Airway, Res, & Ventilation
On the EKG, what does the QRS interval measure?
What is ventricular depolarization?
Criminal charges.
A 22 year old female reports severe pelvic pain that began during her last menstrual period and has progressively worsened. She also reports pain during intercourse. What condition is most likely?
What is endometriosis?
What venomous snakes are found in North America?
Rattlesnake
Cotton Mouth
Copperhead
What age range best describes the population that RSV effects the most?
6 to 18 months
What Interval on the EKG represents the time between the end of the ventricular depolarization to the start of the ventricular depolarization?
what is ST segment?
Respirations
Pulse
mental status
You are dispatched to a call for a 29-year-old female who is actively seizing. Bystanders report the seizure began approximately 30 seconds before your arrival. What is your immediate priority in managing this patient?
Protecting the patient from injury and protecting the airway
What is a sign / symptom of severe ICP elevation?
Unilaterally fixed and dilated pupil
Biot respirations
irregular pulse rate
Which of the following finding during an airway assessment most strongly indicates the need for immediate intervention to prevent airway obstruction?
Wet gurgling respirations with diminished mental status.
The part of the EKG the symbolizes atrial depolarization
What is a P wave?
What are some of the major functional areas of the IC?
Command
planning
finance
administration
When assessing a patients with suspected DKA which breathing pattern best Kussmaul respirations?
deep, rapid, breathing
What is Thompson test used for?
Testing for Achilles tendon rupture.
You are managing a patients with a known opioid overdose who is apneic with pinpoint pupils. After establishing an airway with an OPA what should your next step be?
Positive pressure ventilations with BVM
What does it mean if a patient has unifocal PVCs?
All the PVCs are shaped the same
You are called to a crime scene involving a 30- year old male With a gunshot wound. What is your responsibility regarding the preservation of the scene while providing patient care.
Minimize disturbing evidence
documentation
You are treating a patient who has a history of CHF, who is conscious and breathing and presented with a true pulmonary edema. What is the best way to ensure adequate ventilation.
Place the patient on CPAP
A trauma patient can sustain their own airway but has suffered an injury that damaged the neural pathways between the midbrain and the medulla. What can the paramedic expect to find when evaluating the patient’s respiratory status.
Cheyenne-stokes respirations.
Your adult patient presents with dyspnea that developed over the last few days and worsened today. During auscultation of the patient’s lungs, the patient’s vocal sounds become louder over the left lower lobe of their lung. What does this likely indicate?
Consolidation (fluid mucus) is present in the left lower lobe of the patient’s lungs.
What diagnostic feature is required for multifocal atrial tachycardia?
At least three different P waves.
What is a commercially available antidote kit, used in the event of nerve agent exposure?
During a significant drop in blood glucose levels, which hormone released by the adrenal medulla stimulates the breakdown of liver glycogen to increase blood glucose?
What is Epinephrine?
In a trauma situation, it is acceptable to administer either normal saline or lactated ringer’s to your patient for volume replacement. What is the primary benefit of choosing LR?
It helps decrease acidosis in a hypovolemic patient.