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| deep gasping respirations (rapid or slow) |
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| week when fetal heart tones may be heard |
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| stage in pregnancy from 15 days to 8 weeks |
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| first drug to administer with anaphylaxis |
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| oxygen *** test question*** |
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| mediator in allergic reactions |
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| two most common causes of fatal anaphylaxis |
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| penicillin injections (most common) insect stings (bee and waps) 2nd most common |
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| high pitched sound heard on inhalation |
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| most common airway obstruction |
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| in cricothyrotomy where is the needle placed |
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| narrow part of a child's airway |
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| narrowest part of adults airway |
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| to cause tension pneumothorax hole in body must be ___ the size of the trachea |
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| combi tube can be used in trauma patients, no need to neck manipulation *** test question*** |
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| the welder who blinds himself |
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| ultraviolet keratitis *** test question*** |
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| combitube *** test question*** |
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| menstruation takes places __ days after ovulation |
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| mass depolarization of cardiac cells |
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| defib *** test question** |
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| GCS and Rule of Nines************************ |
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| condition caused by partial cutting of one side of the spinal cord |
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| brown-sequard syndrome *** test question*** |
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| condition caused by bone fragments or pressure compressing the arteries |
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| bones of the head thorax and spine |
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| bones of the extremities shoulders pelvis |
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| viscous fluid that assists joint motion by reducing friction |
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| synovial fluid *** test question*** |
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| abdominal pain associated with ovulation |
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| posterior pituitary produces |
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| constant urination caused by inadequate adh levels |
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| that one diabetes question answer is kussmauls polydipsia polyuria and polyphagia |
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| water follows glucose into urine causing water loss |
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| graves disease is __ times more common in women then men |
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| cortisol *** test question*** |
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| the destruction or breaking down phase of metabolism |
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| most common cause of dementia in the elderly |
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| also called hysterical seizures, often can be stopped by calming patient. |
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| components of the stroke scale |
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| arm drift, slurred speech and facial droop |
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| poor respirations due to cns damage |
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| major cause of peripheral neuropathy |
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| speech is located in the ________________ of the cerebrum |
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| temporal lobe *** test question*** |
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| crush syndrome takes places after entrapment has been longer then _____ |
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| leading cause of delayed death in crush syndrome |
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| the ___________ of children make protecting them in auto collisions difficult |
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| that question where their FACE hit the windshield answer was hyperextension, just remember that |
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| adults turn _______ autos peds turn _________ |
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| adults away, peds into *** test question*** |
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| children are frequently thrown UNDER the vehicle *** |
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| _____ trauma considered an epidemic |
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