AMLS Fi Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A 45-year-old patient is found supine on the floor. Healthcare providers note pinpoint pupils, shallow respirations, and vomitus in and around the mouth. What course of action should be taken next? - Supplemental oxygen and suction Patients with a history of COPD that present with an acute onset of shortness of breath are likely to have which condition? - Pulmonary embolism During compensatory shock, the renin-angiotensine-aldosterone system is activated to cause a/an: - Increase in preloa...

What do you do for pin point pupils and low respirations? - Manage airway first, then give Narcan. If a patient who has pin point pupils and low respirations is vomiting, what do you do first? - Suction their airway COPD and Pulmonary Emphysema patients usually have a history of what? - AFib What does AFib cause? - Blood clots, which cause an increase risk for pulmonary embolisms What is the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone system? - Body's response to low BP. Renin, which is released primar...

What do you do for pin point pupils and low respirations? - Manage airway first, then give Narcan. If a patient who has pin point pupils and low respirations is vomiting, what do you do first? - Suction their airway COPD and Pulmonary Emphysema patients usually have a history of what? - AFib What does AFib cause? - Blood clots, which cause an increase risk for pulmonary embolisms What is the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone system? - Body's response to low BP. Renin, which is released primar...

A 45-year-old patient is found supine on the floor. Healthcare providers note pinpoint pupils, shallow respirations, and vomitus in and around the mouth. What course of action should be taken next? - Supplemental oxygen and suction Patients with a history of COPD that present with an acute onset of shortness of breath are likely to have which condition? - Pulmonary embolism During compensatory shock, the renin-angiotensine-aldosterone system is activated to cause a/an: - Increase in preloa...