CRITICAL CARE/FLIGHT PARAMEDIC
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, babinski reflex - ANSWER extension and spreading of toes when bottom of foot is
stroked. sign of nervous system lesion
battles sign - ANSWER bruise behind ear, basilar skull fracture
becks triad - ANSWER jvd, muffled heart tones, hypotension. from cardiac tamponade
brudzinski sign - ANSWER flexion of the neck results in flexion of the hip. meningitis
coopernails sign - ANSWER ecchymosis on perineum, labia, scrotum. sign of pelvis
fracture
cullens sign - ANSWER bruising around umbilicus. Sign of pancreatitis or ectopic
pregnancy
grey turners sign - ANSWER discoloration of skin around flank. sign of pancreatitis
hammans sign - ANSWER crunching sound of heart with asynchronous heart beat. sign
of mediastinal emphysema/tracheobronchial disruption
kehrs sign - ANSWER left shoulder pain associated with splenic rupture
kernigs sign - ANSWER pain to knee extension when hip is at 90 degrees. sign of
meningitis
levines sign - ANSWER pain with clutched fist over midline of chest. sign of cardiac
chest pain
mcburneys sign - ANSWER tenderness 2/3 the distance between umbilicus and ileum.
sign of appendicitis
muphys sign - ANSWER pt unable to take deep breath on inspiration with deep
palpation beneath right coastal margins. sign of gall bladder issues
S2 "dub" heart tones - ANSWER aortic and pulmonary valve closure
s1 "lub" sound - ANSWER bicuspic/tricuspid valve closure
stroke volume is affected by - ANSWER preload, afterload, contractility
s4 heart tone - ANSWER indicative of stiff or noncompliant ventricle, like with an old MI
s3 heart tone - ANSWER ventricle stretch due to fluid overload
right coronary artery is typically repaired by using - ANSWER saphenous vein
EXAM CORRECT 100%
pc
, babinski reflex - ANSWER extension and spreading of toes when bottom of foot is
stroked. sign of nervous system lesion
battles sign - ANSWER bruise behind ear, basilar skull fracture
becks triad - ANSWER jvd, muffled heart tones, hypotension. from cardiac tamponade
brudzinski sign - ANSWER flexion of the neck results in flexion of the hip. meningitis
coopernails sign - ANSWER ecchymosis on perineum, labia, scrotum. sign of pelvis
fracture
cullens sign - ANSWER bruising around umbilicus. Sign of pancreatitis or ectopic
pregnancy
grey turners sign - ANSWER discoloration of skin around flank. sign of pancreatitis
hammans sign - ANSWER crunching sound of heart with asynchronous heart beat. sign
of mediastinal emphysema/tracheobronchial disruption
kehrs sign - ANSWER left shoulder pain associated with splenic rupture
kernigs sign - ANSWER pain to knee extension when hip is at 90 degrees. sign of
meningitis
levines sign - ANSWER pain with clutched fist over midline of chest. sign of cardiac
chest pain
mcburneys sign - ANSWER tenderness 2/3 the distance between umbilicus and ileum.
sign of appendicitis
muphys sign - ANSWER pt unable to take deep breath on inspiration with deep
palpation beneath right coastal margins. sign of gall bladder issues
S2 "dub" heart tones - ANSWER aortic and pulmonary valve closure
s1 "lub" sound - ANSWER bicuspic/tricuspid valve closure
stroke volume is affected by - ANSWER preload, afterload, contractility
s4 heart tone - ANSWER indicative of stiff or noncompliant ventricle, like with an old MI
s3 heart tone - ANSWER ventricle stretch due to fluid overload
right coronary artery is typically repaired by using - ANSWER saphenous vein
