Vital Signs
Normal range for an adult heart rate
What is 60-100 beats per minute?
This device is used to deliver oxygen to patients at a flow rate of 1-6 Liters Per Minute
What is a standard nasal cannula?
The pain travels from my chest into my left arm is an example of
What is radiation?
The larynx is protected by this strong, flexible connective tissue
What is cartilage?
When I check a blood pressure using a stethoscope
What is called auscultation?
When my heart rate is greater than 100 BPM
What is tachycardia?
This airway adjunct can be used in patients without an intact gag reflex
What is an oropharynheal airway (OPA)?
If I ask a patient “what makes the pain worse or better?”, what portion letter of the OPQRST mnemonic am I covering?
What is provocation?
The oropharynx includes this large muscle structure
What is the tongue?
If a heart rate is less than 60, it is considered
What is bradycardia?
The normal SPO2 for a healthy adult patient without trauma
What is 94% or above?
This maneuver is an easy way to align the structures of the airway and provide for the free passage of air.
What is the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver?
Sharp, stabbing, shooting, burning, aching, pressure, crushing, throbbing, dull, twisting, heavy
DAILY DOUBLE:
The soft palate, hard palate, eustachian tube and pharyngeal tonsil make up this area
What is the nasopharynx?
The yellow skin color, generally a result of liver disease
High blood pressure, above normal is called
What is hypertension?
A form of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation consisting of a mask and a means of blowing oxygen or air into the mask to prevent airway collapse or to help alleviate difficulty breathing
What is a CPAP? (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure)
When interviewing a patient, asking “can you please describe the pain” is an example of what type of question
What is an open ended question?
What is the trachea?
How long is the maximum amount of time I should suction my patient
What is 10 seconds?
When assessing a patient's respiratory status, I am assessing for rate, rhythm and
What is quality?
DAILY DOUBLE:
This device does not enter the pt's trachea, but isolates the glottic opening by occupying space in the larynx and hypopharynx
What is a supraglottic airway?
100 extra points if you can name one
Your partner is having chest pain. Stand up and OPQRST them.
O-Onset
P-Provocation
Q-Quality
R-Radiation
S-Severity
T-Time
This high pitched sound heard in the upper airway
What is stridor?
I'm having shortness of breath, altered mental status and poor tidal volume, I'm in:
What is respiratory failure?