Psych! (great show and fun to say)
Blood and Kidneys. Is this a London Cafe?
Gastrointestinal Emergencies. Wait, is ~THIS~ a London Cafe?
200
What is your first and primary consideration at any behavioral health emergency?
Scene Safety
200
________ allows glucose to enter the body's cells for metabolism.
insulin
200
The _____________ system is responsible for the digestive process.
Gastrointestinal
400
If an elderly patient is suffering from altered mental status, what should be your first consideration as to cause?
Alzheimer's/Dementia
400
An acute emergency in which a patient's BGL drops and must be corrected swiftly
symptomatic hypoglycemia
400
This organ secretes bile, which aids in the digestion of fats.
liver
600
You are called for a patient who has gone into respiratory arrest. The patient was in a fight with 2 police officers and was tasered prior to being restrained and put into a police car. What is the likely cause of the patient's respiratory arrest?
Positional Asphyxia
600
A patient with a resistance to the effects of insulin at the cellular level has
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
600
Peritonitis typically causes ______, or paralysis of the muscular contractions that propel material through the intestines.
ileus
800
To a patient experiencing a mental health crisis, the line between ________ and ________ may be blurred.
Fantasy, Reality
800
If a patient has symptomatic hyperglycemia, they will be suffering from _________, __________, and _________; and will need insulin and IV fluid therapy?
Acidosis, dehydration, hyperglycemia
800
When the pressure within the blood vessels surrounding the esophagus increases, blood may drain into the liver. This is called what?
Esophageal varices
1000
This occurs when a patient attempts to escape from constant internal distress or a particularly disturbing event.
Dissociative PTSD
1000
Someone in the grip of a sickle cell crisis will find their misshapen blood cells can lead to dysfunction in O2 binding and unintentional clot formation, which may result in a blockage known as _____________.
vasoocclusive crisis
1000
If your patient's kidneys fail, waste products will build up within the blood until brain functions are impaired. What is this condition called?
Uremia
