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Ch 33
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Air bubble, detached blood clot | Embolus |
| Profuse sweating | Diaphoresis |
| Fainting | Syncope |
| Blood clot | Thrombus |
| Occurs when the body is unable to cool itself down due to dehydration, phycological conditions, or progression of heat exhaustion that goes untreated. | Heat stroke |
| Person becomes over heated due to physical activity, causing dehydration | Heat exhaustion |
| Temporary lack of blood flow to an organ | Ischemia |
| Superficial scrapes that many be painful | Abrasions |
| Sudden or abrupt onset of intense abdominal pain | Acute abdomen |
| Severe allergic reaction to an allergen | Anaphylaxis |
| Outlines a detailed sequence of actions to preform in order to accomplish an task | Algorithm |
| Chronic lung disease which causes bronchial tubes to constrict and block the flow of air to and from the lungs | Asthma |
| Automated unit to defibrillate the heart | AED Automated External Defibulator |
| A procedure to restore heart function | CPR Cardiopulmonary Resusitation |
| Another term for stroke | CVA Cerebrovascular Accident |
| Occurs when the body produces high levels of blood acids called ketones, and develops when the body is unable to produce enough insulin | Diabetic Ketoacidosis |
| Injury when the brain is jarred | Concussion |
| Cart that stocks all medications and supplies used in an emergency | Crash Cart |
| Drugs or electrical shock are used to restore normal contractions to the heart | Defibrillation |
| Life threatening condition in which patients blood sugar is dangerously high | Diabetic Coma |
| Another name for a heart attack | Myocardial Infarction |
| Local injury of the skin due to freezing or sub freezing conditions | Frostbite |
| A condition that occurs when the body temperature falls below 95d | Hypothermia |
| Sudden attack that result from a malfunction of the brain | Seizure |
| Another name for a mini stroke | TIA Transient Ischemic Attack |
| Blood pressure drops when standing | Orthostatic hypotension |
| Symptoms are ranked by importance | Triage |
| Occurs when the ventricles of the heart beats are disorganized, rapid manner; one of the most common rhythms that occurs in adjust victims of sudden cardiac arrest | Ventricular fibrillation |
| Injury to the brain caused by trauma | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| Life threatening condition in which the patients blood sugar level drops dangerously low causing them to go into shock. | Insulin Shock |
| A potentially fatal condition that can be brought on by disease, injury, decrease in circulation, and fluid loss. | Shock |
| Uncontrolled bleeding | Hemorrhaging |
| Cramping that occurs from a combination of factors, elevated temp, loss of fluid, loss of salt, usually confined in abdomen and legs | Heat cramp |
| Purpose of CPR | Restore heart and lung function |
| Common supplies and equipment in a crash cart | IV supplies, gloves, needles, AED, Airways, bag mask, O2, O2 mask |
| RICE | Rest Ice Compression Elevation |
| MICE | Movement Ice/ Heat Compression, Elevation |
| Gradual onset, drowsiness, thirst is intense, high blood sugar, fruity odor from mouth | Symptoms of Diabetic Coma |
| Confused disorientated, head ache, skin is pale and clammy, pulse is full and pounding, low blood sugar. | Symptoms of Insulin Shock |
| Bright red blood, hard to control, blood spurts, , may cause great blood loss | Symptoms are Artery bleeding |
| Dark red blood, blood gentley oozes, isn't life threatening, easy to control. | Symptoms of capillary bleeding |
| Dark red blood, steady flow of blood, may cause great blood loss | Symptoms of vein bleeding |
| Clot busting drug that should be given with in 3 hrs from onset of stroke | Tissue plasminogen activator TPA |
| How far away from a pace maker should AED pads be placed | 1inch |
| What's the first step to control external bleeding | Direct pressure |
| Order of draw | Sterile blood cultures, yellow, blue, red gold marble, green, lavender, grey, pale yellow. |
| Culture medium for yellow | SPS Sodium Polyanethol Sulfonate |
| Culture medium for blue | sodium Citrate |
| Culture medium for Red, Gold, & Marble | ( R) nothing (G) nothing (M) clot activator thixotropic separator gel |
| Culture medium for Green | Sodium heparin, lithium heparin |
| Culture medium for Lavender | EDTA |
| Culture medium for Grey | Sodium fluoride, potassium, oxalate |
| Culture medium for Pale Yellow | ACD Acid citrate dextrose |
| RBC account, WBC count, platelet count, hemoglobin, him and he Metacritic, WBC differential, and RBC indications | What's in a CBC test |
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Georgia1984
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