Endocrine
A process by which an organism maintains internal stability while adjusting to changing external conditions
What is Homeostasis?
Signs or symptoms discovered during an exam that help substantiate the patient's condition.
What are Pertinent Positive Findings?
Under what specific shock conditions might a patient's skin appear red and hot?
What is septic or anaphylactic shock?
Besides hypoglycemia, what is another indication for the use of Glucagon?
What is Beta-blocker or calcium channel blocker overdose?
What type of cell division results in two genetically identical daughter cells for growth and repair?
What is mitosis?
The three primary catecholamines involved in the body's response to stress?
What is Dopamine, adrenaline, and noradrenaline
Findings that warrant no intervention but demonstrate the thoroughness of the provider's examination.
What are Pertinent Negative Findings?
This sign of shock appears as bluish discoloration of the lips or fingernails.
What is cyanosis?
What is the first dose of Amiodarone for a patient in V-Fib or pulseless V-Tach?
What is 300 mg IV or IO push?
What is the most common cause of cellular injury?
What is hypoxia?
This regulates water and sodium levels in the body
What is ADH (Antidiuretic Hormone)?
If an EMS unit is cancelled en route, what two pieces of information must be documented?
What are the cancelling authority and the time of the cancellation?
This stage of shock does the body maintain relatively normal blood pressure through increased heart rate and vessel constriction.
What is compensated shock?
What is the primary indication for Diltiazem (Cardizem)?
What is rate control in Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter with rapid ventricular response?
What ion rapidly leaks out of the cell when the membrane is damaged?
What is potassium?
Parathyroid disease frequently leads to which bone-thinning condition?
What is Osteoporosis?
This is the most likely cause of a patient's condition formed through assessment and analytic thinking.
What is field impression?
Trauma (bleeding), severe dehydration (vomiting/diarrhea), or extensive burns are examples of this type of shock.
What is hypovolemic?
Furosemide(Lasix) is classified this type of medication.
What is a Loop Diuretic?
What term describes the accumulation of fluid in the interstitial spaces?
What is edema?
This hormone secreted by the adrenals, helps control the body's sleep-wake cycle.
What is Cortisol?
This is a subjective construction of reality based on perception rather than objective input
What is cognitive bias?
Pulmonary embolism, tension pneumothorax, or cardiac tamponade are examples of this type of shock.
What is obstructive?
What is the indication for Magnesium Sulfate in obstetric emergencies?
What is seizures associated with eclampsia.
What enzyme is responsible for converting angiotensin into the potent vasoconstrictor angiotensin II?
What is Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)?