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ITLS 9th Edition EXAM TEST WITH LATEST UPDATED
(QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) already passed!!
4 component of perfusion - (answers)adequate volume, air, intact/functioning
vascular system and working pump
hypovolemic shock - (answers)inadequate fluid volume in the vascular system
high space hypovolemic shock - (answers)caused by a spinal injury or drug
overdose
Mechanical shock - (answers)preventing the filling of the heart or obstructing
blood flow
cardiogenic shock - (answers)Shock caused by inadequate function of the heart,
or pump failure.
neurogenic shock - (answers)blood flow stopped from a cervical/thoracic spinal
injury
septic shock - (answers)blood flow to organs become impaired from infection
pulmonary contusion - (answers)hemorrhage into lung parenchyma and is
secondary to blunt trauma
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Cardiac Contusion - (answers)a bruise to the heart wall caused by severe blunt
trauma to the chest where the heart is violently compressed between the
sternum and the spinal column
cardiac tamponade - (answers)Compression of the heart as the result of buildup
of blood or other fluid in the pericardial sac, leading to decreased cardiac output.
tension pneumothorax - (answers)a type of pneumothorax in which air that
enters the chest cavity is prevented from escaping
simple pneumothorax - (answers)a non-expanding collection of air around the
lung.
hemothorax - (answers)a collection of blood in the pleural cavity
flail chest - (answers)fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in two or more places
that allows for free movement of the fractured segment
Intracerebral Pressure - (answers)icp increases, blood pressure increases, pulse
decreases (hyperventilating cause bp to increase)
what stops your assessment - (answers)cardiac arrest, airway obstruction, unsafe
scene
ITLS 9th Edition EXAM TEST WITH LATEST UPDATED
(QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) already passed!!
4 component of perfusion - (answers)adequate volume, air, intact/functioning
vascular system and working pump
hypovolemic shock - (answers)inadequate fluid volume in the vascular system
high space hypovolemic shock - (answers)caused by a spinal injury or drug
overdose
Mechanical shock - (answers)preventing the filling of the heart or obstructing
blood flow
cardiogenic shock - (answers)Shock caused by inadequate function of the heart,
or pump failure.
neurogenic shock - (answers)blood flow stopped from a cervical/thoracic spinal
injury
septic shock - (answers)blood flow to organs become impaired from infection
pulmonary contusion - (answers)hemorrhage into lung parenchyma and is
secondary to blunt trauma
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Cardiac Contusion - (answers)a bruise to the heart wall caused by severe blunt
trauma to the chest where the heart is violently compressed between the
sternum and the spinal column
cardiac tamponade - (answers)Compression of the heart as the result of buildup
of blood or other fluid in the pericardial sac, leading to decreased cardiac output.
tension pneumothorax - (answers)a type of pneumothorax in which air that
enters the chest cavity is prevented from escaping
simple pneumothorax - (answers)a non-expanding collection of air around the
lung.
hemothorax - (answers)a collection of blood in the pleural cavity
flail chest - (answers)fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in two or more places
that allows for free movement of the fractured segment
Intracerebral Pressure - (answers)icp increases, blood pressure increases, pulse
decreases (hyperventilating cause bp to increase)
what stops your assessment - (answers)cardiac arrest, airway obstruction, unsafe
scene
