or intestinal destention, bladder infection, or pressure sores may precipitate this adverse reaction associated with spinal cord injury.
What is autonomic dysreflexia?
500
COPD patients tend to have these which are associated with chronic tissue hypoxia.
What are clubbed fingers?
500
This is one of the primary serious complications in a patient with a bowel obstruction.
What is peritonitis?
500
A patient that presents with her thrid pregnancy and c/o headache, swelling of her ankles, elevated BP and a fine red rash on her abdomen, might be indicative of this.
What is HELLP (Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, Low Plateletes)?
500
A neurological thermal emergency characterized by severe muscle cramps, an alteration in consciousness, fixed dilated pupils, and hot, dry skin.