MEDICAL UCLA EMT || SOLVED CORRECTLY.
Risk factors for esophageal varices correct answers - severe cirhosis/liver failure
- excessive alcohol use
- excessive vomiting
- portal hypertension
Esophageal varices correct answers enlarged veins in the esophagus
Meningitis correct answers inflammation of the meninges
- quick onset (12-24 hrs)
- s/s fever, headache, stiff neck, altered mental status
- Very contagious and very deadly once symptoms are present
PPE for a pt. with Meningitis correct answers - Both you and your pt. should wear N-95 masks
Tuberculosis s/s correct answers bloody sputum, night sweats, fevers, sudden weight loss
Only contagious form of TB correct answers Respiratory
Measles s/s correct answers Koplik spots: start on head and shower down body (also seen in
mouth)
MRSA correct answers - bacteria that causes infections
- resistant to many antibiotics
- can be transferred in hospitals between patients
, Ebola correct answers - viral hemorrhagic fever
- pt. loses a lot of fluids
- fatality can be as high as 70% without prompt treatment
Important travel medicine questions correct answers - Is anyone else in your party sick?
- Where did you drink water from?
- What types of food did you eat?
- Did you receive any vaccinations before the trip?
Fistula correct answers medical device that connects vein and artery system (used a lot for
dialysis)
Port correct answers medical device under the skin for easy access with a needle
Shunt correct answers Medical device that relieves pressure caused by excess fluid in body by
redirecting it (commonly moves CFS in brain)
left ventricular assist device correct answers Maintains cardiac function without the heart
- pt. with this will not have a pulse
Sickle cell disease correct answers - 10-20% of RBCs are sickle shaped
- pt. will present with abdominal pain (secondary to spleen working very hard to filter out
deformed RBCs)
- joint pain: caused by RBCs getting caught in tight spaces (joints)
- Treatment: take to hospital
Thrombophilia correct answers tendency to develop blood clots
Risk factors for esophageal varices correct answers - severe cirhosis/liver failure
- excessive alcohol use
- excessive vomiting
- portal hypertension
Esophageal varices correct answers enlarged veins in the esophagus
Meningitis correct answers inflammation of the meninges
- quick onset (12-24 hrs)
- s/s fever, headache, stiff neck, altered mental status
- Very contagious and very deadly once symptoms are present
PPE for a pt. with Meningitis correct answers - Both you and your pt. should wear N-95 masks
Tuberculosis s/s correct answers bloody sputum, night sweats, fevers, sudden weight loss
Only contagious form of TB correct answers Respiratory
Measles s/s correct answers Koplik spots: start on head and shower down body (also seen in
mouth)
MRSA correct answers - bacteria that causes infections
- resistant to many antibiotics
- can be transferred in hospitals between patients
, Ebola correct answers - viral hemorrhagic fever
- pt. loses a lot of fluids
- fatality can be as high as 70% without prompt treatment
Important travel medicine questions correct answers - Is anyone else in your party sick?
- Where did you drink water from?
- What types of food did you eat?
- Did you receive any vaccinations before the trip?
Fistula correct answers medical device that connects vein and artery system (used a lot for
dialysis)
Port correct answers medical device under the skin for easy access with a needle
Shunt correct answers Medical device that relieves pressure caused by excess fluid in body by
redirecting it (commonly moves CFS in brain)
left ventricular assist device correct answers Maintains cardiac function without the heart
- pt. with this will not have a pulse
Sickle cell disease correct answers - 10-20% of RBCs are sickle shaped
- pt. will present with abdominal pain (secondary to spleen working very hard to filter out
deformed RBCs)
- joint pain: caused by RBCs getting caught in tight spaces (joints)
- Treatment: take to hospital
Thrombophilia correct answers tendency to develop blood clots
