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Transudates - ANSWER Transudates are fluids that pass through a membrane or
squeeze through tissue or into the EXTRACELLULAR SPACE of TISSUES.
Transudates are thin and watery and contain few cells or PROTEINS.
Exudates - ANSWER a mass of cells and fluid that has seeped out of blood vessels or
an organ, especially in inflammation.
Virchow's triad - ANSWER Hypercoagulability,
Endothelial damage,
Hemodynamic changes such as stasis and turbulence
ARDS defined by? - ANSWER Timing, a chest, x-ray, the origin of edema, and severity
of hypoxemia
Typical manifestations of status asthmaticus - ANSWER Wheezing, coughing, and
dyspnea
What does a silent chest and lack of audible wheezing indicate in a patient with status
asthmaticus? - ANSWER Sign of impending respiratory failure
Bronchiolitis affects what age group? - ANSWER Under the age of two
laryngotracheobronchitis (LTB) AKA - ANSWER Croup
common causes of viral meningitis - ANSWER RSV parainfluenza, virus and adenovirus
Test used to identify viral pneumonia - ANSWER Rapid antigen test
Treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning - ANSWER Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Acute coronary syndrome a.k.a. acute, myocardial, ischemia, definition - ANSWER
Clinical symptoms caused by the sudden reduction of blood flow to the heart causes
include angina, unstable, STENI, NATEMI