AMLS - Study Guide
List 7 Red Flags for Breathing - answer1. Reduced consciousness
2. Cyanosis
3. SpO2 29
5. Asymmetrical movement
6. Tracheal deviation and distress
7. Inability to count to five in a single breath
List 7 Red Flags for Circulatory Problems - answer1. Reduced consciousness
2. Profound pallor
3. Marked sweating
4. Systolic BP 140
6. Skin mottling
7. Dysrhythmia & hypotension
List 5 Red Flags for Airway Assessment - answer1. Reduced consciousness
2. Stridor
3. Snoring
4. Voice change
5. Tongue swelling
List 5 Red Flags of Disability Assessment - answer1. Hypoglycaemia
2. Reducing level of consciousness
3. Persistent fitting
4. Progression of signs (e.g. headache, lateralization)
5. P,U or not localizing pain
List 3 Red Flags on General Assessment - answer1. Purpuric rash
2. Erythrodermia
,3. Core temperature 40deg
List 11 immediately life-threatening causes of airway obstruction - answer1. Tongue
swelling (pharynx)
2. Swelling of the epiglottis or soft tissues (pharynx)
3. Oedema of the larynx
4. Laryngospasm (spasm of the vocal cords)
5. Foreign body in larynx
6. Laryngeal trauma
7. Subglottic secretions or foreign body
8. Subglottic swelling
9. Bronchial aspiration
10. Tension pneumothorax
11. Bronchial foreign body
List 7 immediately life-threatening causes of breathlessness - answer1. Airway
obstruction
2. Acute severe asthma
3. Acute exacerbation of COPD
4. Pulmonary oedema
5. Tension pneumothorax
6. Critical oxygen desaturation
7. Circulatory shock
List 5 Life-threatening conditions that present with cutaneous manifestations - answer1.
Anaphylaxis
2. Angio-oedema
3. Meningococcal sepsis
4. Gonococcal sepsis
,5. Cellulitis
6. Erythroderma
List 10 danger signs/reasons to admit a severe asthmatic to ICU - answer1.
Hypoxaemia (PaO2 0,6)
2. Hypercapnia (PaCO2 > 6 kPa)
3. Acidaemia
4. Exhaustion
5. Altered level of consciousness (confused, drowsy, unconscious)
6. Respiratory arrest
7. Silent chest
8. Tachycardia > 130/min
9. Bradycardia
10. Peak expiratory flow < 33% of predicted
List 5 medicines that cause dilatation of the pupils - answer1 Tricyclic antidepressants
2. Anticholinergics
3. Antihistamines
4. Ephedrine
5. Amphetamines
6. Cocaine
List 5 substances that can cause coma - answer1. Barbiturates
2. Tricyclic antidepressants
3. Opioids
4. Benzodiazepines
5. Ethanol
, List 5 non-traumatic life-threatening disorders of the circulatory system - answer1.
Airway obstruction
2. Acute severe asthma
3. Pulmonary oedema
4. Tension pneumothorax
5. Circulatory shock
Name 5 non-traumatic life threatening disorders of the neurological system~1. Stroke
2. Subarachnoid haemorrhage
3. Meningitis
4. Encephalitis
5. Cerebral abscess
6. Cerebral malaria
7. Intracerebral tumour
List 8 life-threatening conditions presenting with abdominal pain - answer1.
Gastrointestinal bleeding
2. Aortic dissection
3. Ectopic pregnancy
4. Acute pancreatitis
5. Small bowel infarction
6. Sepsis
7. Acute myocardial infarction
8. Diabetic ketoacidosis
A 28 year old female is being evaluated for an acute onset of an alteration in mentation.
She complained of a stiff neck and persistent headache. Vital signs are P112, R22 and
regular, BP 144/88, SpO2 95% and T 102.3°F (39°C). The healthcare provider should
observe for which complication? - answerSeizure
A 45 year old patient is found supine on the floor of the Triage area. Healthcare
providers note pinpoint pupils, shallow respirations and vomitus in and around the
List 7 Red Flags for Breathing - answer1. Reduced consciousness
2. Cyanosis
3. SpO2 29
5. Asymmetrical movement
6. Tracheal deviation and distress
7. Inability to count to five in a single breath
List 7 Red Flags for Circulatory Problems - answer1. Reduced consciousness
2. Profound pallor
3. Marked sweating
4. Systolic BP 140
6. Skin mottling
7. Dysrhythmia & hypotension
List 5 Red Flags for Airway Assessment - answer1. Reduced consciousness
2. Stridor
3. Snoring
4. Voice change
5. Tongue swelling
List 5 Red Flags of Disability Assessment - answer1. Hypoglycaemia
2. Reducing level of consciousness
3. Persistent fitting
4. Progression of signs (e.g. headache, lateralization)
5. P,U or not localizing pain
List 3 Red Flags on General Assessment - answer1. Purpuric rash
2. Erythrodermia
,3. Core temperature 40deg
List 11 immediately life-threatening causes of airway obstruction - answer1. Tongue
swelling (pharynx)
2. Swelling of the epiglottis or soft tissues (pharynx)
3. Oedema of the larynx
4. Laryngospasm (spasm of the vocal cords)
5. Foreign body in larynx
6. Laryngeal trauma
7. Subglottic secretions or foreign body
8. Subglottic swelling
9. Bronchial aspiration
10. Tension pneumothorax
11. Bronchial foreign body
List 7 immediately life-threatening causes of breathlessness - answer1. Airway
obstruction
2. Acute severe asthma
3. Acute exacerbation of COPD
4. Pulmonary oedema
5. Tension pneumothorax
6. Critical oxygen desaturation
7. Circulatory shock
List 5 Life-threatening conditions that present with cutaneous manifestations - answer1.
Anaphylaxis
2. Angio-oedema
3. Meningococcal sepsis
4. Gonococcal sepsis
,5. Cellulitis
6. Erythroderma
List 10 danger signs/reasons to admit a severe asthmatic to ICU - answer1.
Hypoxaemia (PaO2 0,6)
2. Hypercapnia (PaCO2 > 6 kPa)
3. Acidaemia
4. Exhaustion
5. Altered level of consciousness (confused, drowsy, unconscious)
6. Respiratory arrest
7. Silent chest
8. Tachycardia > 130/min
9. Bradycardia
10. Peak expiratory flow < 33% of predicted
List 5 medicines that cause dilatation of the pupils - answer1 Tricyclic antidepressants
2. Anticholinergics
3. Antihistamines
4. Ephedrine
5. Amphetamines
6. Cocaine
List 5 substances that can cause coma - answer1. Barbiturates
2. Tricyclic antidepressants
3. Opioids
4. Benzodiazepines
5. Ethanol
, List 5 non-traumatic life-threatening disorders of the circulatory system - answer1.
Airway obstruction
2. Acute severe asthma
3. Pulmonary oedema
4. Tension pneumothorax
5. Circulatory shock
Name 5 non-traumatic life threatening disorders of the neurological system~1. Stroke
2. Subarachnoid haemorrhage
3. Meningitis
4. Encephalitis
5. Cerebral abscess
6. Cerebral malaria
7. Intracerebral tumour
List 8 life-threatening conditions presenting with abdominal pain - answer1.
Gastrointestinal bleeding
2. Aortic dissection
3. Ectopic pregnancy
4. Acute pancreatitis
5. Small bowel infarction
6. Sepsis
7. Acute myocardial infarction
8. Diabetic ketoacidosis
A 28 year old female is being evaluated for an acute onset of an alteration in mentation.
She complained of a stiff neck and persistent headache. Vital signs are P112, R22 and
regular, BP 144/88, SpO2 95% and T 102.3°F (39°C). The healthcare provider should
observe for which complication? - answerSeizure
A 45 year old patient is found supine on the floor of the Triage area. Healthcare
providers note pinpoint pupils, shallow respirations and vomitus in and around the
