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critical care/flight paramedic exam
babinski reflex - ANS-extension and spreading of toes when bottom of foot is stroked.
sign of nervous system lesion

battles sign - ANS-bruise behind ear, basilar skull fracture

becks triad - ANS-jvd, muffled heart tones, hypotension. from cardiac tamponade

brudzinski sign - ANS-flexion of the neck results in flexion of the hip. meningitis

coopernails sign - ANS-ecchymosis on perineum, labia, scrotum. sign of pelvis fracture

cullens sign - ANS-bruising around umbilicus. Sign of pancreatitis or ectopic pregnancy

grey turners sign - ANS-discoloration of skin around flank. sign of pancreatitis

hammans sign - ANS-crunching sound of heart with asynchronous heart beat. sign of
mediastinal emphysema/tracheobronchial disruption

kehrs sign - ANS-left shoulder pain associated with splenic rupture

kernigs sign - ANS-pain to knee extension when hip is at 90 degrees. sign of meningitis

levines sign - ANS-pain with clutched fist over midline of chest. sign of cardiac chest
pain

mcburneys sign - ANS-tenderness 2/3 the distance between umbilicus and ileum. sign
of appendicitis

muphys sign - ANS-pt unable to take deep breath on inspiration with deep palpation
beneath right coastal margins. sign of gall bladder issues

S2 "dub" heart tones - ANS-aortic and pulmonary valve closure

s1 "lub" sound - ANS-bicuspic/tricuspid valve closure

stroke volume is affected by - ANS-preload, afterload, contractility




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s4 heart tone - ANS-indicative of stiff or noncompliant ventricle, like with an old MI

s3 heart tone - ANS-ventricle stretch due to fluid overload

right coronary artery is typically repaired by using - ANS-saphenous vein

dresslers sign - ANS-pericarditis from recent MI or cardiac surgery

alpha 1 stimulation results in - ANS-increased SVR/vasoconstriction

beta 1 stimulation results in - ANS-increased HR, contractility

janeway lesions and osler nodes are indicative of - ANS-endocarditis

elevated BNP signals - ANS-increased stretching of ventricles. found in CHF

where should a cardiac transducer be placed? - ANS-phlebostatic axis (4th intercostal
space midaxillary)

what does the dicrotic notch symbolize? - ANS-aortic valve closing

saline from ART line should infuse at what rate - ANS-3ml/hr

normal central venous pressure (CVP) - ANS-2-6

when utilizing a swan ganz catheter, never exceed ____mL of air in distal balloon -
ANS-1.5

coronary perfusion pressure calculation - ANS-PAWP-DBP (should be 50-60)

PAWP range - ANS-8-12

PVR range - ANS-50-250

PA pressure - ANS-15-25 systolic, 8-15 diastolic

SVR range - ANS-800-1200

what does PVR signify - ANS-right heart afterload, pulmonary vascular resistance




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