PHTLS Exam Review questions and answers, 100% Accurate, graded
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arachnoid membrane - -loosely covers the brain and its blood vessels giving the appearance of
cellophane wrap
basilar skull fractures - -fractures of the floor of the cranium
cardiac tamponade - -compression of the heart from...
PHTLS Exam Review questions and answers, 100% Accurate, graded A+/ arachnoid membrane - ✔✔-loosely covers the brain and its blood vessels giving the appearance of cellophane wrap basilar skull fractures - ✔✔-fractures of the floor of the cranium cardiac tamponade - ✔✔-compression of the heart from an accumulation of fluid in the pericardium surrounding the heart cardiogenic shock - ✔✔-related t o interference with the pump action of the heart cerebral perfusion pressure - ✔✔-the amount of pressure it takes to push blood through the cerebral circulation and thus maintain blood flow and oxygen and glucose delivery to the energy -demanding cells of the brain class I hemorrhage - ✔✔-represents loss of up to 15% of blood volume in the adult class II hemorrhage - ✔✔-represents a loss of 15 -30% blood volume class III hemorrhage - ✔✔-loss of 30 -40% of blood volume class IV hemorrhage - ✔✔-loss of more than 40% of blood volume commotio cordis - ✔✔-clinical situation in which an apparently innocuous blow to the anterior chest results in sudden cardiac arrest cushing's phenomenon - ✔✔-refers to ominous combination of greatly increased arterial blood pressure and the resultant bradycardia that can occur with severely increased ICP distributive shock - ✔✔-related to abnormality in vascular tone arising from seve ral different causes Don Juan syndrome - ✔✔-the pattern of injury in falls occurring feet first dura mater - ✔✔-outermost layer composed of tough fibrous tissue and is applied to the inner table or inside, of the skull similar to a laminate epidural spa ce - ✔✔-potential space event - ✔✔-begins at the time of impact between one moving object and a second object external hemorrhage steps in field management of external hemorrahe - ✔✔-hand -held pressure, compression dressings, wound packing, elastic wrap, tourniquet, hemostatic agent extrinsic causes of cardiogenic shock - ✔✔-cardiac tamponade and tension pneumothorax five conditions that can produce an altered LOC or change in behavior - ✔✔-hypoxia, shock w/ impaired cerebral perfusion, TBI, intoxicatio n with alcohol or drugs, metabolic processes such as diabetes, seizures and eclampsia five types of MVCs - ✔✔-frontal, rear, lateral, rotational, rollover
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