acute assessment Flashcards
(19 cards)
_____ is ecchymotic discoloration and swelling behind either or both ears in the lie of the posterior auricular artery
battle sign
_____ percent of strokes are hemorrhagic?
20
____ is a blueish halo discoloration of the skin around the umbilicus, indicating bleeding into the tissues
cullen sign
What is noraml PP? what does it mean if it is narrowing?
40
hemorrhage shock is happening
(SYS-DYS)
____ is a classic sign of elevate ICP?
bradycardia
what is the msot common cause of epidural hematomas?
head trauma with skull fx
____ is discoloration and induration of the skin of the flanks, umbilicus, and CVA
grey-turner
**retroperitoneal hemorrhage or pancreatitis
what should you do if you suspect SAH and you have a normal CT?
do a LP
what type of airway to place?
ET tube
what is the GSC range?
3-15
______ is severe pain in the subscapular area of the shoulder, usually on the left
Kher sign
** rupture of spleen, ectopic pregnancy or GI dz
you ROCK!!!
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3 things to note in advanced triage of RED pts?
- Require immediate surgery or other life-saving Tx
- 1st priority for surgical teams or transport to advanced facilities
- They “cannot wait,” but are likely to survive w/ immediate Tx
what is the most common trauma XR?
Chest
_____ is precordial crunching, clicking, or knocking sound synchronous with the heartbeat?
Hamman sign
**hemothorax or pneumothroax
Initial US done in trauma pts?
FAST
What is the most dx test for CVA?
** also able to differentiate between ischemic and hemorrhagic
_____ is eccymotic discolortion and swelling around either or both eyes?
Raccoon eyes
3 sx with SAH (subarachnoid)?
- neck pain/stiffness
- HA
- AMS
