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| The total volume of air moved into and out of the lungs in 1 minute. |
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| Each pleural space can accomodate approx. ________ of fluid. |
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| In a blunt injury the wave of energy can tear lung tissue and blood vessels, which may result in bleeding into the alveoli. This is called a |
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| What are the 4 components of a physical exam? |
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observation
palpation
percussion
auscultation |
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| A DULL percussion note over the chest may indicate inderlying _______ or _________? |
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| pulmonary contusion or hemothorax |
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| A RESONANT percussion note may indicate the presence of __________? |
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| Rib fractures occur most often in ribs ____ through ____? |
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| When 2 or more adjacent ribs are fractured in more than one place along their length. |
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| What is almost always present in a patient with a flail segment? |
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| If you have air in the pleural space? |
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| AKA a sucking chest wound |
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| Allows for air to enter and exit the pleural space from the outside ventilatory effort. |
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| When air continues to enter into the pleural space but has no avenue for egress. |
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| A patient who presents with a decreased breath sounds on the side of injury and a tympanitic percussion note. |
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| Gun shot wounds, shotgun blasts, stabbings, impalements and sometimes blunt trauma all usually result in a ... |
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| A patient who presents anxious and tachypneic with an elevated and sometimes thready pulse usually has a .... |
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| A patient who exhibits discomfort and apprehension and complains of chest pain and some SOB usually will have a .... |
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| What size needle is used to perform a needle thoracostomy? |
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| What findings are necessary in order to provide a needle thoracostomy? |
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respiratory distress or difficulty ventilating
decreased or absent breath sounds
decompensated shock = BP <90mmHg systolic |
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| When blood enters the pleural space? |
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| A patient who presents with signs of shock, pallor, confusion, tachycardia, tacypnea, hypotension may have a |
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| The most common result of a cardiac compression is a |
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| If you find a patient is bruising over the sternum, crepitance over the sternum, and sternal instability they most likely have a ... |
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| Most often cardiac tamponade is caused by |
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| What are the signs of a Cardiac Tamponade called? |
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| What are the components of Becks Triad? |
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muffled heart tones,
JVD
low BP
potentially a paradoxical pulse |
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| What two organs can shear easily? |
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| Ecchymoises around the flanks is called |
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| The mothers Heart rate normally increases during pregnancy by |
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| The mothers BP usually drops by _____ to _____ during the 2nd trimester. |
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| By the 10th week the mothers cardiac output increases by ..... |
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| By term the mothers blood volume has increased by about ______ % |
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| Characterized by edema and HTN |
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| characterized by status mental changes and seizures. |
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