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"rust-colored flakes" in IABP tubing indicated Correct Answer
balloon rupture
+ brudzinskis sign Correct Answer subarachnoid hemorrhage,
meningitis
a calcium channel blocker such as nicardipine or nimodipine is
useful in the treatment of which neurological emergency
Correct Answer cerebral aneurysm rupture
ABG indicating acute respiratory failure Correct Answer pH
<7.2 , pO2 <60, PCO2 >50
ABG indicating early salicylate poisoning Correct Answer
non-compensated respiratory alkalosis
abnormal babinski in adult & indication Correct Answer planta
extensor (toes flare), upper motor neuron lesion with damage to
CNS
absent dolls eyes & indications Correct Answer eyes remain in
mid position when head is being moved from side to side,
indications: injury to midbrain/prons and CN 3 and 6
acid-base imbalance seen in early shock patients Correct
Answer respiratory alkalosis
,acting in the best interest of the patient Correct Answer
Beneficence
acute fetal tachycardia is defined as Correct Answer >160 bpm
addisons disease Correct Answer diminished adrenal gland
function, decrease of cortisol production, dehydration,
weakness, bronze pigment of skin, weight loss, change in
distribution of body hair.
administration of romazicon can cause what adverse reaction
Correct Answer seizures
administration of the wrong medication to a patient best
describes which element of malpractice Correct Answer breach
of duty as a result of malfeasance
adverse reaction of OB magnesium sulfate infusion Correct
Answer decrease FHR variability, transient drop in BP,
flushing, diaphoresis, N/V, drowsiness
after administering IV fluids, performing vigorous fundal
massage and giving oxytocin, your patient continues to with
postpartum hemorrhage. what drug would be indicated? Correct
Answer methergine
allows patients to make decisions about their healthcare Correct
Answer autonomy
altitude at which one begins to lose their night vision is Correct
Answer 5,000 ft
,an anticipated radiographic finding in an unvaccinated 3 year
old child w/ severe respiratory distress and drooling Correct
Answer "thumbprint" sign (epiglottitis)
an elevated anion gap (>16) is associated with Correct Answer
metabolic acidosis
an increase in altitude produces Correct Answer Low humidity
and low temperature
anterior-septal MI: elevation leads? reciprocal leads? Correct
Answer elevation: V1-V4. reciprocal: II,III, aVF, aVL
antidote for heparin overdose is Correct Answer protamine
sulfate
aortic disruption/dissection should be considered in what kind of
trauma Correct Answer severe deceleration MVC
ARDS and DIC are a result of what in the hyperthermic patient?
A. Temperature increase
B. Lysosomal enzymes
C. Release of sodium
D. Retention of potassium Correct Answer B. Lysosomal
enzymes
assessment reveals patient is A/O x4 but cannot shrug his
shoulders. which cranial nerve is affected? Correct Answer 11
, at what angle do you insert catheter into the cricothyroid
membrane for chricothyrotomy Correct Answer 45 degree
angle, toward the feet (caudally)
Autonomic Dysreflexia Correct Answer spinal cord injuries at
T6 or higher
Avg ETT for females? Correct Answer 7.0-8.0
Avg ETT for males? Correct Answer 8.0
ballances sign and its indication Correct Answer dullness to
percussion in LUQ due to coagulated blood, indication: splenic
rupture
becks triad for cardiac tamponade Correct Answer
hypotension, muffled/distant heart sounds, jugular venous
distention (JVD)
becks triad indicates Correct Answer cardiac tamponade
bells palsy affects which cranial nerve? Correct Answer 7
benzodiazepine overdose antidote Correct Answer Flumazenil
(Romazicon)
benzodiazepines overdose antidote Correct Answer flumazenil
( romazicon)
blumbergs sign and its indication Correct Answer rebound
tenderness, indication: peritonitis (appendicitis)
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