NREMT: Signs/Symptoms/Causes/Treatment (NREMT signs and symptoms, treatment, and causes of various conditions; definitions of medical terminology that pops up on exam/practice exams) .

NREMT: Signs/Symptoms/Causes/Treatment




NREMT:
Signs/Symptoms/Causes/Treatment
(NREMT signs and symptoms,
treatment, and causes of various
conditions; definitions of medical
terminology that pops up on
exam/practice exams) 2024-2025.
Emphysema - Answer: Shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing, possible weight
loss

, NREMT: Signs/Symptoms/Causes/Treatment




Stroke - Answer: 1-sided weakness, partial/complete loss of the ability to use
words, headache/confusion, dizziness, impaired vision, ^BP, unequal pupils and
seizures


Myocardial Infarction - Answer: Angina, Shortness of breath, dizziness, feeling
faint, nausea


Hyperglycemia - Answer: Chronic Thirst/Hunger, dehydration, ^urination, nausea


Tuberculosis - Answer: fever, night sweats, loss of energy/appetite, weight loss


Pulmonary Edema - Answer: dyspnea, pale/sweaty, hypertension, tachycardia,
crackles/wheezing, low SPO2


Pneumonia - Answer: fever/chills, green mucos, shortness of breath,
(sharp/plueritic) chest pain, headache, crackling


Treatment of Pulmonary edema - Answer: High o2 and CPAP


Treatment of Pneumonia - Answer: o2 and transport


Spontaneous Pneumothorax - Answer: tachycardia, low SPO2,cyanosis, wheezing,
pain/swelling in 1 or both legs, >lung sounds in injured lung,shortness of breath