Medical Emergencies

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Medical Emergencies
Format by Don Wollenbecker
Edited by Regina T. Shumaker EMT-P/EMS-I
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Toxicology
Endocrinology
Neurology
Allergies Anaphylaxis
Urology
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Toxicology 100

• This is the treatment of choice for all most all
  chemical injuries.
• What is Copious Irrigation with Water?

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Toxicology 200

• Your patients pupils are 2mm wide, round, and
  relative to light. This is a sign of this.
• What is An Opiate Overdose?

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Toxicology 300

• Administration of this drug in Carbon Monoxide
  poisoning will reduce the half life of of carbon
  monoxide .
• What is Oxygen?

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Toxicology 400

• Administration of analgesics will increase the
  venom toxicity of this.
• What is a Scorpion Sting?

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Toxicology 500

• Surface exposure of this agent requires the
  immediate application of an oil agent.
• What is Sodium Metal?

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Endocrinology 100

• This hormone is produced in the pancreas and
  stimulate an increase in blood sugar.
• What is Glucagon?

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Endocrinology 200

• This disease is caused by a hypersecretion of
  glucocorticoids by the adrenal glands.
• What is Cushings Disease?

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Endocrinology 300

• This is the definition of of the breakdown of
  glucose stores in the liver.
• What is Glycogenolysis?

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Endocrinology 400

• Hypersecretion of insulin would likely produce
  this.
• What is Hypoglycemia?

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Daily Double
What is your wager?

• This is the medical term for abnormally large
  fluid intake.
• What is Polydipsia?

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Neurology 100

• Elevated PCO2 levels will cause this to happen to
  the blood vessels of the brain.
• What is Vasodilation?

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Neurology 200

• This is the best indicator of perfusion to the
  brain.
• What is Level of Consciousness?

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Neurology 300

• This drug has the significant side effect of
  respiratory depression when given.
• What is the Diazepam (Valium)?

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Neurology 400

• When this portion of the brain is injured it
  effects balance and coordination.
• What is the Cerebellum?

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Neurology 500

• Extreme muscular rigidity and hyperextension of
  the back characterizes this phase of a Grand Mal
  seizure .
• What is the Hypertonic Phase?

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Allergies/Anaphylaxis 100

• This is the most life-threatening result of an
  anaphylactic reaction.
• What is Airway Edema and Obstruction?

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Allergies/Anaphylaxis 200

• This is the route of introduction of a toxic
  agent that produces the most rapid immune
  response.
• What is Injection?

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Allergies/Anaphylaxis 300

• This chemical is released during a anaphylactic
  reaction that causes rapid increased vascular
  permeability, capillary, and venule dilation. .
• What is Histamine?

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Allergies/Anaphylaxis 400

• Hypotension in an anaphylactic reaction primarily
  occurs from this .
• What is Capillary Permeability and Vasodilation?

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Allergies/Anaphylaxis 500

• Administration of epinephrine can correct
  anaphylaxis related urticaria. This is best
  explained by the epis effects on this.
• What are Alpha Receptor Sites?

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Urology 100

• The presence of rebound tenderness indicates
  this.
• What is Peritoneal Irritation?

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Urology 200

• Epinephrine and Neosynephrine are secreted by
  these.
• What are the Adrenal Glands?

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Urology 300

• The acute onset of unilateral flank pain
  radiating into the lower abdominal quadrant of
  the same side is associated with this.
• What are Renal Calculi (Kidney Stones)?

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Urology 400

• This is the accumulation of serious fluid in the
  peritoneal cavity.
• What is Ascites?

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Urology 500

• This is the inability to concentrate urine/dilute
  urine relative to the osmolarity of blood.
• What is Isosthenuria?

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Gastro- enterology
Environmental
Infectious/ Hematology
Psychiatric/ Behavioral
OB/GYN
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Gastroenterology 200

• Bile that is secreted by this organ accomplishes
  fat digestion.
• What is the Liver?

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Gastroenterology 400

• The acute onset of periumbilical pain that
  migrates to the right lower abdominal quadrant is
  associated with this.
• What is Appendicitis?

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Gastroenterology 600

• The H. pylori bacterium is a common cause of
  this.
• What is Gastritis?

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Gastroenterology 800

• The formation of fistulas within other abdominal
  organs is a common effect of this disease.
• What is Crohns Disease?

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Gastroenterology 1000

• Portal hypertension is the most common cause of
  this.
• What is Esophageal Varices?

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Environmental 200

• This environmental injury is characterized by
  irrational behavior, extreme tachycardia,
  hypotension,systemic acidosis, confusion, and
  hepatic injury.
• What is Heatstroke?

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Environmental 400

• The IV fluid of choice in a patient with severe
  hypothermia is this.
• What is 0.9 Normal Saline?

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Environmental 600

• Expansion of trapped air in the lungs from
  reverse squeeze in barotrauma is called this.
• What is Pulmonary Overpressurization Syndrome
  (POPS) ?

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Environmental 800

• A high-altitude illness that presents with
  hyperpnea, crackles, rhonchi, tachycardia, and
  cyanosis is called this.
• What is High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema ?

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Environmental 1000

• This is the pathophysiological event that
  ultimately leads to hypoxia, hypoxemia, acidosis,
  and dysrhythmia in drowning.
• What is Laryngospasm ?

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Infectious/Hematology 200

• This inherited disease is characterized by
  sickle-shaped red blood cells.
• What is Sickle Cell Anemia ?

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Infectious/Hematology 400

• In this condition the body makes antibodies
  against its own tissues.
• What is Autoimmune Disease ?

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Infectious/Hematology 600

• The most common cause of viral hepatitis is this.
• What is Hepatitis A ?

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Infectious/Hematology 800

• This develops in AIDS patients and is evidenced
  by red or purple lesions.
• What is Karposis Sarcoma ?

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Daily Double
What is your wager?

• This STD has SS of headache, malaise,
  fever,lymphadenopathy, symmetrical rash of the
  palms of the hands, and the soles of the feet.
• What is a Syphilis ?

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Psychiatric/Behavioral 200

• A behavioral emergency is best defined as this.
• What is a Change in Mood or Behavior that cannot
  be tolerated by the involved person or others ?

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Psychiatric/Behavioral 400

• Bipolar disorder manifests with altering mood
  extremes. The mania phase is characterized by
  this
• What is Perceived Personal Grandur ?

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Psychiatric/Behavioral 600

• Death that occurs from positioning that prevents
  sufficient intake of oxygen is called this.
• What is Positional Asphyxia ?

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Psychiatric/Behavioral 800

• These specific skills are typically required to
  prevent escalation of a behavioral or psychiatric
  emergency.
• What are Communication and Support ?

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Psychiatric/Behavioral 1000

• This is the extreme response to stress
  characterized by impaired ability to deal with
  reality.
• What is Psychosis ?

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OB/GYN 200

• The luteinizing hormone (LH) affects the activity
  of this.
• What are the Ovaries and Testes?

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OB/GYN 400

• This is the definition of painful menstruation.
• What is Dysmenorrhea?

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OB/GYN 600

• This is the premature separation of a normally
  implanted placenta from the uterine wall.
• What is Abruptio Placentae?

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Daily Double
What is your wager?

• These painless, irregular contractions, caused by
  intermittent contractions of the uterus, as early
  as the thirteenth week of gestation are know as
  this.
• What are Braxton-Hicks Contractions?

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OB/GYN 1000

• This is the most common cause of postpartum
  hemorrhage is this.
• What is Uterine Atony? ( lack of uterine muscle
  tone)

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Final Jeopardy!
What is your wager?
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Final Jeopardy!

• This condition is characterized by in which the
  vWF component of factor VIII is deficient.

What is von Willebrands Disease?