AMLS Final

AMLS Final What do you do for pin point pupils and low respirations? - ANSWER Manage airway first, then give Narcan. If a patient who has pin point pupils and low respirations is vomiting, what do you do first? - ANSWER Suction their airway COPD and Pulmonary Emphysema patients usually have a history of what? - ANSWER AFib What does AFib cause? - ANSWER Blood clots, which cause an increase risk for pulmonary embolisms What is the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone system? - ANSWER Body'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.