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1. Which statement strongly indicates syncope? - Answer I blacked out for a few seconds 2. When assessing the patient for arm drift, you should ask the patient to - Answer hold their arms out palms up, eyes closed 3. 68 yo patient reports abdominal pain, vomiting, and a loss of appetite, as well as black, tarry stools. you should suspect - Answer upper gi bleed 4. You are called to an outdoor garden center on a hot, humid day. Your patient is pale, wheezing, and has hives. you should su...

Ketone production is the result of: - Answer fat metabolization when glucose is unavailable Classic signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia include: - Answer cool, clammy skin; weakness; tachycardia; and rapid respirations In contrast to type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes: - Answer is caused by resistance to insulin at the cellular leve To which of the following diabetic patients should you administer oral glucose? - Answer A confused 55-year-old male with tachycardia and pallor Insulin fun...

The pneumonic TICLS stand still for what? - Answer Tone Interactivnss Consalability Treatment for a PT with GI bleeding includes - Answer 2 L fluid bolus infusion in adults, 20 ml/kg in children. High flow 02 and pneumatic anti-shock garments should be considered Signs and symptoms of an upper GI bleed - Answer A black, tarry stool(melena) often indicates an upper GI bleed Preexisting conditions for HHNK - Answer Often occurs in older patients with type 2 diabetes Treatment of ana...

Which of the following meds helps the body transport sugar into the cells? - Answer Insulin A 32-year-old patient is found unconscious in the snow. You cannot detect a pulse or respiration rate within 10 secs. What should you do? - Answer Assess her pulse for 30-45 seconds An adult male is sitting alone in a dark room, rocking back and forth. He mutter to his sock puppet, "are you feeling sad?" What should you do? - Answer Introduce yourself and start an assessment A 42y/o man complai...

A 20 y/o M is agitated and complains of nausea. He tells you, "I feel like my heart is going to jump out of my chest." Vital signs are BP 142/90, P 140, R 24, and warm, moist skin. Which drug should you suspect? a. narcotics b. opioids c. alcohol d. amphetamines - Answer d. amphetamines Amphetamines stimulate the central nervous system, causing an increase in all vital signs. He is tachycardia, tachypneoic, and hypertensive. An 83 y/o F is diaphoretic and has an altered mental stat...

Laryngotracheobronchitis - Answer Croup. cute upper airway obstruction from inflammation common in children. a viral illness characterized by inspiration and expiatory stridor and a seal bark. Most common cause parainfluenza viruses. Epiglottitis - Answer Inflamation of the upper respiratory system. Usuallying cause by H. influenza. Symptoms often include shortness of breath, difficulty swallowing, and sore throat. Fever is commonly seen in cases of infection. Noisy breathing, hurts to swallo...

petite mal seizures are also know as - Answer absence seizures present with little or no movement What type of seizure pertains a limited portion of the brain? - Answer partial seizure can be localized to one side of the brain What are the management of a seizure? - Answer If trauma is noted c-spine precaution Check blood sugar(treat it) Provide ventilatory assistance(apnea) Prepare to intubate, if difficult to bvm assistance Benzodiazepine versed (midazalom) A patient who is exp...

Transcient Ischemic Attack (TIA) - Answer Minor stroke, where neurological function os regained quickly with time Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - Answer disruption in the normal blood supply to the brain; stroke Cincinnati Stroke Scale - Answer a system used to diagnose a potential stroke ; assesses: ---facial droop ---arm drift ---speech Clonic - Answer pertaining to alternate contraction and relaxation of muscles Seizure - Answer a sudden surge of electrical activity in the bra...

The most important aspect of the scene size-up is - Answer Ensuring scene safety The _______ is your awareness of and concern of potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries and illnesses - Answer index of suspicion If your patient is alone and unresponsive, in order to obtain some form of medical history you should: - Answer search the scene for medication containers or medical devices "has this ever happened before?" helps to determine the? - Answer history of present illness ...

Ateriovenus shunt - Answer Artificial device allows an artery to flow to a vein without moving through capillaries. Complications of renal dialysis - Answer Hypotension, muscle cramps, nausea and vomiting, hemorrhage from the access site, and infection at the access site. What does insulin do - Answer When you eat, insulin is secreted from the pancreas. Insulin opens up the cell for sugar. Hypoglycemia - Answer Lack of sugar in the blood. Can be deadly. Treatment for low blood sugar ...