Complete spine x rays - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Cervical Injury (8) Controls: Diaphragm, chest wall muscles, arms, shoulders *ability to breathe* Thoracic injury (12) Controls: Upper body, GI function *upper body movements Lumbar/sacral (5) Controls: lower body, bowel and bladder -walking, *bowel & bladder control* What kind of injury is spinal cord injury Functional injury - loss of function *our goal is to increase function before damage becomes more permanent Causes of spinal cord injury -motor vehicle crashes -falls -violence (guns...

A 42-year-old man is trapped from the waist down beneath his overturned tractor for several hours before medical assistance arrives. He is awake and alert until just before arriving in the emergency department. He is now unconscious and responds only to painful stimuli by moaning. His pupils are 3 mm in diameter and symmetrically reactive to light. Prehospital personnel indicate that they have not seen the patient move either of his lower extremities. On examination in the emergency depart...

RTE 1000 Final exam All Possible Questions and Answers with complete solution The use of X-rays to create a medical image on patients is referred to as - Answer ️️ - radiography Wilhelm C. Roentgen's discovery of "the X-ray" is regarded as one of medicine's most significant achievements. One of the most famous early images he created was an X-ray image of - Answer ️️ -his wife's hand To study the blood vessels of the brain, kidneys, liver, and other organs, contrast material ...

A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His BP is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After 2 liters of crystalloid solution his BP increases to 122/84. His heart rate is now 100 BPM and his RR is 28 breaths per minute. His breath sounds are decreased in the left hemithorax, and after initial IV fluid resuscitation, a closed tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak....

ATLS POST TEST COMPLETE EXAM 2023 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. Which of the following is the recommended Method for trestemt frostbite? A. Vasodilators B. Anticigulants C. Warm (40 degrees) water D. Padding and elevation E. Application of heat from a hairdryer - C. Warm (40 degrees) water 2. Which of the following physical findings suggest a cause of hypotension other than spinal cord injury? A. Prispism B. Bradycardia C. Diaphragmatic breathing D. Presence of deep tendon re...

CSTR STUDY GUIDE 2023 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONCSTR STUDY GUIDE 2023 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONCSTR STUDY GUIDE 2023 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION AIS Components for ISS Scaling-Body Region - ANSWER-1. Head/Neck 2. Face 3. Chest 4. Abdominal/Pelvic Contents 5. Extremities/Pelvic Girdle Severe 6. External- Skin and Burns The adult skeletal system - ANSWER-206 bones Skull base fractures - ANSWER-orbital roof, ethmoid, basilar process of occipital bone, petrous and squamous process of temporal ...

Week 5: Quiz • Due Jun 8 at 1:59am • Points 15 • Questions 15 • Available Jun 1 at 2am - Jun 8 at 1:59am 7 days • Time Limit 15 Minutes Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 10 minutes 15 out of 15 Score for this quiz: 15 out of 15 Submitted Jun 5 at 4:54pm A 42-year-old professional golfer complains of chronic back pain for many years. His workup reveals that it is not the result of a degenerative d...

Average adult blood pressure -ANSWER systolic: 100-140 mmHg diastolic: 60-90 mmHg Average adult oxygen saturation -ANSWER 97%-99% Average adult heart rate -ANSWER 60-100 beats per minute Average adult respiratory rate -ANSWER 12-20 respirations per minute Average adult temperature -ANSWER 98.6 +/- 1F What level of pain should be reported to the nurse? -ANSWER Test: 8 and above Life: 6 and above Vital signs to be checked -ANSWER -pain level -temperature -heart rate -respira...

A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriate next st...

SATLS Post Test QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED /A COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 1. The primary indication for transferring a patient to a higher-level trauma center is: unavailability of a surgeon or operating room staff. multiple system injuries, including severe head injury. resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor. resource limitations as determined by the hospital administration. widened mediastinum on chest x-ray following blunt thoracic trauma. -aged...