Critical Care/Flight Paramedic Specific Things Exam

Critical Care/Flight Paramedic Specific Things Exam Levine's sign - answerclutching of the chest, may be cardiac in origin Murphy's Sign - answerRight upper quadrant tenderness on palpation typically positive in cholecystitis or gallbladder disease Grey Turner's Sign - answerRetroperitoneal bruising, may indicate pancreatitis or trauma Cullen's Sign - answerPeriumbilical bruising, may indicate pancreatitis or intra-abdominal bleeding Halstead Sign - answerMarbled appearance of the abdomen, may indicate necrosis of the pancreas. Kehr's Sign - answerReferred pain down the left shoulder; indicative of a ruptured spleen or ectopic pregnancy/rupture on other side Hamman's Sign - answerCrunching sound heard with auscultation, may be synchronized with heart rate/pulse, may indicate tracheobronchial injury DKA - answerproblem is with lack of or low insulin; acidosis is present; serum glucose is usually less than 1,000 mg/dL. Hyperglycemia hyperosmolar non-keotic coma (HHNK) - answerproblem is with high sugar and high serum osmolarity; usually no productions of ketones or presence of acidosis; serum glucose is usually greater than 1,000 mg/dL cardiac injury (acute) - answerST elevation Cardiac ischemia - answerST depression Cardiac infarction - answerQ waves present that measures >25% of the R wave Sodium - answer135 - 145 Potassium - answer3.5 - 5.5 Calcium - answer8.8 - 10.4