Recent content by DieselBolus17

Not a HW question. I'm out of school lol. Just random stuff that pops into my head that I can't remember the answers to.

hi all, tried doing a quick Google search but nothing specific is coming up. What is the reason/pathophysiology ventilation increases heart rate in children? Thanks in advance.

hello all, Was wondering the patho behind recent surgeries as being a stroke risk. I know that periods of immobility are a risk due to slowing of blood flow increasing the chances of blood to clot. Is surgery more or less the same reason? Since you're more likely to be bedridden for a bit after...

Hi all, Was wondering what the pathophysiology of Mottled skin is in a pt. in severe respiratory distress. My understanding is that mottled skin is caused by vascular changes. Vessels under the skin constrict to shunt the little oxygenated blood there is to the core, causing a mottled...

Hi all, Had a pt. yesterday, 49 y/o female. Per witness on scene, pt tripped and fell and hit her forehead against floor (bare concrete). Pt. then had a grand mal seizure that lasted about 30 seconds. After seizure activity stopped, pt. was conscious (awake) but unresponsive, would not...

Hi all, I've been searching all over the net for a simple answer and cannot seem to find one.... How exactly does a UTI or an infection cause altered mental status/delirium/confusion? Had a 83 y/o female the other day, per daughter pt. went to bed at 10 pm and woke up at 7 am to self cath (hx of...

What is the exact mechanism on why subarachnoid hemorrhages or strokes in general cause headaches? From what I've read there are no pain receptor on the brains surface, does the pressure buildup from hemorrhagic strokes compress arteries within the brain and activate their pain receptors...

Hi all. Besides OPQRST and SAMPLE, what are your favorite questions to ask patients when assessing dyspnea and or chest pain. I feel like patient assessment (questioning) is one of my weaker areas and is probably the most important thing for us to be able to do. What are some of your favorite...

So I understand in wpw there is an accessory pathway from the atria to the ventricles beside the av node, which has no pause. When conducting, the impulse travels down the av node and accessory pathway from what I understand. Now is where I get confused, if the impulse is being conducted down...

Understood, thanks

Wasn't trying to get you guys to over think it lol, trip and fall, bumped head against ground, then had a seizure, no hx of seizures. What im trying to get at is that the bump on the head caused the seizure, now is that common for minor/mild TBI due to the contrecoup/irritation of brain tissue?

fell, then seized. ground level fall. vital signs within normal limits, pupils equal and reactive, gcs 15 after regaining consciousness.

Say you are dispatched to the home of a 80 y/o male, woke from his sleep severely short of breath. Long hx of CHF and A-fib. Monitor shows a room air sat of 88%, and a rapid a-fib at a rate of ~180. How would you treat this patient? My thinking is...if treated with Cardizem to control rate...

So I'm reading my text book and the text is very vague. States that there will be a B/P difference in each arm, accompanied with a HR difference (no kidding). My question is, for you guys that have had these Pt's, what is a typical B/P and HR difference of the upper extremities?

I'm just reading ahead. Not quite there yet.