AMLS Final Exam Study Guide 100% Correct Answers Verified Latest 2024 Version
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AMLS Final Exam Study Guide | 100% Correct
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What do you do for pin point pupils and low respirations? - Manage airway first, then give Narcan.
If a patient who has pin point pupils and low respirations is vomiting, what do you do first? - Suction
their ai...
AMLS Final Exam Study Guide | 100% Correct
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
What do you do for pin point pupils and low respirations? - ✔✔Manage airway first, then give Narcan.
If a patient who has pin point pupils and low respirations is vomiting, what do you do first? - ✔✔Suction
their airway
COPD and Pulmonary Emphysema patients usually have a history of what? - ✔✔AFib
What does AFib cause? - ✔✔Blood clots, which cause an increase risk for pulmonary embolisms
What is the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone system? - ✔✔Body's response to low BP. Renin, which is
released primarily by the kidneys, stimulates the formation of angiotensin in blood and tissues, which in
turn stimulates the release of aldosterone from the adrenal cortex. This causes the body to retain water
and increase BP.
What are the signs and symptoms of a pulmonary embolism? - ✔✔Sudden onset, SOB, chest pain,
increased HR & RR, cool pale clammy skin, pink tinged sputum
What are the risk factors for a pulmonary embolism? - ✔✔Bed ridden pt., trauma or surgical pt.,
prolonged sitting, recent c-section or traumatic delivery, <40 y/o taking oral contraceptives, smokers
What causes respiratory alkalosis? - ✔✔Increased O2
Decreased CO2
What causes respiratory acidosis? - ✔✔Decreased O2
Increased CO2
, What causes metabolic acidosis? - ✔✔Kidneys aren't removing enough acid from the body, so there is a
build up. RR increases to blow off excess.
What are signs and symptoms of pericarditis? - ✔✔sharp pain, fever, and ST elevation in ALL leads
In pericarditis, what leads have ST elevation? - ✔✔All of them
What is the physiological event that comes from anaphylaxis? - ✔✔Vasodilation, swelling, itching
How does ARDS effect the alveoli and capillaries? - ✔✔Fluids build up in the alveoli, causing less oxygen
exchange at the capillaries
What patients do CPAP work best on? - ✔✔COPD and pneumonia
Pt. must be AO, maintain own airway, breathing on their own
What are other names for normal saline? - ✔✔Isotonic crystalloid solution
What drug do you give to an organophosphate poisoning? - ✔✔Atropine
What do you give a patient who is actively seizing? - ✔✔Versed or Valium
What is another name for Versed? - ✔✔Midazolam
If a patient with low blood sugar is actively seizing, which do you fix first? - ✔✔the seizing, then treat the
cause
If a patient is postictal, do you treat their seizures or what caused the seizure? - ✔✔treat what caused
the seizure, so it doesn't happen again
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