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Delivery of oxygen and nutrients to cells and the retrieval of wastes from cells |
Perfusion |
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Aorta |
Major artery from the heart. Wise in front of the spine and passes through the thoracic and abdominal cavities. |
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Coronary arteries |
Vessels that supply the heart itself with blood |
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Carotid Arteries |
Supply the brain in the head with blood |
One on each side of the neck |
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Femoral Arteries |
Major artery of the thigh and supplies the growing in lake with blood |
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Dorsalis pedis arteries |
Artery in the foot |
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Brachial arteries |
Major artery of the upper arm |
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Radial arteries |
Major artery of the arm distal to the elbow joint |
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Pulmonary arteries |
Originate at the right ventricle of the heart carry oxygen depleted blood to the lungs where the blood is oxygenated and returned to the heart for circulation throughout the body |
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The EMT is administering oxygen at 96% through a non-rebreathing facemask. He would document this as a FI02 of |
0.95 |
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For a patient breathing in room air, the EMT would estimate the FI02 to be |
0.21 |
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The component of the blood that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the cells is |
Red blood cells |
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The fluid component of blood |
Plasma |
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The breakdown of glucose in the cell producing lactic acid |
Glycolysis |
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Nero pulse pressure can be indicative of what |
Fluid loss |
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What is orthopnea |
Shortness of breath while lying down |
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What are the two hormones secreted when the sympathetic nervous system is activated |
Epinephrine and norepinephrine |
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A flail segment is 2 or more ribs adjacent to each other that are fractured into or more places |
True |
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Islets of Langerhans |
Pancreas, insulin |
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Vena Cava |
The vessels that carry oxygen depleted blood back to the heart |
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What does oxygen bind to in the blood for transport |
Hemoglobin |
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Cellular level for patient experiencing edema |
Sodium-potassium pump failure |
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When positioning a child for airway management, you should pad underneath their head? |
False |
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Part of brain responsible for all vital functions of life |
Brainstem |
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In order to be considered adequate ventilation you must have went to things? |
Adequate rate and adequate volume |
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Hypoxia |
Refers to an in adequacy in the amount of oxygen being delivered to the cells, Early signs include agitation and anxiety |
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Pulmonary vein carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs |
False |
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Pulmonary artery |
Carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs |
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Kussmauls |
Irregular pattern of respirations seen in someone in a hyperglycemic crisis |
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Automaticity |
Cardiac muscle can generate an impulse on its own, even when disconnected from the central nervous system |
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Hypoxia |
Inadequacy in the amount of oxygen being delivered to cells |
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Oncotic pressure, hydrostatic pressure |
Fluid in our vascular system is obtained by a very delicate balance of |
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What 2 muscles are responsible for ventilation? |
Diaphragm and intercostals |
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Early sign of hypoxia |
Altered mental status |
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