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Emergency Medicine: Triage

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1. 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






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






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






4. Early pleural space or parenchymal disease






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






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






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






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






9. Femoral artery -dorsal pedal artery






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






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






12. Facial artery -palmar digital artery






13. Late pleural space of parenchymal disease - chest wall






14. Upper respiratory tract






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






16. Alternating pattern of tachypnea followed by bradypnea.






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






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






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






20. Lower respiratory tract






21. 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).






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






23. Appropriately interactive with the surrounding environment.






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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