TNCC REVISED FINAL Exam Test Quiz 8th EDITION With Verified Answers 2023/2024 ATESTED
Primary concern when a person cannot stop coughing/clearing
... [Show More] their throat following house fire/smoke? correct answers Airway/Intubate
Lab evidence of cellular perfusion correct answers Base Excess (Less than -6 is BAD)
Multiple people are in the ER of different ages who all go to the same church. They all have the same symptoms. What is the most likely cause? correct answers Biologic
Suspected shock type with a spinal cord injury correct answers Distributive Shock (Includes neurogenic)
Patient has GCS of 3, unequal pupils (one sluggish, one blown), and is posturing. What is the cause? correct answers Herniation
Middle Meningeal Artery correct answers Epidural Hematoma (results from collection of blood that forms between dura mater and skull)
Prior to having a concussion (TBI), the patient had a brain injury that was not fully healed. What is the cause? correct answers 2nd Impact Syndrome
Bowel sounds heard in the L chest. What is this a symptom of? correct answers Ruptured diaphragm
Symptoms of __________________: include muffled heart sounds and hypotension correct answers Pericardiocentesis
How should you dress a severed limb? correct answers Sterile gauze with normal saline THEN put ice on it
Amylase level looks at _____________ correct answers Pancreas
What should you do if your patient has hyphema (collection of blood inside the front part of the eye?) correct answers Sit HOB up to 30 degrees
Principle that people have to take action after suffering a loss in order to decrease severity, seriousness, or painfulness correct answers Mitigation
What organ is most at risk following a gunshot correct answers Liver
8 year old child with longitudinal thigh lacerations correct answers Sign of child abuse
Bleeding around belly button correct answers Cullen's Sign
What would cause an inaccurate reading from an 02 saturation probe? correct answers Carboxyhemoglobin (increase FiO2 to 100%)
General study of forces and their effects on living tissue and the human body correct answers Biomechanics
Study of energy transfer as it applies to identifying actual or potential injuries correct answers Kinematics
Refers to the separation of tissue resulting from a sound and/or hydraulic wave force- the effect is a crushing pressure wave which creates a temporary cavity, followed by a rapid and violent closing of the cavity. correct answers Cavitation
This rapid motion can lead to crushing, tearing, and shearing forces on tissue correct answers Cavitation
Used in OR; does not provide protection against aspiration and not recommended in patients who have eaten recently. It is a supraglottic airway. correct answers Laryngeal Mask Airway
Single tube retroglottic device inserted into the esophagus and traps the glottis opening between an esophageal cuff and an oropharyngeal cuff. Designed with 2 ports/lumens each with a separate cuff. Does NOT provide protection against aspiration and is not indicated in children. It is a retroglottic airway. correct answers King Tube
Types of Shock (4) correct answers Hypovolemic, Obstructive, Cardiogenic, Distributive
Hemorrhage is the leading cause. Can result from vomiting, diarrhea, and burn trauma. Decreased circulating volume --> decreased preload. Therapy includes replacing the type of volume that was lost. correct answers Hypovolemic Shock
Results from hypo perfusion of tissue due to an obstruction in either the vasculature or heart. Therapy aimed at relieving the obstruction and improving perfusion. correct answers Obstructive Shock
Two classic examples of obstructive shock correct answers Cardiac tamponade and tension pneumothorax
Results from pump failure in the presence of adequate intravascular volume. Lack of CO and end-organ perfusion secondary to a decrease in myocardial contractility and/or valvular insufficiency. Therapy includes inotropic support, antidysrhythmic medications, and correction or treatment of underlying cause. correct answers Cardiogenic Shock
Results from the misdistribution of an adequate circulating blood volume with the loss of vascular tone or increased permeability. Treatment is to provide volume replacement, increase systemic vascular resistance with medications (pressors) and possible antibiotics. correct answers Distributive Shock
Examples that can cause distributive shock correct answers Anaphylactic shock, septic shock, neurogenic shock
___________________: Impairs thrombin production and platelet function
_____________ ______________: Impairs thrombin production
_______________________: Results in depletion of clotting factors through hemodilution and the impaired ability to produce clotting factors. correct answers Trauma Triad of Death
1. Hypothermia
2. Metabolic Acidosis
3. Coagulopathy [Show Less]