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CBRNE - Answer -Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive
CPAP - Answer -Moderate to severe respiratory distress.
Constantly watch their vital signs.
Domestic terrorism - Answer -Homegrown terrorism is terrorism targeting victims "within
a country by a perpetrator with the same citizenship" as the victims.
What does dialysis do and who needs it? - Answer -keeps your body in balance by:
removing waste, salt and extra water to prevent them from building up in the body.
keeping a safe level of certain chemicals in your blood, such as potassium, sodium and
bicarbonate. helping to control blood pressure.
Pediatric vitals - Answer -heart rate: 80 to 120 beats per minute. respiratory rate: 20 to
28 breaths per minutes. blood pressure: systolic 89 to 112, diastolic 46 to 72.
temperature: 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
Respiratory distress - Answer -Condition in which fluid collects in the lungs' air sacs,
depriving organs of oxygen.
Respiratory failure - Answer -results from inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory
system, meaning that the arterial oxygen, carbon dioxide or both cannot be kept at
normal levels.
Respiratory arrest - Answer -is a condition that exists at any point a patient stops
breathing or is ineffectively breathing.
Fallopian tubes - Answer -(in a female mammal) either of a pair of tubes along which
eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus.
Cervix - Answer -is the lower third portion of the uterus. It forms the neck of the uterus
and opens into the vagina (which is also called the endocervical canal). It is a little over
an inch long, and just about an inch wide.
, Placenta - Answer -is an organ that develops in your uterus during pregnancy. This
structure provides oxygen and nutrients to your growing baby and removes waste
products from your baby's blood. The placenta attaches to the wall of your uterus, and
your baby's umbilical cord arises from it.
Uterus - Answer -a hollow muscular organ located in the female pelvis between the
bladder and rectum. The ovaries produce the eggs that travel through the fallopian
tubes. Once the egg has left the ovary it can be fertilized and implant itself in the lining
of the uterus.
Stages of Labor - Answer -The first stage of labor is the longest and involves three
phases: Early Labor Phase -The time of the onset of labor until the cervix is dilated to 3
cm. Active Labor Phase - Continues from 3 cm. until the cervix is dilated to 7 cm.
Transition Phase - Continues from 7 cm. until the cervix is fully dilated to 10 cm.
Supine - Answer -lying horizontally with the face and torso facing up
Supine Hypotensive syndrome - Answer -is characterized by pallor, tachycardia,
sweating, nausea, hypotension and dizziness and occurs when a pregnant woman lies
on her back and resolves when she is turned on her side
Hypothermia - Answer -significantly reduces the body to form blood clots.
Vertebrae - Answer -The human spinal column is made up of 33 bones - 7 vertebrae in
the cervical region, 12 in the thoracic region, 5 in the lumbar region, 5 in the sacral
region and 4 in the coccygeal region.
Pneumothorax - Answer -occurs when air leaks into the space between your lung and
chest wall. This air pushes on the outside of your lung and makes it collapse.
Tension pneumothorax - Answer -too much air is trapped that it's putting more pressure
on the good lung and the heart. (squeezing your lung/heart)
See symptoms of shock because it's affecting the heart.
signs- JVD/ Trachia deviation
vitals- altered mental, continued resp distress and chest trauma.
Cardiac tamponade - Answer -is a clinical syndrome caused by the accumulation of fluid
in the pericardial space, resulting in reduced ventricular filling and subsequent
hemodynamic compromise. The condition is a medical emergency, the complications of
which include pulmonary edema, shock, and death. Narrow pulse, irregular heart rate,
and muffled lung sounds (Distinctive).
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