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AMLS !| STUDY !| GUIDE !| QUESTIONS !| WITH !|
ACCURATE !| ANSWERS
The !| first !| action !| in !| Assessment !| pathway !| is !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔safety !| and !| initial !| observations, !| then !| identify !| and !| manage !| life !| threats. Understanding !| first !| impression !| and !| initial !| observation !| about !| a !| patient's !| body !| positioning !| can !| be !| an !| early !| indicator !| of !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔sick !| or !| not !| sick Paroxysmal !| Nocturnal !| dyspnea !| is !| most !| common !| in !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔left !| side !| heart !| failure CPAP !| is !| used !| on !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔alert !| patient's, !| patient's !| who !| follow !| commands, !| and !| patients !| who !| do !| not !| have !| hypotension CPAP !| can !| be !| used !| on !| asthmatic !| patients !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔not !| responding !| to !| nebulizer !| treatments On !| the !| exam !| choose !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔B !| supplemental !| oxygen !| and !| suction Histamines !| and !| Leukotrienes !| primarily !| cause !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔vasodilation !| during !| anaphylaxis
Pathophysiology !| of !| asthma !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔chronic !| inflammation !| of !| the !| bronchi !| with !| contraction !| of !| the !| bronchial !| smooth !| muscle, !| resulting !| in !| narrowed !| bronchi !| and !| associated !| wheezing. Signs !| and !| symptoms !| of !| asthma !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Wheezing, !| dyspnea, !| chest !| tightness. !| Asthma !| is !| NOT !| associated !| with !| fever !| or !| stridor Pathophysiology !| of !| COPD !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔chronic !| inflammation !| from !| exposure !| to !| inhaled !| particles !| injuries !| of !| the !| airway. Signs !| and !| symptoms !| of !| COPD !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔dyspnea, !| intolernce !| to !| exertion, !| wheezing, !| production !| cough, !| accesory !| muscle !| use, !| JVD, !| rhonchi ALI/ARDS !| (acute !| lung !| injury/acute !| respiratory !| distress !| syndrome) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔breakdown !| of !| the !| alveolar-capillary !| border !| that !| allows !| fluid !| to !| seep !| into !| the !| alveoli, !| decreasing !| gas !| exchange !| in !| the !| lungs Be !| aware !| that !| a !| PE !| is !| characterized !| by !| a !| sudden !| onset !| of !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔dyspnea, !| especially !| in !| the !| COPD !| patient Breath !| sounds !| heard !| most !| often !| with !| early !| presentation !| of !| PE !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔new !| onset !| wheezing
sodium !| carries !| water !| back !| into !| the !| vasculature !| instead !| of !| excreting !| it !| in !| the !| urine, !| thereby !| increasing !| vascular !| volume !| and !| driving !| up !| blood !| pressure. !| affecting !| preload, !| afterload !| and !| sodium Septic !| shock !| patient !| presentation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔temperature !| >100 !| f pulse !| rate !| > !| 90 !| beats !| per !| minute respiratory !| rate !| > !| 20 !| breaths !| per !| minute !| or !| PACO2 !| < !| 32 !| mm !| hg treatment !| of !| a !| patient !| with !| mild !| allergic !| symptoms, !| absent !| of !| shock !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔give !| benadryl !| and !| monitor. Neurogenic !| shock !| patient !| presentation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔skin !| warm !| and !| pink, !| bradycardia, !| hypotension Cardiac !| Tamponade !| falls !| under !| what !| classification !| of !| shock !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔obstructive !| shock Cardiac !| Tamponade !| patient !| presentation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Becks !| triad: !| JVD, !| hypotension, !| muffled !| heart !| sounds Cardiogenic !| shock !| patient !| presentation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔skin !| is !| cool !| moist !| and !| pale, !| hypotension, !| altered !| level !| of !| consciousness, !| dysrhythmia It !| is !| crucial !| to !| determine !| onset !| of !| symptoms !| of !| stroke !| due !| to !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔time !| is !| of !| the !| essence, !| brain !| tissue !| is !| being !| killed.
Subarachnoid !| hemorrhage !| patient !| presentation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔sudden !| onset !| of !| headache, !| weakness, !| altered !| mental !| status, !| nausea/vomiting, !| vision !| changes/nystagmus, !| neck !| stiffness. Meningitis !| patient !| presentation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔fever, !| altered !| mental !| status, !| diminished !| Loc, !| a !| triad !| of !| nuchal !| rigidity, !| photophobia, !| headache Positive !| Brudzinski !| sign !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔involuntary !| flexion !| of !| the !| knees !| when !| the !| head !| is !| flexed !| toward !| the !| chest Lower !| left !| quadrant !| differential !| diagnosis !| of !| abdominal !| pain !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔aortic !| aneurysm, !| diverticulitis, !| ectopic !| pregnancy, !| ovarian !| torsion, !| PID, !| UTI, !| endometriosis What !| type !| of !| GI !| bleed !| is !| associated !| with !| melena !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔upper !| GI !| bleed metabolic !| acidosis !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔blood !| gas !| level !| lower !| than !| 7.35-7. Cullen's !| sign !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| blue !| discoloration !| around !| the !| umbilicus Most !| common !| underlying !| medical !| condition !| associated !| with !| acute !| pancreatitis !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔diabetes
Tuberculosis !| patient !| presentation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔persistent !| cough, !| night !| sweats, !| headache, !| weight !| loss, !| hemoptysis, !| chest !| pain Methicillin-resistant !| Staphylococcus !| aureus !| (MRSA) !| Patient !| presentation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔fever, !| redness, !| localized !| pain, !| small !| red !| bumps, !| deep !| abscess Clostridium !| difficile !| patient !| presentation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔diarrhea !| with !| a !| foul !| odor, !| abdominal !| pain !| and !| cramping Risks !| associated !| with !| diminished !| functioning !| of !| the !| immune !| system !| in !| older !| adults !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔living !| conditions, !| higher !| rate !| of !| hospitalization, !| increase !| of !| malnutrition, !| other !| existing !| conditions Mild !| hypothermia !| patient !| presentation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔dizziness, !| lethargy, !| nausea, !| weakness, !| hyperventilation, !| tachypnea, !| tachycardia Acetaminophen !| overdose !| patient !| presentation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔hypotension, !| nausea !| and !| vomiting, !| bleeding, !| hypoglycemia, !| acute !| renal !| failure, !| dysrhythmia !| and !| shock Beta-blocker !| toxicity !| patient !| presentation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔bradycardia, !| hypotension, !| cardiac !| arrest, !| decreased !| loc, !| seizures, !| respiratory !| depression Cyanide !| toxicity !| patient !| presentation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔anxity, !| dysrhythmias, !| bitter !| almond !| odor !| breath, !| nausea, !| headache, !| pupil !| dilation
What !| type !| of !| drug !| is !| best !| to !| use !| for !| seizure !| activity !| exposed !| to !| nerve !| agent !| (organophasphate) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Atropine !| 1-5 !| mg !| IV !| or !| IM Hallmark !| (leading) !| sign !| of !| a !| tricyclic !| antidepressant !| toxicity !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔prolonged !| QT
