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Emergency Medicine: Triage

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1. Caused by a large and rapid decline in diastolic pressure - often due to anemia - high cardiac output state (sepsis) - aortic regurgitation - and left to right PDAs.






2. Inward movement of the abdominal muscles on inspiration due to paralysis of the diaphragm.






3. Considered normal - but may be present during periods of compensated shock.






4. Diminished or absent interactions with the surrounding environment - blunted response to stimuli.






5. Early pleural space or parenchymal disease






6. Alternating pattern of tachypnea followed by bradypnea.






7. Due to the inability to generate enough pulse difference to be detect and thromboembolic disease.






8. Deep inspiration followed by breath holding prior to exhalation.






9. Facial artery -palmar digital artery






10. Difficulty breathing - characterized by orthopneic posture - nasal flaring - and mouth breathing.






11. Appropriately interactive with the surrounding environment.






12. Loss of sensitivity to to alterations in carbon dioxide - most often due to increase in ICP or severe traumatic brain injury.






13. A high-pitched sound on inspiration due to upper airway obstruction.






14. Femoral artery -dorsal pedal artery






15. A complete disconnect with the surrounding environment - only responsive to noxious stimuli.






16. Late pleural space of parenchymal disease - chest wall






17. A breathing sound caused by the bronchoconstriction of lower airways.






18. The amount of time it takes for blood flow to return to a area that has been blanched with a finger (normal is less than 2 seconds).






19. Slow - deep breathes characterized by a large tidal volume.






20. Heart rate -pulse quality -mucous membrane color -CRT -distal extremity temperature -level of consciousness






21. Caused by periods of low cardiac output (due to low stroke volume or poor contractility) - peripheral vasoconstriction - or decreased pulse pressure.






22. This type of breathing is a compensatory mechanism for severe metabolic acidosis - often causes by DKA.






23. A low-pitched snoring sound on inspiration localized to the nasopharyngeal region.






24. Damage to the pons or upper medulla -increased ICP






25. A complete disconnect with the surrounding environment with no response to noxious stimuli.






26. A blue color to mucous membranes caused 5 g/dl or less of deoxyhemoglobin in the blood.






27. A lung sound causes by the snapping open and close of terminal airway due to fluid filled alveoli.






28. Upper respiratory tract






29. Lower respiratory tract






30. Due to damage to the chest wall - such as rib fractures -on inspiration - loose fragments are sucked into the thoracic cavity -on expiration - loose fragments move outward