Altered mental status terms: includes diabetes, seizure, stroke
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| form of sugar that provides the body's basic source of energy | show 🗑
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| condition brought about by decreased insulin production; called sugar diabetes or diabetes | show 🗑
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| hormone produced by the pancreas or taken as a medication by many diabetics, aids cells in utilizing glucose | show 🗑
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| uncontrolled muscular movements | show 🗑
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| show | status epilepticus
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| show | hypoglycemia
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| medical condition that sometimes causes seizures | show 🗑
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| high blood sugar | show 🗑
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| show | seizure
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| show | stroke
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| The relationship between glucose and insulin is described as | show 🗑
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| The most common medical emergency for a diabetic patient is ____. This can happen when a diabetic overexercises. | show 🗑
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| If sugar is not replenished quickly, the patient may have | show 🗑
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| show | medical identification bracelet, insulin in the refrigerator, information from family members
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| These are common oral medications used to treat diabetes: | show 🗑
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| show | intoxicated or combative
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| show | cold clammy skin, anxiety
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| In order for the EMT to consider administering oral glucose, the patient must have an altered mental status and a | show 🗑
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| If you are reassessing a patient to whom you have given oral glucose and their condition has not improved, you should | show 🗑
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| show | recovery
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| Children with diabetes are more at risk than adults for developing | show 🗑
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| show | change in mental status
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| Before and after administering oral glucose, make sure to | show 🗑
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| show | Insta-glucose
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| A patient is confused and disoriented. Before deciding they have a behavioral problem, the EMT should consider- | show 🗑
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| show | glucose meter
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| show | kidney failure, heart disease, blindness
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| show | milligrams of glucose per deciliter of blood
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| If the diabetic is symptomatic and has a sugar level below 80, they are considered | show 🗑
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| If the diabetic is symptomatic and has a sugar level above 120, they are considered | show 🗑
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| The most common cause of seizures in adults is | show 🗑
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| show | high fever, brain tumor, infection
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| show | occurs spontaneously, unknown cause, starts in childhood
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| show | convulsive seizure
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| Best known condition that results in seizures is | show 🗑
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| This type of seizure is associated with epilepsy | show 🗑
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| Questions about a seizure patient, ask these to bystanders | show 🗑
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| A seizure patient becomes cyanotic. What do you do after the convulsions end? | show 🗑
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| show | carefully remove the object from the patient's mouth
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| How many minutes does a seizure normally last? | show 🗑
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| A patient has two or more back to back seizures without regaining full consciousness. This is known as | show 🗑
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| If you suspect a conscious patient has had a stroke, transport them in this position | show 🗑
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| A stroke patient has difficulty saying what he is thinking, even though he clearly understands you. | show 🗑
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| The patient can speak clearly, but can't understand what you are saying. | show 🗑
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| show | headache
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| show | vomiting, seizure, loss of bladder control
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| show | TIA- transient ischemic attack
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| Medical term for fainting. | show 🗑
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| This can be due to poor perfusion to the brain. | show 🗑
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