unit 4 test

Question 1

What happens when a patient refuses a physical exam

Answer 1

Sign a refusal form if AOX4

Question 2

How to treat a patient with inadequate ventilation and breathing

Answer 2

Apply oxygen and watch for chest rise and fall

Question 3

Signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and what it mimic

Answer 3

Hypoglycemia mimics a stroke and the s/s are altered or decreased levels of consciousness

Question 4

Difference between a stoke and hypoglycemia and vary

Answer 4

stroke is an interruption of blood flow to an area within the brain that results in the loss of brain function

hypoglycemia is low blood glucose levels

Question 5

If a women is crowning and the head delivers what do you do once the heads delivered

Answer 5

As the shoulder appear guild the head down slightly by applying gentle downward traction to deliver the shoulder

Question 6

What regulates blood flow and how blood flows through the body

Answer 6

blood vessels//////The heart pumps the blood through those vessels

Question 7

Prolong transport of over 20 minutes what do you need:

Answer 7

you only should be on scene for no more then 10 minutes

Question 8

Whats the next step if CPR is in progress

Answer 8

Continue until the AED arrives and is ready for use

Question 9

What patients does OPQRST and SAMPLE refer to

Answer 9

OPQRST refers to pain and SAMPLE refers to history taking

Question 10

All causes of shock

Answer 10

Pump failure, Poor vessel functions, and low fluid volume

Question 11

Every aspect of the APGAR score and how to score a baby

Answer 11

aspects
Appearance/score 2= entire newborn is pink/ scorer 1= body is pink hand and feet are blue/score 0 = entire newborn is blue

Pulse/ score 2 = more than 100 beats per min/ score 1 = fewer then 100 beats per min/ score 0 = absent pulse

Grimace or irritability/ score 2 = Newborn cries and tries to move foot away from finger snapped against sole of foot/ score 1 = newborn gives a week cry in response to stimulus/ score 0 = newborn does not cry or react to stimulus.

Activity or muscle tone/ score 2 = newborn resists attempt to straighten hips and knees/ score 1 = newborn makes weak attempting to resist straightening/ score 0 = newborn is completely limp, with no muscle tone.

Respiration / score 2 = rapid respirations/ score 1 = slow respirations/ score 0 = absent respirations.

Question 12

Steps 1-5 of delivering a baby

Answer 12

step 1: crowing is the definite sign that delivery is imminent and transport should be delayed until after the child has been born

step 2: use your hands to support the boney parts of the head as it emerges. the body will naturally rotate right or left continue to support the head to allow it to turn in the same direction.

step 3: as the upper shoulder appears, guild the head down slightly by applying gentle downward traction to deliver the shoulder

step 4: support the head and upper body as lower shoulders deliver, guild the head up if needed.

step 5: Handle the new born firmly but gently, supporting the head and keep the neck in neutral position to maintain the airway. consider playing the newborn on the mothers abdomen with the umbilical cord still intact, allow skin to skin contact to warm the newborn. otherwise keep the newborn approximately at the level of the vagina until the cord has been cut off.

Question 13

Signs, and symptoms, treatment, and difference of: previa, eclampsia, preeclampsia, abrupto, and pro laps corp

Answer 13

s/s for preeclampsia server hypertension(high blood pressure), server headache

Question 14

First thing to do in a primary survey

Answer 14

scene safety or general impression

Question 15

Signs and symptoms of STD’s (3)

Answer 15

Chlamydia = low abdominal pain, lower back pain, nausea, fever, pain during sexual intercourse

Bacterial vaginosis= itching, burning, or pain, also “fishy smell”

Gonorrhea = painful urination, burning or itching, yellowing or bloody vagina discharge with a foul oder

Question 16

Signs and symptoms of ICP

Answer 16

high blood pressure, low pulse, nausea, vomiting, vomiting, pupils non reactive to light, unequal pupils

Question 17

How to treat a rape victim patient

Answer 17

Being professional, respectful, and sensitive is very important / is she physically injured? are their any life threatening injuries present? Does the patient report any pain?

Question 18

Which organs are more susceptible to bleeding

Answer 18

liver

Question 19

How to treat a patient with respiratory insufficiency

Answer 19

Oxygen therapy aka CPAP

Question 20

Cause of premature birth

Answer 20

Vaginosis can lead to premature birth

Question 21

Steps in how to handle a cardiac arrest patient

Answer 21

1. Recognition and activation of the emergency response system
2. Immediate, high-quality CPR
3. rapid defibrillation (AED)

Question 22

Signs and symptoms of ICP

Answer 22

High blood pressure, low pulse, nausea, vomiting, pupils non reactive to light,

Question 23

What epi is and what it does to your body

Answer 23

What epi is = The main hormone that controls the body’s flight or fight response and is the primary medication that you will be administering IM.

What it does = Increase the heart rate and blood pressure and dilate passages in the lungs

Question 24

Difference of appendicitis, cholecystitis, peptic ulcers, pancreatitis

Answer 24

All present with a certain thing but have 1 specific diffraction.

Question 25

Job and function of the following organs: pancreas, liver, kidneys, spleen

Answer 25

job and function of the pancreas = Forms digestive juices and is the source of insulin job and function of the liver = It produces bile, stores glucose for immediate use by the body, and produce many substances that help regulate immune responsive. job and function of the kidneys = two retroperitoneal organ that excretes the end products of metabolism as urine and regulate the body's salt and water contents job and function of the spleen = filtration of the blood is the dudy of the spleen

Question 26

Treatments for seizures

Answer 26

assess the ABC's and administer oxygen

Question 27

What veins and arteries carry oxygenated and deoxygenated

Answer 27

Arteries Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the tissues -Pulmonary arteries, which carry blood to the lungs for oxygenation (usually veins carry deoxygenated blood to the heart but the pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood as well). Veins -The pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart

Question 28

How to treat chest pain

Answer 28

Nitro

Question 29

First steps of managing a premature baby

Answer 29

premature newborns require resuscitation, which should be performed unless physically impossible.

Question 30

Causes of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke

Answer 30

Cause for Ischemic stroke = When blood flow to a particular part of the brain is stoped by a blockage (blood clot) inside a blood vessel Cause for Hemorrhagic stroke = Bleeding inside the brain

Question 31

Newborn respiratory rates of normal or ventilation

Answer 31

30 - 60 breaths per minute

Question 32

Which organs are more susceptible to bleeding

Answer 32

liver and spleen

Question 33

Areas of the brain and functions

Answer 33

Brain stem = Controls functions that are necessary for life, such as respiration. cerebellum = coordinates the various activities of the brain, particularly fine body movement. cerebrum = Lobes that control movement, hearing, balance, speech, visual perception, emotions, and personality.