Paramedic Rideouts/A-EMCA Test || With 100% Correct Solutions
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Paramedic Rideouts/A-EMCA Test || With 100% Correct Solutions
Paramedic Rideouts/A-EMCA Test || With 100% Correct Solutions
What does Dyspnea mean? - ANSWER - Subjective sensation of difficulty or uncomfortable breathing
What does Orthopnoea mean? - ANSWER - Difficulty breathing lying down
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What does Dyspnea mean? - ANSWER - Subjective sensation of difficulty or
uncomfortable breathing
What does Orthopnoea mean? - ANSWER - Difficulty breathing lying down
What does Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea mean? - ANSWER - Paroxysms of
difficulty to breath at night, during sleep
What does Cheyne-Stokes Respirations mean? - ANSWER - Irregular (alternating
shallow and deep) breathing, with long pauses up to 60sec
What does Kussmauls Respirations mean? - ANSWER - Increased rate and depth of
breathing over a prolonged period of time. In response to metabolic acidosis, the
body's attempt to blow off CO2 to buffer a fixed acid such as ketones.
What does Biots Respirations mean? - ANSWER - Short episodes of rapid, deep
inspirations followed by 10 - 30 second apneic period.
(Similar to Cheyne-Stokes)
What causes the Bezold-Jarisch Reflex? - ANSWER - Right Inferior Infarctions
What makes up Bezold-Jarisch Reflex? - ANSWER - - Hypotension
- Bradycardia
- Apnea
What makes up Samters Triad? - ANSWER - - Asthma
- Sinus inflammation with recurring nasal polyps,
- Aspirin sensitivity.
What is caused by Samters Triad? - ANSWER - Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory
Disease (AERD)
What cc would you set the suctioning for an Infant? - ANSWER - 100-150cc
What cc would you set the suctioning for an Pediatric? - ANSWER - 200-250cc
What cc would you set the suctioning for an Adult? - ANSWER - 500-550cc
Define Hypoxic Drive? - ANSWER - A form of respiratory drive in which the body
uses oxygen chemoreceptors instead of carbon dioxide receptors to regulate the
respiratory cycle. Normal respiration is driven mostly by the levels of carbon dioxide
in the arteries, which are detected by central chemoreceptors, and very little by the
oxygen levels. An increase in carbon dioxide will cause chemoreceptor reflexes to
trigger an increase in respirations.
, What is Pursed-Lip Breathing - ANSWER - A breathing technique designed to make
your breaths more effective by making them slower and more intentional. You do this
after inhaling by puckering your lips and exhaling through them slowly and
deliberately, often to a count.
What does 1 on the pH scale mean? - ANSWER - Very Acidic
What does 14 on the pH scale mean? - ANSWER - Very alkalotic
What are the contraindications for insertion of a Supraglottic Airway? - ANSWER - -
Active vomiting
- Inability to clear the airway
- Airway edema
- Stridor
- Caustic ingestion
What is Epiglottitis? - ANSWER - Acute airway obstruction caused by marked edema
of the epiglottis and other supraglottic structures
What bacteria causes Epiglottitis? - ANSWER - Haemophilus Influenza Type B
What are signs and symptoms of Epiglottitis? - ANSWER - - Dyspnea
- Stridor
- Dysphagia
- Copious drooling
- Dysphagia (difficult swallowing)
- Odynophagia (painful swallowing)
What is croup? - ANSWER - Also known as laryngotracheobronchitis. The infection
leads to swelling inside the trachea, which interferes with normal breathing and
produces the classic symptom of "barking" cough
What causes Croup? - ANSWER - - Parainfluenza
- Influenza A
What is the hallmark sign of Croup? - ANSWER - "Barking" Cough
What is Asthma? - ANSWER - Chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways,
inflammation results in hyperresponsiveness of airways, can lead to total obstruction
of airways.
What are the 4 phases of Asthma? - ANSWER - - Mild intermittent asthma
- Mild persistent asthma
- Moderate persistent asthma
- Severe persistent asthma
What are some causes of Asthma? - ANSWER - - Allergy
- Bronchial constriction
- Hypoventilation
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