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A protocol that is a written document signed by the EMS system's medical director that outlines
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specific directions, permissions, and sometimes prohibitions regarding patient care that is
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rendered prior to contacting medical control. - Answer Standing order
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If a paramedic transports a patient without the patient's consent or uses restraints in a wrongful
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manner - Answer False Imprisonment
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A treatment plan developed for a specific illness or injury. - Answer Protocol
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If you must deviate from your protocols because of unusual circumstances, you should FIRST: -
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Answer Notify Medical Control
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HIPPA mandates that: - Answer Patient information shall not be shared with entities or persons
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not involved in the care of the patient.
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HIPPA Defined: - Answer a. The first standards established to protect the confidentiality of a
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patient's health information.
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b. Medical information can be disclosed only if it is necessary for a patient's treatment or for
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payment.
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c. Special situations such as dog bites, gunshot wounds, and abuse require the release of patient
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information without the patient's consent.
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According to HIPAA, it is acceptable and permissible for hospitals to: - Answer share information
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with the EMS providers about patient outcome for purposes of quality assurance and education.
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,Wheezing that is resolved with administration of bronchodilator medication was probably caused
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by? - Answer constriction of smooth muscles
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Wheezing is resolved with medications that? - Answer Relax the smooth muscle of the bronchiole
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Difficulty with exhalation is MOST characteristic of: - Answer obstructive lung disease
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COPD: Emphysema: - Answer Characterized by distention of the alveoli and destructive changes in
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the lungs.
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COPD: Chronic Bronchitis: - Answer Defined as sputum production most days of month for 3 or
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more months out of year for more than 2 years. Will rarely have normal oxygen saturation;
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(maybe less than 90%). May have another condition, including respiratory conditions
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A 66-year-old man with chronic bronchitis presents with severe respiratory distress. The patient's
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wife tells you that he takes medications for high blood pressure and bronchitis, is on home
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oxygen therapy, and has recently been taking an over-the-counter antitussive. She further tells
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you that he has not been compliant with his oxygen therapy. Auscultation of his lungs reveals
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diffuse rhonchi. What is the MOST likely cause of this patient's respiratory distress? - Answer
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Recent antitussive use
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A 76-year-old woman with emphysema presents with respiratory distress that has worsened
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progressively over the past 2 days. She is breathing through pursed lips and has a prolonged
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expiratory phase and an oxygen saturation of 76%. She is on home oxygen at 2 L/min. Your initial
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action should be to? - Answer place her in a position that facilitates breathing.
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Common clinical findings in patients with obstructive lung disease include all of the following,
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EXCEPT: - Answer a decreased expiratory phase
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, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by: - Answer changes in
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pulmonary structure and function that are progressive and irreversible
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The hypoxic drive is a phenomenon in which - Answer bicarbonate ions migrate into the
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cerebrospinal fluid of a chronically hypoventilating patient, making the brain think that acid and
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base are in balance
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Pulmonary Embolism Characteristics - Answer Sudden dyspnea & cyanosis, and perhaps, a sharp
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pain in the chest. A hallmark of pulmonary embolism is that the cyanosis does not resolve with
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oxygen therapy.
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You are dispatched to a residence for a young woman with difficulty breathing. When you arrive,
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you find the patient sitting in a tripod position, noticeably dyspneic and tachypneic. She tells you
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that she experienced a sudden sharp pain to the left side of her chest and then started having
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trouble breathing. She denies any past medical history and states that she only takes birth control
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pills. Based on this patient's clinical presentation, you should be MOST suspicious for: - Answer
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acute pulmonary embolism
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One of the hallmarks of a pulmonary embolism is: - Answer cyanosis that does not resolve with
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oxygen therapy.
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Paradoxial Respiratory Movement is - Answer the inward movement of a segment of the chest
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during inhalation and a outward movement of the chest during exhalation, opposite normal
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chest movement and a indication of flail chest.
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Paradoxical respiratory movement is characterized by: - Answer the epigastrium and thorax
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moving in opposite directions
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Cor pulmonale is defined as: - Answer right heart failure secondary to chronic lung disease
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