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(CVA) Stroke: Signs and Symptoms

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  • High blood pressure

- F.A.S.T. method

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Asthma: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Wheezing
  • Cough with tightness in chest
  • Hard time exhaling
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COPD: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Wheezing
  • Rhonchi
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Tightness of the chest
  • Low SPO2
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Hepatitis: What is it?

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It is the inflammation of the liver that can be acute/chronic

Liver is in RUQ

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Hepatitis: Signs and Symptoms

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  • RUQ abdominal pain
  • Nausea/vomiting
  • Jaundice (yellowing of the skin) Skin and Eyes
  • Fever
  • Dark urine
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Appendicitis: What is it?

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Inflammation of the appendix, if it bursts it’s inflamed contents into the abdomen, sepsis will occur and can lead to septic shock

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Appendicitis: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Pain starts at mid-line, then moves toward RLQ
  • Fever
  • Chills
  • Nausea/vomiting
  • Rebound tenderness
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MI: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Crushing chest pain
  • Left arm/shoulder/jaw pain
  • Nausea/vomiting
  • Weakness
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CHF: What is it?

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When the heart fails as a pump. Pulmonary edema is life threatening

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CHF: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Rales bilaterally
  • JVD
  • Pink sputum w/cough
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Unexplained hypotension
  • Pale skin
  • Abdominal pain
  • Syncope
  • Bradycardia
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Pulmonary Embolism: What is it?

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Thrombosis in the pulmonary arteries. It is a lung attack!

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Pulmonary Embolism: Risk factors

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  • Long rides
  • Surgery
  • Cancer
  • Pregnancy’s
  • SMOKERS
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Pulmonary Embolism: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Clear lung sounds
  • Short of breath
  • Chest pain
  • Tachycardia
  • Hypoxic
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Tension Pneumothorax: What is it?

Pneumothorax:

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Collapsing of a lung that presses on the heart due to trauma, that results in hypotension

Just a collapsed lung

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Tension Pneumothorax: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Absent/diminished lung sounds
  • JVD
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Sharp chest pain
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Hypoglycemia: What is it

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Defined as under 70 w/symptoms

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Hypoglycemia: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Altered mental status
  • Confused
  • Combative
  • Cool clammy skin
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Signs and Symptoms

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  • Warm, dry skin
  • Tachycardia
  • Abdominal pain
  • Fruity breath odor
  • Kussmaul breathing= deep and rapid breathing
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Stages of shock:

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Stage 1-Compensated
Stage 2-Decompensated
Stage 3-Irreversible

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Compensated shock:

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  • Body reacts to event
  • Tachycardia
  • Vasoconstriction
  • Tachypnea
  • Kidneys retain fluid
  • Awake, cool skin
  • AMS
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Decompensated shock:

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  • Loss of systolic BP (now under 90)
  • Hypotension
  • Tachycardia worsens
  • Tachypnea worsens
  • Delayed cap refill
  • Cyanosis, cold extremities
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Irreversible shock:

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  • Severe hypotension
  • Bradycardia
  • In arrest/coma
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The four types of shock:

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  1. Cardiogenic
  2. Obstructive
  3. Distributive
  4. Hypovolemia
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Cardiogenic shock: What is it
It is the hearts fault
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Obstructive shock: What is it?
Blood flow is being stopped but it is not the hearts fault
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Obstructive shock: Certain conditions
- Tension Pneumothorax - Pulmonary Embolism - Cardiac tamponade
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Distributive shock: The three sub types
- Anaphylaxis shock - Septic shock - Neurogenic shock
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Hypovolemia shock: What is it
Blood loss from trauma can be internal or external
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Hepatitis: What is it and what quadrant
Liver Inflammation RUQ
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cholecyistitis what kind of | Pain:
Referred shoulder pain
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Abruptio Placentae: Signs and Symptoms
- Abdominal pain | - Dark vaginal bleeding
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Placenta Previa: Signs and Symptoms
- Happens in third trimester - Bright red vaginal bleeding - Usually painless
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Uterine Rupture: Signs and Symptoms
- Sudden abdominal pain - Pause of labor - Rigid abdomen
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Preeclampsia: Signs and Symptoms
- Headache - Edema (feet/legs) - Blurry vision - Abdominal Pain
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Ectopic Pregnancy's: Signs and Symptoms
- Abdominal Pain - Vaginal bleeding - Rapid and weak pulse - Low BP
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Croup: Signs and Symptoms
- Braking cough | - Clear lung sounds
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Bronchiolitis: Signs and Symptoms
- Fever | - Diffuse wheezing
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Signs to prioritize a patient for transport:
- Patient becomes unconscious - Cap refill > 3 seconds - Shallow breathing
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Chronic Bronchitis: Signs and Symptoms
- Normally overweight - Productive cough with mucus - Tight airways
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Emphysema: Signs and Symptoms
- Thin, barrel chest - Cough only - Hard time exhaling
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Graves Disease: Signs and Symptoms
- Altered mental status - Tachycardia - Bulging eyes
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Influenza: Signs and Symptoms
- Fever - Nonproductive cough - Soar throat - Severe weakness
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Croup: Signs and Symptoms
- Dyspnea | - Barking like cough
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Pertussis: Signs and Symptoms
-Whooping sound on inspiration
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Pneumococcal pneumonia: Signs and Symptoms
- Fever - Chills - Shortness of breath - Tachypnea - Productive cough
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Tuberculosis: Signs and Symptoms
- Cough - Fever - Weight loss
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Pneumonia: Signs and Symptoms
- Coughing up mucus - Fever - Chest pain - Severe chills
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Cardiac tamponade: Signs and Symptomsg
Becks triad: JVD, Hypotension and muffled heart sounds
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Pulmonary Edema: Signs and Symptoms
- Pale and sweaty skin - Tachycardia - Hypertension - Respirations that are rapid and labored
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Cystic Fibrosis: Signs and Symptoms Genetic diseases that appears in childhood
- Coughing with large amounts of mucus - Fatigue - Weight loss - Coughing up blood
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Angina Pectoris: Signs and Symptoms
- Pain will frequently diminish with rest | - Brought on by exertion
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Sepsis: Signs and Symptoms
- HR over 90 - Respiratory rate over 20 - Systolic 90 or below - New-onset of AMS
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Delirium Tremens: Signs and Symptoms
- Sudden AMS - Fever - Tachycardia
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Cardiac compromise: Signs and Symptoms
- dull chest pain - sudden of sent of sweating - difficulty breathing
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Hypothermia: Signs and Symptoms
- skin appear red in early stages - rapid breathing - shivering in early stages
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Hyperthermia (heat exhaustion) Signs and Symptoms
- moist, pale normal skin or cool - muscle cramps - rapid shallow breathing - weak pulse
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Hyperthermia (heat stroke) Signs and Symptoms
- AMS - rapid, shallow breathing - full and rapid pulse
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Meningitis signs and symptoms
- headache - fever - AMS

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