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| Presentation of High Heart rate with low blood pressure. Think: ________________? |
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| Presentation of flat jugular veins while lying supine, think ___________________? |
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| Presentation of hot skin in a shock patient. What kind of shock are you most likely dealing with? |
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| You suspect septic shock in your patient. What should you begin to consider / look for? |
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Foley Catheter
(Causes Urinary Tract Infection) |
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| You are presented with a nursing home patient exhibiting signs of septic shock and no obvious cause. What is a common source of infection for these patients? |
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| Bacteria that produce endo and exotoxins |
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| What is the pathogenesis for septic shock? |
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| If presented with a 35 year old female on birth control or who is a smoker (or both) with a chief complaint of trouble breathing, what should your immediate consideration be? |
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| What condition mimics right side failure, blocks blood flow through the lungs causing blood to back up into the Right heart, thus causing edema and JVD? |
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| If presented with hives or laryngeal edema, what cause should be considered first? |
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| Hive related itching is called what? |
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| What airway sound is commonly associated with allergy related swelling of the throat? |
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You are presented with a patient complaining of chest pain with difficulty breathing. They have indicated during your assessment that they have a history of one or more of the following factors:
1. Travel or a long period of inactivity
2. surgery
3. cancer
What should you suspect as a cause? |
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| Which of the antibodies is responsible for anaphylaxis and what type of reaction is it typically responsible for? |
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| Trauma or localized infection |
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| Other than anaphylaxis, give two more causes of laryngeal edema (angioedema) |
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| Allergic reaction. (food poisoning onset is appx 12 hours) |
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| Patient states that they experienced nausea / vomiting and diarrhea within an hour of eating dinner at the local chinese restaurant. What do you suspect as the cause? |
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| What sympathetic response is commonly associated with shock? |
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| Presented with cool clammy skin above a traumatic insult and warm dry skin below, what type of shock do you immediately suspect? |
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| What type of shock classically presents with low blood pressure and a normal or possibly low pulse? |
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| What are hives a classic indicator of? |
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| Allergic response / anaphylactic shock |
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| Presented with a patient complaining of laryngeal edema and stridor who is taking an ACE inhibitor. What is your suspicion? |
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| What is the most common ACE inhibitor and what does it treat? |
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| ACE inhibitor / Hypertension |
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| You are examining an unresponsive patient who is taking a medication unfamiliar to you that ends in "pril." What kind of drug is it (most likely) and what does it treat? |
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ACE Inhibitor
Causes rapid onset anaphylactoid shock (treated with Bicarb) |
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| Presented with a 54 year old male, complaining that he feels like his throat is closing, no history of anaphylaxis, "Stiff" hands and feet. What do you suspect could be the cause? |
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| Presented with a patient who is complaining of black, tarry stool. From what are they suffering? |
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| Hematochiza / Typically hemorrhoids |
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| Patient complaining of bright red blood in their stool. What is the term for it and what is the most common cause? |
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| What is the dividing line between the upper and lower GI? |
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| Emesis that appears to contain coffee grounds is composed of what and is usually due to what condition? |
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| What bacteria has been found to be the cause of most ulcers in the United States? |
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| Presented with a patient complaining that her heart "feels like it's beating out of my chest!" What arrhythmia do you expect to find on the monitor? |
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| Wolf Parkinson White Syndrome |
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| What Syndrome is is the most common cause of SVT? |
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| What lung sounds are very likely to be heard in a patient complaining of shortness of breath and chest pain? |
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| What arrhythmia can / will result in left side failure resulting in backup to the lungs? |
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C.H.A.P.
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Chest Pain
Hypotension
Altered Mental Status
Pulmonary Edema |
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| What acronym is used to describe four conditions that will determine if a patient is stable or unstable? (only one of the four must be present to deem a patient unstable) |
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| What is crushing substernal chest pain a classic indicator of? |
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| Presented with sudden onset shortness of breath. What is your first suspicion? |
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1. Right Side Failure
2. Pulmonary Embolism
3. Tension Pneumothorax
4. Cardiac Tamponade
5. COPD |
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| When presented with Jugular Vein Distension (JVD), what 5 possible causes should the paramedic consider? |
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| Sufferers of what condition are chronically hypercarbic? |
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| Any female of child bearing age experiencing belly pain should be treated as though she is suffering from what, until you can definitely rule it out? |
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| Spontaneous Pneumo (or Marfrans Syndrome) |
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| You are presented with a tall, thin male complaining of idiopathic sudden onset of shortness of breath. What is one of your primary suspicions? |
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| Your patient states a history of Hypertension (either controlled or uncontrolled). What three potentially fatal conditions should you consider? |
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| What is the number one cause of Pulmonary Edema? |
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| What is the number one cause of Left Side Failure? |
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| What is the number one cause of right side failure? |
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| If you hear wet lungs, based on what you know about right and left side failure and the related pathogenesis, what potentially fatal condition should you be considering? |
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| You are presented with a patient complaining of shoulder pain. Based on what you know of referred pain, what do you suspect may be the origin of the pain? |
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| Environmental Considerations |
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| What is the only reasonable consideration for not disrobing a trauma patient? |
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| Presented with an unresponsive patient. Exam reveals pinpoint pupils. What do you suspect to be the cause? |
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| Presented with a patient in police custody who was arrested for cocaine possession. In what state do you expect to find his / her pupils? |
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| After you assess an unresponsive patient's airway, breathing and circulation, what assessment should be performed first? |
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| What kind of patient can never be "trusted" when giving you a history of their current complaint? |
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