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EXAM 4 Flashcards

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WHAT ARE THE FIVE CORONARY ARTERIES?

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1- coronary
2- left coronary artery
3- circumflex artery
4- left anterior descending artery
5- right coronary artery

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WHAT ARE S&S OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

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-pain, pressure, discomfort in chest/jaw/neck/arms or upper abdomen
- difficulty breathing
- palpitations
- sudden sweating
-syncope
-anxiety
-abnormal pulse and BP

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WHAT ARE S&S OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

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  • chest pain
  • shortness of breathe
    -fatigue
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WHAT ARE S&S OF ANGINA PECTORIS?

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  • chest pain
  • short breath
  • dizziness
  • nausea
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WHAT ARE S&S OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

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-chest discomfort
-dyspnea
-nausea/vomiting
- syncope
-sweating

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WHAT ARE S&S OF HEART FAILURE

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-shortness of breathe
-fatigue
-swelling
-irregular heartbeat
-persistent coughing/wheezing
-weight gain
-nausea/appetite loss
-concentration issues

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WHAT ARE S&S OF ACUTE PULMONARY EDEMA

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-difficulty breathing
-feeling of drowning or suffocating when lying down
-cough
-palpatations
-anxiety
- cold skin
-wheezing

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WHAT ARE S&S OF ANEURYSM

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-confusion/dizziness
-difficulty swallowing
-fatigue and headache
-nausea/vomiting
-pain in abdomen/chest/back
-stiff neck

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HOW DO YOU DIAGNOSE ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

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  • a blood test or ecg
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HOW DO YOU DIAGNOSE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

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-blood test
-ecg/ekg
-echocardiogram
-excersise stress test
-nuclear stress test
-heart CT scan

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HOW DO YOU DIAGNOSE ANGINA PECTORIS

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-ecg/ekg
-blood test
-chest x ray

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HOW DO YOU DIAGNOSE ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

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-rise/fall biomarkers
-symptoms
-ecg/ekg

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HOW DO YOU DIAGNOSE HEART FAILURE

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-medical history/physical exam
-blood test
-echocardiogram
-cardiac ct and mri scan

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HOW DO YOU DIAGNOSE ACUTE PULMONARY EDEMA

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-physical exam
- electrocardiogram
-chest x ray

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HOW DO YOU DIAGNOSE ANEURYSM

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-imaging

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WHAT DOES NITROGLYCERIN DO WHEN INVOLVED WITH CARDIAC ISSUE

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prevent angina

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WHAT DOES ASPRIN DO WHEN INVOLVED WITH CARDIAC ISSUES

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reduce risk of heart attack and stroke

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when do you NOT administer asprin to a patient with ACS

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HOW DO YOU ADMINISTER O2 TO AN ACS PATIENT

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nasal cannula

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HOW DOES THE DIAPHRAGM MANEUVER DURING INSPIRATION

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contracts and pulls down

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HOW DOES THE DIAPHRAGM MANEUVER DURING EXPIRATION

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abd muscles raise and contract to abd pressure

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WHAT IS THE RESP RATE FOR ADULTS

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12-20 breaths pm

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WHAT IS THE RESP RATE FOR CHILDREN

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WHAT IS THE RESP RATE IN INFANTS

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30-60 breaths pm

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WHAT ARE INADEQUATE SIGNS OF BREATHING
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HOW IS RESP DISTRESS/FAILURE DIFERENT IN INFANTS THAN IN ADULTS
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HOW DO YOU ASSES BREATHING DIFFICULTING IN PATIENTS
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF A PATIENT IS WHEEZING
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF A PATIENTS' BREATING IS RALES
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF A PATIENT BREATHING IS RHONCHI
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF A PATIENT' BREATHING IS CRACKLEY
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF A PATIENT IS GURGLING
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF A PATIENT BREATHING IS STRIDOR
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF A PATIENT IS SNORING
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF A PATIENT IS COUGHING
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WHAT DO YOU DO IF A PT. IS STRUGGLING TO BREATH
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WHAT IS CPAP
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WHAT IS A INDICATION FOR CPAP USE
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WHAT IS A CONTRAINDICATION FROM USING CPAP
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WHAT ARE THE SIDE AFFECTS FROM USING CPAP
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WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF COPD
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WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF EMPHYSEMA
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WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF ASTHMA
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WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF PULMONARY EDEMA
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WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF PNEUMONIA
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WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX
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WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF A PULMONARY EMBOLISM
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WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF EPIGLOTTIS
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WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF CROUP
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WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF BRONCHIOLITIS
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WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS
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WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF VIRAL RESPITORY ILLNESS
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HOW DO YOU TREAT COPD
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HOW DO YOU TREAT EMPHYSEMA
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HOW DO YOU TREAT PNEUMONIA
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HOW DO YOU TREAT ASTHMA
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HOW DO YOU TREAT PULMONARY EDEMA
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HOW DO YOU TREAT SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX
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HOW DO YOU TREAT PULMONARY EMBOLISM
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HOW DO YOU TREAT EPIGLOTTIS
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HOW DO YOU TREAT CROUP
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HOW DO YOU TREAT BRONCHIOLOITIS
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HOW DO YOU TREAT CYSTIC FIBROSIS
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HOW DO YOU TREAT VIRAL RESPITORY ILLNESS
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HOW AND WHY WOULD YOU USE A SPACER FOR AN INHALER
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HOW DO YOU SET UP A SMALL VOLUME NEBULIZER
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HOW DO YOU ADMINISTER A SMALL VOLUME NEBULIZER
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WHEN DO YOU ADMINISTER 02 TO A CARDIAC PT AND AT WHAT LITERS
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HOW CAN MECHANICAL HEART FAILURE LEAD TO CARDIAC ARREST
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WHAT DOES PULSELESS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY INDICATE
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WHAT DOES ASYSTOLE INDICATE
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WHAT DOES V FIB INDICATE
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WHAT DOES V TACH INDIACTE
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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ASPHYXIAL AND SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST
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WHAT IS SIMILAR ABOUT RESPITORY FAILURE AND CARDIAC FAILURE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
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WHAT IS SUIDS
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WHAT IS THE BREATH TO COMPRESSION RATIO FOR ADULTS
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WHAT IS THE BREATH TO COMPRESSION RATIO FOR PREDIATRICS
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WHAT IS ROSC
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HOW DO YOU MANAGE A CPR PATIENT THAT HAS ROSC
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HOW DO YOU RESUCITATE A HYPOTHERMIC PATIENT
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HOW DO YOU RESUCITATE A SUBMERSION PATIENT
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HOW DO YOU RESUCITATE A PT. WITH MEDICAL DEVICE IMPLANTS
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WHAT DO ARTERIES DO
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WHAT DO CAPILLARIES DO
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WHAT DO VEINS DO
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WHAT IS HYPOPERFUSION
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HOW DOES HYPERPERFUSION CORRELATE TO SHOCK
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WHAT IS HYPOVELEMIC SHOCK AND WHAT CAUSES IT
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WHAT IS CARDIOGENIC SHOCK AND WHAT CAUSES IT
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WHAT IS OBSTRUCTIVE SHOCK AND WHAT CAUSES IT
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WHAT IS DISTRIBUTIVE SHOCK AND WAS CAUSES IT
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WHAT ARE SIGNS OF SHOCK AND HOW DO YOU TREAT IT
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WHAT IS COMPENSATED SHOCK
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WHAT IS DECOMPENSATED SHOCK
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WHAT IS IRREVERSABLE SHOCK?
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WHAT IS THE TRIAD OF DEATH IN RELATION TO SHOCK
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WHAT IS AN ARTERIAL BLEED
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WHAT IS A VENOUS BLEED
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WHAT IS A CAPILLARY BLEED
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WHAT 3 FACTORS DETERMINE HOW A PERSON BLEEDS
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HOW DO YOU INDENTIFY A JUNCTIONAL HEMMORAGE
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WHAT ARE 8 METHODS TO CONTROL AN EXTERNAL BLEED
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HOW DO YOU MANAGE A BLEEDING HEAD WOUND
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WHAT IS EPISTAXIS
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HOW DO YOU MANAGE EPISTAXIS
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WHAT ARE SIGNS OF AN INTERNAL BLEED
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WHAT IS COFFEE GROUNDS EMESIS AND WHAT CAUSES IT
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WHAT IS MELENA AND WHAT CAUSES IT
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WHAT IS HEMATOCHEZIA AND WHAT CAUSES IT
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WHAT ARE THE 6 P'S OF ASSESMENT
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WHAT ARE THE 3 LAYERS OF SKIN AND THEIR IMPORTANCES
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WHAT IS THE DIFFFERENCE BETWEEN PNS AND CNS
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WHAT DOES THE SPINE DO
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HOW MANY VERTABREA IS THERE
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HOW MANY THORACIC VERTABREAS'
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HOW MANY CERICAL VERTABREAS
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HOW MANY LUMBAR VERTABREAS IS THERE
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HOW MANY COCCYX VERTABREAS IS THERE
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HOW MANY SACRAL VERTABREAS
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HOW DO YOU MANAGE HEAD/SCALP INJURIES
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WHAT IS A CONTUSION
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WHAT IS A LACERATION
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WHAT IS A HEMATOMA
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WHAT ARE THE BREATHING ABNORMALITIES FROM TACHYPNEA
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WHAT ARE THE BREATHING ABNORMALITIES FROM CHAYNE-STOKES
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WHAT ARE THE BREATHING ABNORMALITIES FROM CENTRAL NEUROGENIC HYPERVENTILATION
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WHAT ARE THE BREATHING ABNORMALITIES FROM AXTAXIC RESPIRATIONS
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WHAT ARE THE BREATHING ABNORMALITIES FROM BIOTS' RESPIRATION
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HOW DO YOU MANAGE IMPALED OBJECTS IN THE HEAD AND NECK
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HOW DO YOU MANAGE INJURIES TO THE FACE AND JAW
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HOW DO YOU MANAGE WOULDS TO THE NECK
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WHAT IS THE DIFFRENCE BETWEEN A CONTUSION AND A HEMATOMA
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HOW DO HOLLOW AND SOLID ORGANS REACT TO CLOSED CRUSH INJURIES
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HOW DO YOU TREAT ABRASIONS
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HOW DO YOU TREAT LACERATIONS
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HOW DO YOU TREAT PENETRATING TRAUMA
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HOW DO YOU TREAT AVULSIONS
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HOW DO YOU TREAT AMPUTATIONS
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HOW DO YOU TREAT FLAIL CHEST
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HOW DO YOU TREAT "SUCKING CHEST WOUND"
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HOW DO YOU TREAT TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX
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HOW DO YOU TREAT PNEUMOTHORAX
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HOW DO YOU TREAT HEMOPNEUMO
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HOW DO YOU TREAT RIB FRACTURES
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HOW DO YOU TREAT TRAUMATIC ASPHYXIA
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HOW DO YOU TREAT AORTIC INJURIES
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WHAT ARE THE RULES OF NINE FOR ADULTS, PEDIATRICIANS AND INFANTS
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HOW DO YOU TREAT IMPALED OBJECTS INJURIES TO BOTH THE BODY AND TO THE EYES
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WHEN ARE THE ONLY 2 TIMES YOU WOULD REMOVE AN IMPALED OBJECT
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BE ABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN 1ST DEGREE, 2ND DEGREE AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS
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WHAT IS THE RULE OF PALM AND WHEN DO YOU USE IT
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