NREMT:
Signs/Symptoms/Causes/Treatment
Emphysema - ANSShortness of breath, wheezing, coughing, possible weight reduction
Stroke - ANS1-sided weak point, partial/complete lack of the capability to apply phrases,
headache/confusion, dizziness, impaired imaginative and prescient, ^BP, unequal students
and seizures
Myocardial Infarction - ANSAngina, Shortness of breath, dizzniess, feeling faint, nausea
Hyperglycemia - ANSChronic Thirst/Hunger, dehydration, ^urination, nausea
Tuberculosis - ANSfever, night time sweats, loss of power/urge for food, weight reduction
Pulmonary Edema - ANSdyspnea, pale/sweaty, high blood pressure,tachycardia,
crackles/wheezing, low SPO2
Pneumonia - ANSfever/chills, green mucos, shortness of breath, (sharp/plueritic) chest pain,
headache, crackling
Treatment of Pulmonary edema - ANSHigh o2 and CPAP
Treatment of Pneumonia - ANSo2 and delivery
Spontaneous Pneumothorax - ANStachycardia, low SPO2,cyanosis, wheezing,
ache/swelling in 1 or each legs, >lung sounds in injured lung,shortness of breath
Treatment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax - ANSMay requires chest tube, o2, *CPAP is
contraindicated*
Pulmonary Embolism - ANSchest pain, wheezing, ache/swelling in a single or each legs,
shortness of breath, cough/anxiety
Epiglotitis - ANSSore throat/issue swallowing, stridor, tripod function, muffled voice
Treatment of Epiglotitis - ANSKeep affected person at ease/calm, high o2, transport, do no
longer check out throat
Cystic Fibrosis - ANSfatigue, frequent pneumonia, coughing up blood/copious mucous,
chills, belly ache/distention
Cystic Fibrosis - ANSTreat inadequate breathing and delivery
, Viral Respiratory Infection - ANSinfection of lungs, shortness of breath, coughing up
yellow/green sputum, fever/chills
Congestive Heart Failure - ANSfever, cough (inexperienced/dark sputum), ^levels of CO2 in
blood
Treatment of COPD - ANSo2: nasal cannula
Appendicitis - ANSPersistent RLQ Pain, pain in umbilical place, rupture of appendix:
surprising excessive ache
Peritonitis - ANSAbdominal pain and stress
Cholecystitis - ANSSharp RUQ or epiglastic pain, ache in shoulder (women 30-50 age
organization)
Pancreatitis - ANSEpiglastic ache, pain in back or shoulder
GI Bleeding - ANSabnormal stool (dark black/maroon), vomiting "coffee grounds", slow loss
of blood (persistent gastrointestinal hemorrage), blood from rectum
Acute Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) - ANSpulsating mass, vomiting, tearing pain from the front to
back, inequality in pedal pulses
Treatment of AAA - ANSTransport straight away
S&S Anemia - ANSpale,fatigue,shortness of breath
Side consequences of Epipen - ANS^coronary heart fee, pallor/dizziness, chest ache,
headache/anxiety, nausea, ^coronary heart workload
Inhaled poisons - ANSdizziness, problem breathing, headache, nausea, cyanosis, AMS
(altered intellectual reputation)
Treatment for inhaled poisons - ANShigh drift of o2, patient history, bodily exam, vitals,
transport. *think about scientific assessment ability*
Alcohol Abuse - ANSSwaying/slurred speech, gradual response time, bad circumstance
Alcohol withdrawls - ANSgross tremors, profuse sweating, seizures, hypertension,
tachycardia
Substance Abuse - ANSShaking, anxiety, hallucinations, ^pulse and respiration noises,
confusion/irritability, nausea
Treatment for substance abuse - ANSphysical examination, look for song marks, transport
ASAP
