paramedic medical emergencies quiz

addison's disease - Answer- primary adrenal insufficiency; a metabolic and endocrine ailment caused by a direct insult to or malfunction of adrenal cortex graves disease - Answer- most common form of hyperthyroidism, auto immune disorder in which antibodies that mimi the roll of TSH produce and increase in secretion of thyroid hormones thyroid storm - Answer- endocrine emergency characterized by hyper-function of the thyroid gland, occurs when body is stressed by diabetic emergency hyperosmolar hyperglycemic non-ketotic syndrome (HHNS) - Answer- usually DM type 2; high plasma glucose concentration, absent keytone production, increase serum osmolality meningitis - Answer- inglamation of the meninges, headache, nuchal rigidity/ neck stiffness, fever/chills MRSA - Answer- infection that usually effects several body systems; resistant to multiple antibiotics, small red localized bumps, pain, fever, redness clostridium difficile (c-diff) - Answer- direct result of antibiotic therapy, suppresses the normal flora in the GI tract;c-diff can predominate; non bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain renin- angiotensin system activation (RAS) - Answer- RAS converts angiotensin to andiotensin 1; lungs convert to angiotensin 2 via angiotensin converting enzymes (ACE);angiotensin 2 is a potent/short lived vasoconstrictor, RAS causes increase in preload, after-load, and reabsorption of sodium cyanide poisoning - Answer- anxiety, restlessness, initial hyperventilation, bradycardia followed by tachycardia hypertention followed by hypotention dysrhythmia bitter almond oder to breath nausea, pupil dilation, headache, confusion, dizziness TREATMENT- sodium thiosulfate IV pulsus alternans - Answer- pulse waveform showing alternating strong and weak beats * indicative of left ventricular disfunction* pericarditis - Answer- can be confirmed with ST- changes in all leads Acetametaphen Overdose - Answer- characterized by diffuse abdominal pain murphy's sign - Answer- press firmly upward into RUQ and ask pt to take a deep breath; arrest on ins