SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Emergency Medicine: Triage
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
health-sciences
,
emergency-medicine
Instructions:
Answer 30 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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).
causes of Kussmal breathing
horse pulse assessment locations
strong pulse quality
capillary refill time
2. Caused by periods of low cardiac output (due to low stroke volume or poor contractility) - peripheral vasoconstriction - or decreased pulse pressure.
level of consciousness: stuporous
weak or thready pulse
capillary refill time
causes of Cheyne-Stokes breathing
3. Lower respiratory tract
level of consciousness: comatosed
causes of Cheyne-Stokes breathing
increased expiratory effort localization
increased inspiratory effort localization
4. Alternating pattern of tachypnea followed by bradypnea.
strong pulse quality
stertor
apneustic breathing
Cheyne-Stokes breathing
5. 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
paradoxical movement of the chest
capillary refill time
crackles
level of consciousness: alert
6. Late pleural space of parenchymal disease - chest wall
hyperdynamic or snappy pulse
short and shallow respiration localization
paradoxical movement of the chest
perfusion parameters
7. Femoral artery -dorsal pedal artery
dyspnea
level of consciousness: stuporous
dog and cat pulse assessment locations
strong pulse quality
8. Due to the inability to generate enough pulse difference to be detect and thromboembolic disease.
horse pulse assessment locations
absent pulse
prolonged and deep respiration localization
cyanosis
9. Appropriately interactive with the surrounding environment.
increased inspiratory effort localization
hyperdynamic or snappy pulse
level of consciousness: alert
dog and cat pulse assessment locations
10. Difficulty breathing - characterized by orthopneic posture - nasal flaring - and mouth breathing.
level of consciousness: stuporous
Kussmal breathing
prolonged and deep respiration localization
dyspnea
11. A low-pitched snoring sound on inspiration localized to the nasopharyngeal region.
dog and cat pulse assessment locations
apneustic breathing
stertor
weak or thready pulse
12. 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.
Kussmal breathing
cyanosis
hyperdynamic or snappy pulse
capillary refill time
13. Slow - deep breathes characterized by a large tidal volume.
absent pulse
dyspnea
Kussmal breathing
dog and cat pulse assessment locations
14. A blue color to mucous membranes caused 5 g/dl or less of deoxyhemoglobin in the blood.
increased inspiratory effort localization
weak or thready pulse
cyanosis
horse pulse assessment locations
15. Early pleural space or parenchymal disease
strong pulse quality
hyperdynamic or snappy pulse
prolonged and deep respiration localization
increased inspiratory effort localization
16. Facial artery -palmar digital artery
capillary refill time
level of consciousness: comatosed
horse pulse assessment locations
causes of Kussmal breathing
17. Diminished or absent interactions with the surrounding environment - blunted response to stimuli.
level of consciousness: dull
level of consciousness: comatosed
increased expiratory effort localization
strong pulse quality
18. A complete disconnect with the surrounding environment with no response to noxious stimuli.
level of consciousness: comatosed
short and shallow respiration localization
dog and cat pulse assessment locations
increased expiratory effort localization
19. Loss of sensitivity to to alterations in carbon dioxide - most often due to increase in ICP or severe traumatic brain injury.
causes of apneustic breathing
causes of Cheyne-Stokes breathing
causes of Kussmal breathing
crackles
20. A lung sound causes by the snapping open and close of terminal airway due to fluid filled alveoli.
apneustic breathing
hyperdynamic or snappy pulse
crackles
short and shallow respiration localization
21. Upper respiratory tract
dyspnea
stridor
increased inspiratory effort localization
level of consciousness: stuporous
22. Damage to the pons or upper medulla -increased ICP
level of consciousness: dull
causes of apneustic breathing
prolonged and deep respiration localization
increased expiratory effort localization
23. A high-pitched sound on inspiration due to upper airway obstruction.
horse pulse assessment locations
stridor
level of consciousness: dull
level of consciousness: stuporous
24. This type of breathing is a compensatory mechanism for severe metabolic acidosis - often causes by DKA.
short and shallow respiration localization
increased expiratory effort localization
prolonged and deep respiration localization
causes of Kussmal breathing
25. A complete disconnect with the surrounding environment - only responsive to noxious stimuli.
Kussmal breathing
level of consciousness: stuporous
wheezes
causes of Kussmal breathing
26. Deep inspiration followed by breath holding prior to exhalation.
apneustic breathing
prolonged and deep respiration localization
causes of apneustic breathing
stridor
27. Inward movement of the abdominal muscles on inspiration due to paralysis of the diaphragm.
dog and cat pulse assessment locations
paradoxical movement of the abdomen
level of consciousness: comatosed
causes of Kussmal breathing
28. A breathing sound caused by the bronchoconstriction of lower airways.
capillary refill time
crackles
level of consciousness: comatosed
wheezes
29. Considered normal - but may be present during periods of compensated shock.
level of consciousness: comatosed
dyspnea
strong pulse quality
causes of Cheyne-Stokes breathing
30. Heart rate -pulse quality -mucous membrane color -CRT -distal extremity temperature -level of consciousness
level of consciousness: dull
absent pulse
strong pulse quality
perfusion parameters