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| Have bradycadic heart rate. Check central pulse for 45 seconds |
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| A term used to describe a group of symptoms caused by myocardial ischemia; includes angina and myocardial infarction. |
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| Acute coronary syndrome Signs and Symptoms |
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| Weakness nausea, sweating, pressure that is crushing or squeexing, pressure in lower jaw abdomnen arms and neck, irregular heart beat and fainting, dsypenia |
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| Acute myocardial infarction |
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| A heart attack; death of heart muscle following obstruction of blood flow to it. Acute in the context means "new" or "happening right now" |
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| ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia |
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| Is temporary chest pain. Caused by the inside diameter of the coronary artery becomes smaller by plaque build up. No muscle death. |
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| Rest, Oxygen and Nitroglycerin. |
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| Chest pain, Sweat, Symphatic Response. Onset may be Physical exercise or emotional stress. |
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| Transient (short-lived) chest discomfort caused by partial or temporary blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle. |
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| Oxygen, aspirin, nitroglycerin. |
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| The main artery, which receives blood from the left ventricle and delivers it to all the other arteries that carry blood to the tissues of the body |
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| A weakness in the wall of the aorta that makes is susceptible to rupture. |
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| The one-way valve that lies between the left ventricle and the aorta and keeps blood from flowing back into the left ventricle after the left ventricle ejects its blood into the aorta. |
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| An irregular or abnormal heart rhythm |
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| Anti-clotting, Pain killer, Anti- Inflammatory. And is commonly given to patients with MI (Heart Attack) |
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| Absence of all electrical heart activity |
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| A disorder in which cholesterol and calcium build up inside the walls of blood vessels, eventually leading to partial or complete blockage of blood flow. |
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| Are the two upper chambers of the heart. |
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| One of two (right and left) upper chambers of the heart the right atrium receives blood from the vena cava and delivers it to the right ventricle. The left atrium receives blood from the pulmonary veins and delivers it to the left ventricle. |
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| This electoral signal is automatically generated. |
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| The part of the nervous system that controls the involuntary activities of the body such as the heart rate, blood pressure, and digestion of food. |
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| Atrioventricular node slows the contraction of the ventricles by 2 tenths of a second to allow blood to flow in the ventricles |
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| Before you give Nitroglycerin |
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1. Medication must belong to the Patient
2. They cannot be allergic to nitro. ñMust ask the patient.î
3. Cannot have taken any ED medications within 40hrs.(Viagra Cialis or Levitra.)
4. Medication must be not expired.
5. BP must be higher than 90 Systolic
EMTÍs Assist at with Nitro. |
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| Blood is a fluid medium that is designed to be in motion. Begins to clot without movement. Clots come to Bifurcation and get stuck. |
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| Heart rate under 60 beats per min |
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| A state in which the heart fails to generate effective and detectable blood flow; pulses are not palpable in cardiac arrest, even if muscular and electrical activity continues in the heart. |
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| The volume of blood that is pumped through the heart in 1 min. Cardiac Output = Heart Rate * Stroke Volume (SV) (Average 70ML) |
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| A state in which not enough oxygen is delivered to the tissues of the body, caused by low output of blood from the heart. It can be a severe complication of a large acute myocardial infarction, as well as other conditions |
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| Pump failure; Heat attack, trauma to heart, obstructive causes |
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| Femoral, Carotid on the central body |
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| Interrupts the electrical system of the chest and causes MI |
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| A disorder in which the heart loses part of its ability to effectively pump blood, usually as a result of damage to the heart muscle and usually resulting in a backup of fluid into the lungs. |
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| Congestive heart failure left side Signs and symptoms |
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| Pulmonary Edema, Severe shortness of breath while sleeping, increased BP and Respirations, crackles. |
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| The blood vessels that carry blood and nutrients to the heart muscle. |
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| Anticoagulant and can make a minor bleed a sever problem. |
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| To shock a fibrillating (chaotically beating) heart with specialized electrical current in an attempt to restore a normal, rhythmic beat. |
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| Swelling in the part of the body closest to the ground, caused by collection of fluid in the tissues; a possible sign of congestive heart failure. |
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| Diaphoretic, Sudden onset of left jaw pain, vitals: BO118/80, P 70, R 18 |
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| Widening of a tubular structure such as a coronary artery. |
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| A condition in which the inner layers of an artery, such as the aorta, become separated , allowing blood (at high pressures) to flow between the layers. |
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| Electrical conduction system of the heart. |
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| is the normal pacemaker of the heart and automatically sends an electrical signal to make the heart constrict. First it contracts the atria. This impulse moves to the AV node. The AV node slows the signal to allow the ventricles to fill with blood and passes the signal to Purkinje fibers and contract the ventricular muscle cells. |
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| is a moving clot inside the clot often a blood clot (Could be any foreign matter inside the body) |
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| Flow of blood through the heart |
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| Deoxygenated blood enters the through the Vena Cava to the Right Atrium to the Right Ventricle of the heart. Then pumps out of the heart through the Left Ventricle then to the aortic artery to the rest of the body. Left side of the heart is a high-pressure system because it has to pump blood to all the body. Pulmonary Artery to the Lungs This side is a low pressure system and pumps blood to the lungs, From the lungs it goes to the pulmonary veins then to the left atrium to the |
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| Rupture of a blood vessel. |
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| An emergency situation created by excessively high blood pressure, which can lead to serious complications such as stroke or aneurysm. |
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| Inadequate perfusion or cellular gas exchange. |
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| Blood pressure that is lower than normal |
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| Death of a body tissue, usually caused by interruption of its blood supply. |
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| Is a lack of blood flow to a certain portion of the body. |
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| Blockage of a blood vessel. |
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| Pumps blood to the aorta to the body. Most muscular chamber. |
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| The inside diameter of an artery or other hollow structure. |
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| Myocardial infarction Signs and symptoms |
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| Sudden onset of weakness, nausea, sweating without obvious cause, Chest pain discomfort, pressure that is often crushing or squeezing that does not change with each breath, Pain, discomfort, or pressure in the lower jaw, arms, back abdomen or neck; Irrefular hearbeat and syncope; Dyspena, Spink frothy sputum, Sudden death. |
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| Blockage of an artery that deprives the heart oxygen and becomes ischemic. Without treatment heart tissue begins to die in 20 min. |
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| Myocardial Infraction Pain |
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| May be caused my exersion, sometimes when siting quitly or sleeping, Does not resolve in a few minutes; it can last between 30mn to several hours. May or may not relieved by rest and nitroglycerin. |
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| Myocardial Infarction Common findings |
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| Patient appears frightend, Nausea, vomiting, cold sweat. Skin is Pale or ashen gray |
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| Headache is a normal side effect. Is a Vasodilator. May cause the brain to not receive enough oxygen or glucose and cause an altered metal state. Position patient in supine will help brain receive nutrients so the heart does not have to pump against gravity. |
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| Shortness of breath that occurs at night |
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| Releases Beta 1, Beta 2, and Alpha 1 |
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| A blockage, usually of a tubular structure such as a blood vessel. |
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| What were you doing when it started |
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| Onset, Provocation, Quality, Radiation, Serverity, Time. Measure Pain. |
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| Parasympathetic Nervous System |
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| The part of the autonomic nervous system that controls vegetative functions such as digestion of food and relaxation. Rest and digestion/ Relax. (decrease pulse) |
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| Patient has taken a does of nitroglycerin with no relief. |
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| Assist with administration of aspirin. MI is suspected. |
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| Pulseless Electrical Activity |
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| The flow of blood through body tissues and vessels. |
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Builds up inside arteries is made up of Fat and Cholesterol, and Red Blood cells.
Cocaine builds up plaque in arteries. |
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| Does anything make it worse? If it hurts when I push on pain. |
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| is the only artery that carries deoxygenated blood. Which is pumped to the lungs then returned via pulmonary veins. |
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| Measures the amount of oxygen in the capillaries. Normal Oxygenation of the blood is 95 and anything less than that is bad. |
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| s is where muscles take place. |
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| What does it feel like, one word to describe the pain. Sharp, tightening, stinging crushing |
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| Recommended for patients that have pulse and adequate respiratory rate. |
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| Receives blood from the body through the superior venae cavae. |
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| Causes Jugular vein distension (JVD) |
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| Sinoartial Node is the normal pacemaker of the heart and automatically sends an electrical signal to make the heart constrict. |
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| Scenario: 92 year old man. Headache, difficulty breathing, slurred speech, and loss of grip in left hand. |
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| Scenario: AED delivers a "no shock indicated" message for a patient with no palpable carotid pulse. What should you suspect? |
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| AED can shock ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. AED will not help PEA Pulseless Electrical Activity. |
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| On a scale of 1 to 10 how is your pain. |
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| Inhibits red blood cells (erythrocytes) from delivering oxygen. Sickled shaped cells cause clotting in capillaries beds. |
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| Altered mental status. Brain is not receiving enough nutrients. |
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| Skin Cool, clammy, ashen. Decreased level of consciousness, no longer palpate a radial pulse. What should you do? |
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| The volume of blood ejected with each ventricular contraction |
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| Blood pressure will increase then taper off and as the condtion worsens BP will drop. |
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| Sympathetic Nervous System |
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| The part of the autonomic nervous system that controls active functions such as responding to fear (Fight or Flight And releases Norepinephrine and epinephrine.) |
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| Brief loss of consciousness, body muscles lose tone because the brain is not being perfused adequately. |
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| A fainting spell or transient loss of consciousness. |
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| Is the pressure that forces blood into the arteries |
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| Pulse over 100 Beats per min. referred to as Tachy. |
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| A blood clot that has formed within a blood vessel and is floating within the blood stream. |
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| is a stationary clot somewhere inside the body. |
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| One of the (right and left) lower chamber heart of the heart. The left ventricle receives blood from the left atrium(upper chamber) and delivers blood to the aorta. The right ventricle receives blood from the right atrium. And pumps it into the pulmonary artery. |
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| Disorganized quivering of the ventricles and no blood is pumped through the body. Most common way people die of heart attack. Cardiac arrest. |
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| Rapid heart rhythm is which the electrical impulse begins in the ventricle (instead of the atrium), which may result in inadequate blood flow and eventually deteriorate into cardiac arrest. Rate of 150 - 200 |
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| When checking a patients pulse during cpr what artery should you palpate? |
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| Kill germs and produce anti bodies. |
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| the study of properties and effects of medication |
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| the process by which medications travel through body tissues until they reach the blood stream |
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| the process by which medications travel through body tissue until they reach the blood stream |
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| the therapeutic effect of medication on the body |
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| an oral medication that binds and absorbs ingested toxins in the gastrointestinal tract for treatment of some poisonings and medication overdoses. Charcoal is ground into very fine powder that provides the greatest possible surface area for binding medications that have been taken by mouth it is carried on the ems unit |
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| a medication that causes stimulation of receptors |
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| a medication that binds to a receptor and blocks other medications |
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| a medication that is an antipyretic (reduce fever), analgesic (reduce pain), anti - inflammatory (reduce inflammation), and potent inhibitor of platelet aggregation (clumping) |
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| conditions that make particular medication or treatment inappropriate; for example a condition in which a medication should not be given because it would not help or may actually harm the patient |
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| the amount of medication given on the basis of the patients size and age |
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| EMT-Administrered Medication |
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| When the emt directly administers the medication to the patient |
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| medications that enter the body through the digestive system |
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| a substance produced by the body (commonly called adrenaline), and a drug produced by pharmaceutical companies that increases pulse rate and blood pressure; the drug of choice for an anaphylactic reaction |
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| a semiliquid substance that is administered orally in capsule form or through plastic tubes |
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| the original chemical name of a medication (in contrast with one of its trade names) the name is not capitalized |
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| an abnormally high glucose level in the blood |
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| the therapeutic use for a specific medication |
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| breathing into the lungs; a medication delivery route |
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| the effect that medication is expected to have on the body |
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| Intramuscular IM injection |
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| an injection into the muscle a medication delivery route |
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| a delivery routine in which medication is pushed through a specialized atomized device called a mucosal atomized device (MAD) into the naris |
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| intraosseous IO injection |
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| rigid boring catheters placed into a bone to provide intravenous fluid |
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| a medication injected directly into the vein; a medication delivery routine |
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| a chemical substance that is used to treat or prevent disease or relieve pain |
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| a miniature spray canister used to direct medications through the mouth and into the lungs |
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| mucosal atomizer device MAD |
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| a device that is used to change a liquid medication into a spray and push it into a nostril |
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| a medication that increases cardiac perfusion by causing arteries to dilate you may be allowed to help the patient self administer the medication |
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| by mouth; a medication delivery route |
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| a simple sugar that is readily absorbed by the bloodstream it is carried on the ems unit |
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| over the counter (OCT) Medication |
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| Medication that may be purchased directly by a patient without prescription |
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| a gas that cells need for metabolism the heart and brain especially cannot function without oxygen |
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| medications that enter the body by a route other than the digestive tract, skin, or mucous membranes |
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| patient assisted medication |
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| when the EMT assists the patient with the administration of his or her own medication |
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| When the EMT administers medication to him or herself or to a patient |
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| Through the mouth; a medication delivery route; same as oral |
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| Through the rectum; a medication delivery route |
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| the process by which medication works on the body |
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| the use of multiple medications on a regular basis |
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| medications that are distributed to patients only by pharmacists according to physicians orders |
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| medication that are distributed to patients only by pharmacists according to a physician's order |
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| any effects of medication other than the desired ones |
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| a liquid mixture that cannot be separated by filtering or allowing the mixture to stand |
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| Subcutaneous SC injection |
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| an injection into the tissue between the skin and muscle; a medication delivery route |
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| under the tongue, a medication delivery route |
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| a mixture of ground particles that a distributed equally throughout a liquid but not dissolve |
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| lotions, cream, and ointments that are applied to the surface of the skin and affect only that area; a medication delivery route |
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| the brand name that manufacture gives a medication; the name it capitalized |
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| transcutaneous Transdermal |
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| through the skin a medication delivery route |
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| actions that are undesirable but pose little risk to the patient |
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| action that can be harmful to the patient |
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| the force or resistance against which the heart pumps |
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| an extreme, life-threatening systemic allergic reaction that may include shock and respitory failure |
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| a swelling or enlargment of part of a blood vessel, resulting from weakening of the vessel wall |
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| the part of the nervous system hat regulates involuntary functions, such asheart rate, blood pressure, digestion, and sweating |
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| a stae in which not enough oxygen is delivered to the tissue of the body, caused by low output of blood from the heart. It can be severe complication of a large acute myocardial infracion, as well as other condition |
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| the early stage of shock, in which the body can still compensate for blood loss |
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| a blusih skin color that is caused by a reduced level of oxygen in the blood |
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| the later stage of shock in which blood pressure is falling |
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| loss of water from the tissueof the body |
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| a condition that occurs when there is wide spread dialation of small arterioles, small venules, or both |
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| the presence of abnormally large amount of fluid between cells in the body tissue, causing swelling of the affected area |
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| a balance of all systyems of the body |
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| a condition characterized by a low blood glucose level |
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| a condition in which low blood volume, due to massive internal or external bleeding or extensive loss of body water, results in inadequate perfusion. |
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| the final stage in shock, resulting in death |
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| The ability of the heart muscle to contract. |
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| circulatory failure caused by paralysis of the verves that control the size of the blood vessels, leading to widespread dialation; seen in patients with spinal cord injuries |
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| shock that occurs when there is a block to blood flow in the heart or great vessels, causing an insufficient blood supply |
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| circulation of blood within an organ in adequate amounts to meet the certain needs |
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| The precontraction pressure in the heart as the colume of blood builds up |
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| shock caused by a sudden temporary reduction in blood supply to the brain that causes fainting |
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| developing a sensitivity toa substance that initially caused no allergic reaction |
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| shock caused by severe infection, usually a bacterial infection |
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| a conditin in which the cirulatory system fails to provide sufficient circulation to enable every body part to perform its function, also called hypoperfusion |
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| muscles aranged in circles that are able to decrease the diameter of tubes. Examples are found within the rectum, bladder, and blood vessels |
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| a fainting spell or transient loss of consciousness, often caused by an interruption of blood flow to the brain |
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