AMLS Final
What do you do for pin point pupils and low respirations? - answerManage airway first,
then give Narcan.
If a patient who has pin point pupils and low respirations is vomiting, what do you do
first? - answerSuction their airway
COPD and Pulmonary Emphysema patients usually have a history of what? -
answerAFib
What does AFib cause? - answerBlood clots, which cause an increase risk for
pulmonary embolisms
What is the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone system? - answerBody's response to low
BP. Renin, which is released primarily by the kidneys, stimulates the formation of
angiotensin in blood and tissues, which in turn stimulates the release of aldosterone
from the adrenal cortex. This causes the body to retain water and increase BP.
What are the signs and symptoms of a pulmonary embolism? - answerSudden onset,
SOB, chest pain, increased HR & RR, cool pale clammy skin, pink tinged sputum
What are the risk factors for a pulmonary embolism? - answerBed ridden pt., trauma or
surgical pt., prolonged sitting, recent c-section or traumatic delivery, <40 y/o taking oral
contraceptives, smokers
What causes respiratory alkalosis? - answerIncreased O2
Decreased CO2
What causes respiratory acidosis? - answerDecreased O2
Increased CO2
What causes metabolic acidosis? - answerKidneys aren't removing enough acid from
the body, so there is a build up. RR increases to blow off excess.
What are signs and symptoms of pericarditis? - answersharp pain, fever, and ST
elevation in ALL leads
In pericarditis, what leads have ST elevation? - answerAll of them
What is the physiological event that comes from anaphylaxis? - answerVasodilation,
swelling, itching
, How does ARDS effect the alveoli and capillaries? - answerFluids build up in the alveoli,
causing less oxygen exchange at the capillaries
What patients do CPAP work best on? - answerCOPD and pneumonia
Pt. must be AO, maintain own airway, breathing on their own
What are other names for normal saline? - answerIsotonic crystalloid solution
What drug do you give to an organophosphate poisoning? - answerAtropine
What do you give a patient who is actively seizing? - answerVersed or Valium
What is another name for Versed? - answerMidazolam
If a patient with low blood sugar is actively seizing, which do you fix first? - answerthe
seizing, then treat the cause
If a patient is postictal, do you treat their seizures or what caused the seizure? -
answertreat what caused the seizure, so it doesn't happen again
What are signs and symptoms of organophosphate poisoning? - answerSLUDGE
What type of breathing do you get with DKA? - answerKussmaul's
Do you get Kussmaul's with Hyperglycemic Hyperosmotic Nonketotic Syndrome
(HHNS)? - answerNo
Anytime you see the word anxiety what type of respiratory problem do they have? -
answerRespiratory Alkalosis
What is the problem with your lung compliance the older you get? - answerIt decreases
and becomes more brittle
What is Proximal Nocturnal Dyspnea? - answerCan't lay down at night without getting
shortness of breath
What patients generally have PND? - answerCHF
What is another name for CHF? - answerLeft sided heart failure
Fever and history of upper respiratory infection, that also has increased water intake,
orthostatic hypotension, and increased urination - answerTHINK ABOUT THAT
What is wrong if someone has increased urination, increased thirst, low BP, with warm,
dry skin? - answerDKA
What do you do for pin point pupils and low respirations? - answerManage airway first,
then give Narcan.
If a patient who has pin point pupils and low respirations is vomiting, what do you do
first? - answerSuction their airway
COPD and Pulmonary Emphysema patients usually have a history of what? -
answerAFib
What does AFib cause? - answerBlood clots, which cause an increase risk for
pulmonary embolisms
What is the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone system? - answerBody's response to low
BP. Renin, which is released primarily by the kidneys, stimulates the formation of
angiotensin in blood and tissues, which in turn stimulates the release of aldosterone
from the adrenal cortex. This causes the body to retain water and increase BP.
What are the signs and symptoms of a pulmonary embolism? - answerSudden onset,
SOB, chest pain, increased HR & RR, cool pale clammy skin, pink tinged sputum
What are the risk factors for a pulmonary embolism? - answerBed ridden pt., trauma or
surgical pt., prolonged sitting, recent c-section or traumatic delivery, <40 y/o taking oral
contraceptives, smokers
What causes respiratory alkalosis? - answerIncreased O2
Decreased CO2
What causes respiratory acidosis? - answerDecreased O2
Increased CO2
What causes metabolic acidosis? - answerKidneys aren't removing enough acid from
the body, so there is a build up. RR increases to blow off excess.
What are signs and symptoms of pericarditis? - answersharp pain, fever, and ST
elevation in ALL leads
In pericarditis, what leads have ST elevation? - answerAll of them
What is the physiological event that comes from anaphylaxis? - answerVasodilation,
swelling, itching
, How does ARDS effect the alveoli and capillaries? - answerFluids build up in the alveoli,
causing less oxygen exchange at the capillaries
What patients do CPAP work best on? - answerCOPD and pneumonia
Pt. must be AO, maintain own airway, breathing on their own
What are other names for normal saline? - answerIsotonic crystalloid solution
What drug do you give to an organophosphate poisoning? - answerAtropine
What do you give a patient who is actively seizing? - answerVersed or Valium
What is another name for Versed? - answerMidazolam
If a patient with low blood sugar is actively seizing, which do you fix first? - answerthe
seizing, then treat the cause
If a patient is postictal, do you treat their seizures or what caused the seizure? -
answertreat what caused the seizure, so it doesn't happen again
What are signs and symptoms of organophosphate poisoning? - answerSLUDGE
What type of breathing do you get with DKA? - answerKussmaul's
Do you get Kussmaul's with Hyperglycemic Hyperosmotic Nonketotic Syndrome
(HHNS)? - answerNo
Anytime you see the word anxiety what type of respiratory problem do they have? -
answerRespiratory Alkalosis
What is the problem with your lung compliance the older you get? - answerIt decreases
and becomes more brittle
What is Proximal Nocturnal Dyspnea? - answerCan't lay down at night without getting
shortness of breath
What patients generally have PND? - answerCHF
What is another name for CHF? - answerLeft sided heart failure
Fever and history of upper respiratory infection, that also has increased water intake,
orthostatic hypotension, and increased urination - answerTHINK ABOUT THAT
What is wrong if someone has increased urination, increased thirst, low BP, with warm,
dry skin? - answerDKA
