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What does the acronym SEPSIS stand for? Correct Answers Slurred
speech or confusion, Extreme shivering or muscle pain, Passing no urine
in a day, Severe breathlessness, Impending doom, Skin mottled or
discoloured
What does the acronym GAPPS stand for? Correct Answers Glucose
Avpu
Pearl
Pain
Seizures
What does the acronym SBAR stand for? Correct Answers Situation
Background
Assessment
Recommendation
What are the three aspects of GCS? Correct Answers Eyes, Verbal
response and motor response
What are the accessory muscles of inspiration? Correct Answers
sternocleidomastoid, scalene muscles, external intercoastals
, What are the accessory muscles of expiration? Correct Answers
abdominal and internal intercostal muscles and rectus abdominus
What are signs of visual airway obstruction? Correct Answers Ask
patient to open their mouth and look for Vomit, Sylvia and protection of
airway
What the audible signs of a blocked airway? Correct Answers Stridor,
gurgling, snooring, excessive coughing, gasping, ABSENCE OF
SOUND
What are the signs of breathing to look out for? Correct Answers
Cheyne-Stokes breathing and see-saw breathing
What do you look for in A? Correct Answers Is the airway patent?
Is the patient talking to you?
Is there visual or audible signs of obstruction?
What do you look for in B? Correct Answers Resp rate? Do they have
bradypnea or tachypnea?
What is the depth and breadth of their breathing?
Is it symmetrical?
Is it regular?
Use of accessory muscles?
What are their sats?