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43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Injuries to tendons and muscles are referred to as (blanks). | Injuries to tendons and muscles are actually referred to as strains. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What is a "subluxation? | A partial dislocation of a bone end is referred to as a subluxation. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Physical assessment of a patient found lying on the floor reveals that the patient's right leg is outwardly rotated with a large palpable mass found in the right inguinal area. No pelvic instability is noted. Pedal pulses, sensation, and motor response are all present in the affected limb. The patient complains of extr... | Anterior hip dislocation. Note: The "large palpable mass in the inguinal area" is the head of the femur. You cannot palpate the head of the femur on a posterior hip dislocation. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | How do you splint a hip dislocation for transport? | In any type of hip dislocation that is not complicated with neurovascular deficits distal to the injury, the best treatment strategy is to apply appropriate padding and splint in the position found to a long backboard. Re-alignment into a normal anatomical position may, in fact, cause neurovascular compromise. Attempts... | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What is the major cause of a pericardial tamponade? | The major cause of a pericardial tamponade is blunt force trauma of the chest that results in narrowing pulse pressure, positive jugular vein distention, and muffled heart tones. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What is the normal size of the pupil? | The normal size of the pupil, is usually between 3 to 5 millimeters in diameter. If a patient displays bilateral papillary constriction (miosis), that is unresponsive to light, the paramedic should consider a pathology that is causing CNS depression, the kind consistent with a narcotic overdose. Oculomotor nerve damage... | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What is miosis? | Constriction of the pupils. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | High PaCo2 levels capillary (blank). | capillary vasodilation | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | High levels of PaCo2 causes (increased/decreased) intracranial pressure. | increased due to increased blood flow as a result of capillary vasodilation caused by the higher level of Co2. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Ventilating a patient with suspected ICP should be slightly hyperventilated at a rate of no greater than 20 breaths per minute. Why? | To vent off excess Co2 to releave ICP. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | The neurological disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness and degeneration of the voluntary muscle fibers is called? | MD Muscular Dystrophy | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder caused by prolonged exposure of the body's tissues to high levels of the hormone (blank). Symptoms vary, but most people have upper body obesity, rounded face, increased fat around the neck, and thinning arms and legs. | Cortisol | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | An inflamed (blank) usually starts with the general findings of abdominal pain ("dull and crampy"), fever, and vomiting. The abdominal pain usually begins in the center of the abdomen, around the area of the umbilicus, and later, the pain radiates downward and to the right - to an area called McBurney's point. | appendix | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Explain the difference between the following types of poisonings: Cyanide Chlorine Ammonia Organophosphate pesticide | The effects of chlorine and ammonia exposure typically revolve around the respiratory system, and are both likely to cause pulmonary edema. Neither of these substances is likely to produce seizures. Organophosphate pesticides have a direct effect on the central nervous system and can cause seizures. They would also pro... | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | You arrive to a residence and find a patient in stage three of delivery. Examination of the perineum reveals limb presentation. What do you do next? | When examination of the perineum reveals limb presentation, a cesarean section is necessary and field delivery should not be attempted. Treatment for limb presentation includes application of oxygen, placing the patient into a knee-chest or Trendelenburg position, and immediately initiating transport. Under no circumst... | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What is Renal calculi? | Renal calculi: Kidney stones | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What is the most common method of transmission route for hepatitis A? | Hepatitis A is most commonly transmitted by the fecal-oral route via contaminated food or drinking water. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | How do you ventilate a patient with a stoma? | The use of a pediatric mask and an adult bag valve mask can effectively maintain an airtight seal over a stoma. If a seal can't be maintained, an endotracheal tube can be inserted into the stoma to create an airtight seal. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Here's another NR "tricky-dickie" that I've seen a couple of times on practice tests: What should be done first for an unresponsive patient with a possible airway obstruction after you have opened the airway with a head-tilt, chin-lift and the airway is not yet patent? | The correct answer is: Reposition the airway with a head-tilt, chin-lift. (in other words...do it again) | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What color sputum is often associated with pneumonia? Clear Green Brown White | Brown | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | When should you perform a laryngoscopy on a suspected chocking patient? | If the airway is still occluded after two manual attempts to open it, initiate 30 chest compressions and then reassess the airway. If this is not effective, you should perform a laryngoscopy to attempt to visualize the obstruction and remove it with Magill forceps. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Before perfroming a tracheobronchial suctioning, how should you measure the suction cathater? | The suction catheter should be measured from the mouth to the ear and then to the xiphoid process. Inserting the catheter until the patient's heart rate slows or until resistance is met may indicate that you have actually hit the carina. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What does hyporesonance and hyperesonance upon percussion in the lung fields indicate? | Hyporesonance on the affected side is indicative of a hemothorax. Air accumulation would result in hyperresonace with percussion. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What would a paricardial tamponade produce upon percussion? | A pericardial tamponade is not assessed through the technique of percussion but it would produce a muffled heart tone upon auscultation. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | You are called to the local grocery store for an unresponsive patient. Upon arrival, you find an elderly male patient lying supine on the floor. A certified First Responder is performing one person CPR, and has been doing so for 3 minutes now. Upon initial assessment, you determine that the patient�s airway is clear an... | Determine cardiac rhythm via "Quick Look". Since a *certified* EMS provider was on scene to provide at least two minutes of high quality CPR prior to your arrival, you may then begin assessment of the cardiac rhythm to determine if defibrillation is warranted. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | You are called to a local shopping mall for a patient experiencing chest pain. Upon arrival you find a 52-year-old male patient seated on a bench. The patient is complaining of severe substernal chest pain that radiates into his lower back. Skin is pale and diaphoretic, lungs are clear and equal, respirations are nonla... | It's interesting to note that in this case, the bradycardic rhythm "trumps" the "chest pain" protocol. Although this patient is experiencing acute substernal chest pain, the bradycardic cardiac rhythm causes standard chest pain treatments to be replaced with therapy aimed at increasing heart rate. Given the infranodal ... | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Your patient is bradycardic with a second degree block. What treatment sequence do you follow? | Transcutaneous pacing is a Class I intervention for the infranodal rhythm. Following this a dopamine infusion should be administered. Should the dopamine also prove unsuccessful in increasing the rate, the next infusion should be epinephrine. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What is isoproterenol? | This drug has popped up in a couple of practice tests and it is never the correct answer. According to AHA 2005 standards, the use of isoproterenol for bradycardia is no longer warranted. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What is the order of the meningi layers? | The outermost layer is the Dura mater, the middle layer is the arachnoid and the inner-most layer is the pia mater. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | When blood gathers between the skull and the dura mater it is considered a (blank). | epidural hemorrhage | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Bleeding between the dura mater and arachnoid leads to (blank). | subdural hemorrhage | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Bleeding between the arachnoid and pia mater leads to a (blank). | subarachnoid hemorrhage | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Can a tension pneumothorax cause right sided heart failure? | Yes. Due to the pressure caused by the free air in the thoracic cavity, the heart cannot pump efficiently thus causing the failure. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What is the most common cause of paricardial tamponade? | Blunt force trauma to the chest. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Bowel sounds in the chest cavity would be a good indication of (blank). | diaphragmatic tear | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What is the prefered device to use to splint an ankle fracture? | pillow splint | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Here's another trickie-dickie question dealing with termanology: You are called for a motor vehicle collision. When you arrive on scene, you find a 36-year-old male lying supine on the ground beside the vehicle. Bystanders pulled him from the car because they thought it was on fire. What is the first phase of assessmen... | Initial assessment (da) | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | The patient is complaining of sharp pain in the upper abdominal quadrants that radiates to her back. On palpation of the abdomen, you find that it is extremely rigid, with no signs of external injury. The patient has a blood pressure of 118/100 mmHg, a heart rate of 126, and a respiratory rate of 18. What type of abdom... | pancreatic injury | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What are the differences in skin assessment between compensated spinal shock and compensated hypovolemic shock? | The skin in hypovolemic shock will be flush because of the body's mechanism of peripheral vasoconstriction, shunting blood away from the extremeties and to the organs. In spinal shock, the skin will look normal due to the innability to vasoconstrict. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Patient was struck by a forklift at work. His blood pressure is 92/80 mmHg, heart rate is 136, and she is being ventilated at 12 per minute. Your partner advises you that he is hearing a fluctuation in the systolic pressure when you ventilate the patient. The patient still has clear and equal breath sounds and his neck... | Cardiac tamponade as evidenced by the narrowing pulse pressure and the presence of pulsus paradoxus. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | The "universal blood type" is (blank). | O- | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | AB- can only receive A+, B+, 0+, and AB. (true or false) | False. AB- can only receive A-, B-, 0- and AB-. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | A+ can receive what blood types? | 0-, 0+, A-. and A+. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | B- blood type can receive what types of blood? | 0-, B- | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | B+ blood type can receive what types of blood? | 0-, 0+, B- and B+ | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | O+ blood type can receive what types of blood? | O- and 0+ | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | 0- blood type can receive what types of blood? | 0- (only) | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | (Blanks) are easy to spot by name because they almost always end in (blank) such as diazapam or lorazapam. A couple end in "lam"; they are Midazolam and Triazolam. | Benzodiazepines | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | (BLANK), (also known as Briquet's syndrome) is a mental disorder characterized by physical symptoms that mimic physical disease or injury for which there is no identifiable physical cause. | Somatoform disorder | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | (BLANK) dissorders are defined as conditions that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory, awareness, identity and/or perception. | Dissociative disorders | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Here's another tricky one: Confidential information may be released to the county coroner after a motor vehicle accident with a fatality. (True or False) Confidential information can only be released for the following reasons: to physicians or nurses involved in the continuation of patient care, after a legal subpoena ... | False: Confidential information can only be released for the following reasons: to physicians or nurses involved in the continuation of patient care. After a legal subpoena is issued. To third party insurance companies for the purposes of medical billing. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Atavan is the same thing as (blank). | Lorazepam. It is a benzodiazepine drug with short to medium duration of action. It has all five intrinsic benzodiazepine effects: anxiolytic, amnesic, sedative/hypnotic, anticonvulsant and muscle relaxant. It is a powerful anxiolytic, and, since its introduction in 1977, lorazepam's principal use has been in treating t... | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What is the correct dose for Lorazapam when using to treat for seizures. | 2 mg IV push | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | In managing the airway of a patient with known esophageal varices and unresponsive with respirations of 6, what technique should be avoided? | Esophageal varices are diseased blood vessels that line the esophagus. A nasogastric tube should not be inserted in a patient with this condition. It could cause a rupture and severe bleeding if the nasogastric tube were to lacerate one of the varices. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Rationale The primary intracellular ion is (blank) and the primary extracellular ion is (blank). | potassium sodium | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | A hypoglycemic patient typically presents with (blank) skin. Diabetic ketoacidosis, and anaphylaxis would present with warm, (blank) skin. | diaphoretic dry | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What is the correct way to treat heat stroke? | While air conditioning is a good start, the patient should be covered with sheets soaked in tepid water. Ice packs and refrigerated IV fluids will cause peripheral vasoconstriction and shivering which may actually increase the core temperature. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Of all the potential abnormal delivery situations listed below, which is the most commonly encountered, and the only one in which field delivery may be attempted? A. Face or brow presentation B. Breech presentation C. Limb presentation D. Prolapsed cord | Breech presentation occurs in approximately four percent of all live births. Although cesarean is sometimes necessary with breech presentation, field delivery is occasionally unavoidable. Prolapsed cord occurs once in every two hundred and fifty deliveries, and limb presentation in less than one percent of all births. ... | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Positive pressure ventilation should be utilized whenever the newborn's heart rate is less than (blank) beats per minute. | 100 beats per minute. When administered, chest compressions are performed at a rate of 120 per minute and a depth of 1.5 to 2.0 cm (1/2 to 1/3 inches). | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Chest compressions should be immediately administered if the heart rate of a newborn drops below (blank) beats per minute, or when the heart rate has not risen above 100 beats per minute following 30 seconds of bag-valve ventilation with supplemental oxygen. | 60 | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | You respond to a 2 year old patient choking. Pt is still conscious. What is your first response? | For a child older than the age of one, you should administer abdominal thrusts if the patient is still responsive. If the child goes unresponsive you should proceed to the use of McGill forceps and a laryngoscope after chest compressions have failed. If the child would have been under the age of one, the method of choi... | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | (Blank) is defined as threatening to touch, or creating an air of apprehension regarding touching a patient, without his consent. | Assault | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | (Blank) is the process of physically touching a patient without his consent. | Battery | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | The administration of succinylcholine will aid in tracheal tube placement by: A. abolishing the patient�s gag reflex. B. relaxing the central nervous system. C. sedating the patient so that she cannot move. D. binding to the receptors of the muscle cells. | D. binding to the receptors of the muscle cells. Succinylcholine is used for muscular paralysis and classified as a depolarizing agent. As such, succinylcholine binds with receptors on the muscle cells, causing them to depolarize. Since the succinylcholine is not released from the receptors for 3 to 5 minutes, the musc... | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Name varietions, stages or degrees of high blood pressure. | "Hypertensive Crisis" is divided into two catagories: "Hypertensive Urgency" is with high blood pressure with diastolic pressure below 130. "Hypertensive emergency" occurs when the diastolic blood pressure exceeds 130 mmHg. "Hypertensive encephalopathy" describes a state of extreme hypertension accompanied by neurologi... | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | You are carring for a patient with leg pain. You're enroute to the hospital when she suddenly develops difficulty breathing and chest pain on the left side. What is the most appropriate next step (according to NR test questions)? | Because her when into a life threatening status, you should contact medical control to notify them so they can prepare for the treatment of the patient when she arrives at the hospital. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What drug could be used to block the parasympathetic nervous system when intubating a child? | Atropine: When the vagus nerve is stimulated, as can occur with hypoxia and laryngoscopy, it excites the parasympathetic nervous system. Atropine is a parasympatholytic, which means that it blocks the parasympathetic nervous system and can help prevent the drop in heart rate with pediatric intubation. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What heart sound would you most likely hear in the beginning stages of heart failure? | The presence of an S3 heart sound is suggestive of ventricular dysfunction, most commonly as the result of too much pressure in the left ventricle. Although an S4 may be suggestive of left ventricular dysfunction, it is most commonly associated with ischemia and left ventricular dysfunction simultaneously. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What is "HAPE"? | High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) usually occurs in an unacclimatized individual who rapidly ascends to an altitude that exceeds 8,000 feet. HAPE develops as a result of increased pulmonary pressure and hypertension caused by changes in blood flow at high altitudes. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What does it mean when a person tests positive for tuberculosis by PPD reading? | The person has developed antibodies from TB exposure. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | In a frontal impact MVA involving a restrained driver, lower extremity and pelvis injuries are expected. (true or false) | True In a frontal impact MVA involving a restrained driver, lower extremity and pelvis injuries are expected. Head, chest, and pelvis injuries are most often associated with unrestrained patients, as they tend to go up and over the dash. The injury pattern expected with a restrained patient can be classified as down an... | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Diabetic Ketoacidosis is a state in which the body starts producing ketone bodies such as acetone. A blood sugar level between (blank and blank) mg/dl characterizes DKA. A fruity smell on the patient's breath is produced as the body tries to remove excess ketones through the respiratory system. The ketone acid is creat... | 300 and 600 | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | (Blank) is an inflamed gall bladder that produces pain in the right upper quadrant, nausea, vomiting, and sometimes, right shoulder pain called Kerr's sign. It classically flares up after the ingestion of a meal high in fat content. Care should be supportive. | Cholecystitis | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Labetalol is a beta-blocking agent, which will diminish the degree of bronchial dilation from beta 2 stimulation. As such, the use of beta blockers in patients with reactive airway diseases (such as asthma), should be avoided. (true or false) | True | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | A normal body temperature in Celsius is (blank) degrees (98.6 degrees F). A Celsius reading of 41.1 is about (blank) degrees higher than normal (and corresponds to about 106 degrees F). | 37 4 | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What are the rules or standards that govern the conduct of EMS professionals? Morals Ethics Standards Codes | Ethics | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | (Blank) is the act of injuring a person's character, name, or reputation by making a false or malicious statement with malicious intent or reckless disregard for the falsity of the statement. | Slander | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | If you "slander" a person and put the statement into writing, that would constitute possible (blank). Negligence is a deviation from accepted standards of care. Malfeasance is a form of negligence involving the performance of a wrongful or unlawful act. | Libel | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | (Blank) is a form of negligence involving the performance of a wrongful or unlawful act. | Malfeasance | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | (Blank) is a deviation from accepted standards of care. | Negligence | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What happens to the vital signs when entering decompensated shock? | Decompensated shock physiologically occurs as the precapillary sphincters that guard the peripheral capillary beds relax secondary to local blood chemistry changes due to shock. The opening of these sphincters allows blood to flow back into the stagnant capillary beds which decreases the available blood volume for core... | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Describe typical symptoms of Hemorrhagic stroke. | A hemorrhagic stroke typically starts as a bad headache, and as blood accumulates outside the vascular system, it compresses the normal brain tissue and can cause herniation of the brain stem through the foramen magnum (causing the Cushing's triad findings). | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Describe typical symptoms of an inflamed appendix. | An inflamed appendix usually starts with the general findings of abdominal pain, fever, and vomiting. The abdominal pain usually begins in the center of the abdomen, around the area of the umbilicus, and later, the pain radiates downward and to the right - to an area called McBurney's point. This roughly corresponds to... | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Describe "Cushings *Reflex*" | The Cushing reflex is usually seen in the terminal stages of acute head injury. Cushing's reflex is a reaction of the hypothalamus to ischemia in the brain. The ischemia activates the heart to speed up and vessels to constrict in order to increase BP and deliver more oxygen to the brain. The high BP then activates baro... | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Describe "Cushing's *Triad*". | Cushing's triad (not to be confused with the Cushing reflex) is a sign of increased intracranial pressure. It is the triad of: 1. Hypertension (progressively increasing systolic blood pressure) 2. Bradycardia 3. Widening pulse pressure (an increase in the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure over time) Cu... | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Describe the effects of cyanide poisoning. | Cyanide poisoning can cause seizure and coma, but will not have an effect on pupil constriction or yield SLUDGE symptoms. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What would you do if a patient has a blood-spurting injury to the femur that does not stop bleeding with the use of pressure bandage and elevation? | Hemorrhage control should follow a progression which begins with the application of direct pressure and a pressure dressing, often combined with elevation. When these techniques do not prove adequate at stopping the hemorrhage, application of pressure to a proximal pressure point should be attempted. In this case, the ... | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | How do you determine if a patient has suffered a TIA? | Symptoms will resolve within 24 hours. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Describe Biots Respirations, Cheyne-stokes Respirations and Kussmaul's respirations. | Cheyne-Stokes breathing is characterized by periods of hyperventilation followed by periods of apnea in a crescendo/ decrescendo pattern. Kussmaul's respirations refers to rapid, deep breathing typically associated with metabolic acidosis. Central neurogenic hyperventilation produce rapid and deep respirations and are ... | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | 26 y.o.f. complains of diffuse, severe, lower abdominal pain that increases wtih sexual activity. Pt. has chills, nausea, vomiting, and pain increases before and/or after menstrual periods. | Pelvic inflammatory disease Cystitis is an infection of the urinary bladder, causing pain immediately superior to the symphysis pubis. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | (Blank) is an infection of the urinary bladder, causing pain immediately superior to the symphysis pubis. | Cystitis | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | (Blank) is a condition in which endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus causing inflammation and bleeding. | Endometriosis | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | (Blank) is typically characterized by cramping abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding, often accompanied by passage of clots and tissue. | Spontaneous abortion (miscarriage) | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Your patient is a 29-year-old woman complaining of severe, diffuse, lower abdominal pain. The patient states that her menstrual periods have been occurring at normal intervals. Additionally, she states that pain increases during sexual activity and following her menstrual period, and that she has recently experienced a... | Pelvic Inflamitory Disease (PID) | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What is the correct dose of subcutaneous epinephrine for a child suffering anaphylaxis? | 0.15mg | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | You are called to a private residence for a 22-year-old female patient with severe abdominal pain. Upon arrival, you find your patient in a left lateral recumbent position on the bedroom floor. A family member tells you that she fainted approximately 5 minute prior to your arrival. The patient is conscious and alert, a... | Ruptured ectopic pregnancy | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | Name the correct landmark for performing a surgical cricothyrotomy. | The cricothyroid membrane, also known as the cricothyroid ligament, located immediately inferior to the larynx and immediately superior to the cricoid ring of the trachea. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | What is the correct size ET tube or "Shiley tracheostomy tube to use for a cricothyrotomy? | Either a size 6.0 or 7.0 mm cuffed endotracheal tube or a size 6 or 8 Shiley tracheostomy tube should be utilized. | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
43efba5c_rmation__Flashcards___Cram_com__ization_and_does_not_enter_it_ | How old does a patient have to be in order to qualify for a cricothyrotomy? | The procedure should not be performed on patients under the age of 12 because the cricothyroid membrane is small and underdeveloped in children. The initial incision is typically a 1 to 2 cm vertical incision immediately over the cricothyroid membrane | [] | National Registry Practice Tests (notable information) Flashcards - Cram.com | B. Movement of sodium into the cell Rationale The QRS complex is indicative of ventricular depolarization. To depolarize, sodium rushes into the cell while potassium leaves, causing the originally negatively charged inner cell environment to become positive. Depolarization is followed by contraction of the myocardial c... | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/national-registry-practice-tests-notable-information-950900 | 6/1438042988860.4_20150728002308-00097-ip-10-236-191-2_391787066_0.json |
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