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1. Which statement strongly indicates syncope? - Answer I blacked out for a few seconds 2. When assessing the patient for arm drift, you should ask the patient to - Answer hold their arms out palms up, eyes closed 3. 68 yo patient reports abdominal pain, vomiting, and a loss of appetite, as well as black, tarry stools. you should suspect - Answer upper gi bleed 4. You are called to an outdoor garden center on a hot, humid day. Your patient is pale, wheezing, and has hives. you should su...

Ketone production is the result of: - Answer fat metabolization when glucose is unavailable Classic signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia include: - Answer cool, clammy skin; weakness; tachycardia; and rapid respirations In contrast to type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes: - Answer is caused by resistance to insulin at the cellular leve To which of the following diabetic patients should you administer oral glucose? - Answer A confused 55-year-old male with tachycardia and pallor Insulin fun...

The pneumonic TICLS stand still for what? - Answer Tone Interactivnss Consalability Treatment for a PT with GI bleeding includes - Answer 2 L fluid bolus infusion in adults, 20 ml/kg in children. High flow 02 and pneumatic anti-shock garments should be considered Signs and symptoms of an upper GI bleed - Answer A black, tarry stool(melena) often indicates an upper GI bleed Preexisting conditions for HHNK - Answer Often occurs in older patients with type 2 diabetes Treatment of ana...

Which of the following meds helps the body transport sugar into the cells? - Answer Insulin A 32-year-old patient is found unconscious in the snow. You cannot detect a pulse or respiration rate within 10 secs. What should you do? - Answer Assess her pulse for 30-45 seconds An adult male is sitting alone in a dark room, rocking back and forth. He mutter to his sock puppet, "are you feeling sad?" What should you do? - Answer Introduce yourself and start an assessment A 42y/o man complai...

A 20 y/o M is agitated and complains of nausea. He tells you, "I feel like my heart is going to jump out of my chest." Vital signs are BP 142/90, P 140, R 24, and warm, moist skin. Which drug should you suspect? a. narcotics b. opioids c. alcohol d. amphetamines - Answer d. amphetamines Amphetamines stimulate the central nervous system, causing an increase in all vital signs. He is tachycardia, tachypneoic, and hypertensive. An 83 y/o F is diaphoretic and has an altered mental stat...

Laryngotracheobronchitis - Answer Croup. cute upper airway obstruction from inflammation common in children. a viral illness characterized by inspiration and expiatory stridor and a seal bark. Most common cause parainfluenza viruses. Epiglottitis - Answer Inflamation of the upper respiratory system. Usuallying cause by H. influenza. Symptoms often include shortness of breath, difficulty swallowing, and sore throat. Fever is commonly seen in cases of infection. Noisy breathing, hurts to swallo...

petite mal seizures are also know as - Answer absence seizures present with little or no movement What type of seizure pertains a limited portion of the brain? - Answer partial seizure can be localized to one side of the brain What are the management of a seizure? - Answer If trauma is noted c-spine precaution Check blood sugar(treat it) Provide ventilatory assistance(apnea) Prepare to intubate, if difficult to bvm assistance Benzodiazepine versed (midazalom) A patient who is exp...

Transcient Ischemic Attack (TIA) - Answer Minor stroke, where neurological function os regained quickly with time Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - Answer disruption in the normal blood supply to the brain; stroke Cincinnati Stroke Scale - Answer a system used to diagnose a potential stroke ; assesses: ---facial droop ---arm drift ---speech Clonic - Answer pertaining to alternate contraction and relaxation of muscles Seizure - Answer a sudden surge of electrical activity in the bra...

The most important aspect of the scene size-up is - Answer Ensuring scene safety The _______ is your awareness of and concern of potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries and illnesses - Answer index of suspicion If your patient is alone and unresponsive, in order to obtain some form of medical history you should: - Answer search the scene for medication containers or medical devices "has this ever happened before?" helps to determine the? - Answer history of present illness ...

Ateriovenus shunt - Answer Artificial device allows an artery to flow to a vein without moving through capillaries. Complications of renal dialysis - Answer Hypotension, muscle cramps, nausea and vomiting, hemorrhage from the access site, and infection at the access site. What does insulin do - Answer When you eat, insulin is secreted from the pancreas. Insulin opens up the cell for sugar. Hypoglycemia - Answer Lack of sugar in the blood. Can be deadly. Treatment for low blood sugar ...

1. Which statement strongly indicates syncope? - Answer I blacked out for a few seconds 2. When assessing the patient for arm drift, you should ask the patient to - Answer hold their arms out palms up, eyes closed 3. 68 yo patient reports abdominal pain, vomiting, and a loss of appetite, as well as black, tarry stools. you should suspect - Answer upper gi bleed 4. You are called to an outdoor garden center on a hot, humid day. Your patient is pale, wheezing, and has hives. you should su...

Which of the following meds helps the body transport sugar into the cells? - Answer Insulin A 32 year old patient is found unconsious in the snow. You cannot detect a pulse or respiration rate within 10 seconds. What should you do? - Answer assess her pulse for 30-45 seconds An adult male is sitting alone in a dark room, rocking back and forth. he mutters to his sock puppet "are you feeling sad?" what should you do? - Answer introduce yourself and start an assessment a 42-year-old man...

What year did fiberwire start? - Answer 2001 what is fiberwire made of? - Answer UHMWPE with a braided jacket of UHMWPE sizes ranging from 4-0 to #5 What is the leading suture in knotless repair? - Answer 27% more resistant to tissue pull through? What is 1.7mm FiberTape? - Answer low profile 0 fiberwire core both tails are tapered 0 fiberwire similar strength profile to current FiberTape What is Labral Tape? - Answer 1.5mm Tape 100% UHMWPE 37% more resistant than #2 Charact...

**In the Arthrex shoulder story which product did Arthrex create that provides cortical fixation to address anchor pullout strength - Answer Corkscrew FT anchor **Fiberwire in a 2mm suturetak is what size? - Answer #1 fiberwire Key shoulder products? - Answer 1. Corkscrew 2. Swivelock 3. FiberTak How much faster is knotless vs knotted - Answer 24min TissueTak anchors in the Cuffmend system are made up of "?" material and is fully absorbed in how many months? - Answer - PLGA - 12...

What is the Arthrex suggested techqiue for FiberTape positioning for InternalBrace augmentation? - Answer Talus to Fibula. Over top of ATFL repair. When performing internal brace proceudre for Brostrum, what size drill is used for the 3.5 SwiveLock in the fibula? - Answer 3.4mm T/F - InternalBrace implant allows for early weight bearing while protecting ligament repair. - Answer True T/F - Arthrex recommends using the InternalBrace implant for lateral ankle instability with or without r...

goal of meniscal resection - Answer remove tissue, spare meniscus, reproduce contour Dr. Mackay IB w/ ACL technique - Answer ACL stump stitch tied to button passing suture after IB is anchored landmark that schottles point refers to in MPFL - Answer femoral attachment common causes of ACL injury - Answer direction change, sudden stop, jump landing fem footprint of ACL - Answer lat femoral condyle quad muscles - Answer rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus inter...

What year was Arthrex started? - Answer 1981 What is the Arthrex slogan? - Answer Helping surgeons treat their patients better What are the 5 goals of Technology Specialist Training? - Answer 1. How are we different 2. Confidence 3. Simplify and prioritize (over 16k products) 4. Define value--> improved treatment and patient outcomes 5. Know your "why" What are the top 3 revenue producing products for shoulder? - Answer 1. SwiveLock/SpeedBridge Kit (53%) 2. PushLock 3. FiberW...

What are the 4 muscles of the rotator cuff? - Answer Subscapularis Supraspinatus Infraspinatus Teres Minor What is a SLAP lesion? - Answer Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior Avulsion fx that starts at 12:00 to 3:00, pulls of the biceps tendon What nerve lies close to the inferior aspect of glenoid? - Answer Axillary nerve What is the most common site for a proximal humerus fracture? - Answer Surgical Neck Which of the following benefits of the humeral SuturePlate for proximal ...

Sternoclavicular joint - Answer serves as the shoulder joints only attachment to the axial skeleton Coracoclavicular ligaments - Answer trapezoid and conoid ligaments Glenoid labrum functions - Answer Deepens the fossa by 50% Increases contact surface area Contributes to negative intra-articular pressure Attachment site for other stabilizing structures (long head of biceps) Shoulder joint capsule - Answer Fibrous membrane Contains glenohumeral ligaments limits translation and rotat...

what is NOT a hip flexor - Answer gluteus medius Diameter of base of flipcutter - Answer 3.5mm How much smaller is the hip labral scorpion than the quick pass? - Answer 4 If you put TR in femur partially, it's not fully seated until re-tensioned AFTER putting TR in tibia - Answer true Which isn't in the technique of graftlink technique - Answer simple Knee sprain/menisci are more likely to be sprained because - Answer medial meniscus is connected to MCL Rate of graft failure ...