Trauma
Medical
Operations / Pharm
Airway
Cardiac
100

What is beck's triad and what diagnosis is made from it?

hypotension, JVD, Muffled heart tones

100

A pt experiences a thunderclap headache and LOC after a GLF. What should you suspect?

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

100

This term is defined as: When EMS personnel touches another person in a harmful or offensive way without the pt's consent.

Battery

100

You have a capnography capture of a shark fin like appearance. What do you suspect?

Lower airway constriction / Air trapping

bronchospasms are most likely cause

(asthma and COPD commonly are seen)

100

Cardiac output calculation

Stroke volume x HR

200

At what point is a penetrating injury removed?

Whenever there is airway compromise or unable to perform chest compressions due to the foreign object 

200

A pt w/ a hx of seizures is having localized shaking in his right arm and leg. Pt is staring off and not answering your questions. What type of seizure is this?

Complex partial


Simple: not impaired

Complex: impaired 

200

Name all the indications and contraindications for dexamethasone

Indication: Asthma/COPD, Anaphylaxis, Severe allergic reaction

Con: Hypersensitivity

200
Purpose of surfactant

To relieve pressure from the alveolar walls.

200

What does a U wave represent on an ECG?

Hypokalemia

300

25 y/o female in her third trimester of pregnancy was the unrestrained front passenger in a car crash. She complains of severe, tearing abdominal pain, and has bright red vaginal bleeding. VS: BP 100/40, P118, RR 22. What should you suspect?

Abruptio placenta

300

A pt called for multiple syncopal episodes, the pt presents w/ tachypnea and the family on scene states the pt has been fasting and recently had a DR appointment where he was found to have ketones in the urine. What acid base balance abnormality does this pt have?

Metabolic acidosis

decreased ETCO2 and PH

Increased RR (trying to compensate)

300

What type of communication system allows for simultaneous transmission and reception of data?

Duplex system

300

A 56 y/o male is in obvious respiratory distress. His ankles are swollen, and he states, "i cant breathe when i lie down." VS: BP180/94, P106, RR26.

What should you suspect and what is our treatment?

CHF exacerbation, SCAPE

Nitro 0.4mg

CPAP

Lasix 40mg

300

what is the difference between the following?

Inotropic

Chronotropic

Dromotropic

Ino: Strength and contractility

Chrono: Heart RATE

Dromo: Electrical impulses / conduction

400

A 55 y/o female involved in a head on collision has a scaphoid abdomen and chest pain w/ diminished LS in the lower lobes. What should you suspect?

Diaphragm rupture

400

What is the most direct impact and cause of Esophogeal varices?

Hepatic portal hypertension

400

5 stages of grief

Denial

anger

bargaining

depression

acceptance

400

A newborn is limp and cyanotic immediately after delivery. she does not respond to your initial stimulation. Her APGAR is 6 w/ pulse of 45. What is the first thing you do after you have already dried warmed and stimulated the neonate?

PPV w/ O2

400

What is the rhythm and what is the treatment?

Pacing till electrical and mechanical capture.

500

A pt following a hike presents w/ muscle spasms, localized diaphoresis, diffuse muscle spasms, and a rigid abdomen w/out pain upon tenderness. What should you suspect?

Black widow bite

500

A pt has OD on Labetalol. what treatment should be given and how much 

5mg of glucagon

500

Name 3/6 side effects of Fentanyl

respiratory depression

hypotension

sedation

N&V

CNS depression

Constipation

500

What would Respiratory alkalosis look like for the following:

PH, RR, ETCO2

Decreased ETCO2

Increased RR, PH

500

This pt is stable. What is the dysrhythmia and what is the treatment?

Afib w/ RVR

Diltiazam 0.25mg/kg IV over 2 min