Lets start @ the beginning
Airway, Breathing and Circulation
When getting ready to give drugs what must we know about the patient?
Allergies
As we age this organ starts to shrink. This is more prominent in alcoholics and late stage dementia patients.
Brain
A patient having a heart attack should be suspected of what type of shock?
Cardiogenic
When baby is born what do we need to do first?
Suction the mouth then nose
In which position should we not place late pregnancy women?
Supine
When talking about explosions what are the types of injuries you can receive
Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary
What is aerobic metabolism?
Oxygen is used to convert food into energy.
Where do we place an IO for adults?
Medial aspect of the distal tibia.
Apgar stands for
Appearance, pulse, grimice, activity and respirations
What are the neurotransmitters of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems?
Norepinephrine sympathetic
When managing an airway with bvm what is something that could happen if over bagged.
Gastric distention and vomiting.
Bronchodilator and 2.5mg in 3ml.
We give how many ml/kg for fluid resuscitation?
20ml/kg
What degree is considered a fever?
100.4
Osmosis is?
the process by which solvent molecules move through a semipermeable membrane from a region of high water potential to a region of low water potential
Diffusion is?
the movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
What is your treatment for a cardiac patient?
oxygen, asa, IV, fluid, nitro, 12 lead command
What is the difference between warfarin and asa?
One is an anticoagulant and the other is an antiplatelet.
This type of medication causes severe hypotension if it interacts with nitro.
erectile dysfunction medications.
What is ketorolac and what is the dose?
An NSAID for pain management. 15mg IV or 30mg IM
You have a patient whom has no radial pulses what would you expect the systolic bp be below?
80mm/hg
Sludge stand for and works with the?
Salivation, lacrimation, urination, deification, gastrointestinal and emesis.
Parasympathetic
You have an elderly patient whom is unresponsive you find multiple bottle of multiple medications on the table empty recently filled. What would you suspect?
Polypharmacy overdose.
If tidal volume is low how can do we fix this?
Increase respirations.
What is the difference between radiation and convection when it comes to heat loss?
Radiation moves heat from one object to another without touch
Convection moves heat from an object by air.
The upper gi tract includes?
Esophagus, stomach and first portion of the small intestine (Duodenum)
This type of shock is normally found in Sepsis patients
Hypovolemic Shock
You have a patient with circumferential burns to both arms and the anterior chest what percent of burns does he have?
27
Cerebellum controls
Fine motor functions, language, vision, emotion
The medulla controls:
Breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, reflexes and motor functions.
4mlxkgxsurfaceburned. Half over first 8 hours and rest in first 24 hours.
You have a patient who opens his eyes to pain, no sounds with drawls from pain. What is the GCS score?
7
Name the 4 reflex's of the baby and what they do?
Rooting- turning of head
Sucking- touch of cheek
Palmer- grasping of finger
Moro- extending arms back
Rapid breathing in shock is caused by what metabolism to help get rid of ?
anaerobic and acidosis.