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40 Cards in this Set
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Pickwickian
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Obesity causes trouble breathing due to adipose tissue impeding the mechanic of breathing
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Reticular Activating System
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Regulates a person's level of consciousness
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Medulla Oblangata
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Regulates heart, respiratory rate and blood pressure
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Polycythemia
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Increase oxygen carrying capacity
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Myxedema coma
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Life threatening hypothyroidism. Hypothermia.
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Cushing's syndrome
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Excessive use of cortisol. Weakness, fatigue, depression and weight gain.
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Addison's disease
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Destruction or atrophy of the adrenal glands. Slow onset. Hypotension, hypoglycemic and weakness.
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Grave's disease
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Hyperthyroidism
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Diving reflex
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Increase parasympathetic tone, bradycardia, shunting of blood to the brain and hypotension.
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Common prescribed tryciclic
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Elavil, Anafril, Pamelor
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Hypothalamus
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Hunger center, controls pituitary gland and promote urine release.
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Approximate weight for ped using age
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Age x 2 + 8
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Estimating normal range of BP for Pediatric
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Low: Age x 2 + 70
High: Age x 2 + 90 |
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Hyperemesis gravidarum
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Severe and persisten vomitting during pregnancy
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Mallory-Weiss
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Junction between esophagus and stomach tear.
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Amenhorrea
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Absent of menstrual period in a woman of reproductive age
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Endometritis
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Inflammation of the inner uterine lining (endometrium)
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Endometriosis
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Endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus
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Dysmenorrhea
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Pain during menstruation
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Cystitis
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Bladder inflammation. Painful urination (dysuria), uriniary frequency (polyuria)
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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)
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Lung disease affects low birth weight infants. Deficiency of pulmonary surfactant at birth. Chronic respiratory distress and lower respiratory tract infections.
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Miosis
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Constriction of pupils
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Mydriasis
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Dilation of pupils
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SLUDGEM
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Salivation
Lacrimation Urination Defecation GI distress Emesis Miosis |
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Lacrimation
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Production of tears
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SOAP documentation
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Subjective: statements made by patient
Objective: observation made without input from patient Assessment: Vitals sign Plan: Treatment |
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Maximum heart rate
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220 - age
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Target heart rate
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(Max heart rate - resting heart rate) * 0.7 + resting heart rate
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Battery (legal term)
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Touching the patient without his or her expressed consent.
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Electrical Alternans
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QRS complexes that vary in size and height. Found with pericardial tamponade.
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Beck's Triad
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Decrease BP
Jugular Vein Distention Muffled heart sound |
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Parkland formula
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4ml * patient's weight * percentage of body surface burned
this is for 24 hours Half for first 8 hours |
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Brown-Sequard Syndrome
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Weakness on same (ipsilateral) side
Loss of pain and temperature sensation on the opposite (contralateral) side. Caused by partial transection (hemitransection) |
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Basilar skull fracture
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Mastoid bruising (battle's sign): behind the ears
Cerebrospinal otorrhea (CSF fluid leakage from the ears) |
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Babinski reflex
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The big toe turns upward when a blunt object is stroked along the sole of the foot.
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Hemoptysis
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Coughing up blood
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Orbital fracture
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Nasal discharge and blurred vision
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Hematocrit
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Ratio of red blood cells to plasma
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Trismus
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Clenching of the teeth
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Cribriform plate fracture
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CSF drainage from the nose frollowing head trauma.
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