Cardiology
This side of the heart is responsible for bringing oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart and pumping oxygenated blood out into the body
What is the left-side or left-sided heart pump?
This procedure is the best diagnostic test for Meningitis - patients must lay flat for several hours after the test
What is a Lumbar Puncture (or Spinal Tap)?
With this disorder, a pt will have a high volume of urine output, a low urine specific gravity, and elevated serum levels
What is DI (Diabetes Insipidus)?
This type of pressure injury refers to when there is no open wound, but damage has occurred to underlying tissue. The tissue is usually darkened or purple and feels cool to touch.
What is a Deep Tissue Injury?
According to S.T.A.R.T. triage during a mass casualty situation, a patient who was deceased or where death is imminent would be given this color tag
What is a black triage tag?
This term refers to the amount of blood that pumped out by the heart per minute
What is cardiac output?
A patient who is confused to time but otherwise alert X3, opens eyes spontaneously, moves limbs voluntarily and follows commands would receive what Glasgow Coma Score?
What is a 14?
Patients with a positive Chvostek's Sign and positive Trousseau's Sign have a low level of this electrolyte
What is Calcium?
This refers to when fluid moves from the intravascular space to the interstitial and intercellular space during the Resuscitation Phase of a burn
What is Third Spacing?
This refers to exposure of the skin to frigid temperatures, which causes cellular and vascular damage
What is Frost bite?
This type of myocardial infarction is less common and involves the complete occlusion of one or more coronary arteries
What is a STEMI (ST-elevated Myocardial Infarction)?
When doing a neurologic assessment, a decrease in level of consciousness, pupillary changes and impaired extraocular movements are all signs of this
What is an increased ICP (Intracranial Pressure)?
This disorder refers to an autoimmune disease that causes the thyroid to produce too much thyroid hormone (T3, T4 and Calcitonin), leading to Hyperthyroidism
What is Graves Disease?
This refers to when an amputee has a sensation of pain where the limb used to be that is related to the severed nerve pathways
What is Phantom Limb pain?
This refers to an interprofessional team whose job it is is to evaluate the patient's condition and determine the plan of action to improve outcomes - usually consists of a RT, ICU RN and an Advanced Practice Provider
What is an RRT (Rapid Response Team)?
Symptoms of this type of Heart Failure include hepatomegaly and splenomegaly, JVD, dependent edema, fatigue and ascites
What is Right-sided Heart Failure?
This is a chronic, progressive, irreversible autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the myelin sheath (nerve fibers), which leads to impaired and worsening functioning of voluntary muscles
What is MS (Multiple Sclerosis)?
This endocrine disorder involves having too much cortisol in the body and can be caused by cancers, adrenal hyperplasia, or long-term glucocorticoid use
What is Cushing's Syndrome?
This is a chronic disease that causes low bone density, making the bones weaker and more prone to fractures
What is Osteoporosis?
This is the main sign or symptom that a patient who is experiencing shock will have
What is Hypotension?
This type of Peripheral Venous Disease occurs as a result of incompetent valves and their inability to effectively carry fluid and wastes away from the lower extremities
What is Chronic Venous Insufficiency?
This is the main treatment given for patients who have had an acute ischemic stroke (assuming it is not contraindicated)
What is tPA (tissue plasminogen activator)?
When planning to administer both Humulin R and NPH Insulin in the same syringe, this is the insulin that you should you draw up (pull insulin into the syringe) first
What is Humulin R?
With this type of traction, counter traction is produced by devices such as slings or splints to support the fractured extremity off of the bed while pulling with ropes and weights
What is Balanced Traction?
This type of infusion reaction occurs from a transfusion of blood products that are incompatible with the patient's blood type or Rh factor
What is an Acute Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction?