General Discussion

Myocardial infarction

Myocardium-Heart muscle

Infarction-muscle death

Serous Drainage

• Normal clear/yellow drainage

Purulent

WELCOME!!!!!!!!!

• This exam is not about the big obvious picture; it is about the small details!!!! (Words, Phrases, History, Home meds, Risk factors, Etc.)

• The NREMT knows that you guys know the big obvious topic.... they want to see if you can think outside the box, pay attention to detail, and utilize forward thinking & implement clinical judgement!!!

• All categories must be passed!!! If someone does really well in Trauma, Airway, and Medical, but they fail the EMS Operations section, it is a failed attempt. So, you need to be a generalist, not a specialist

• You are in route to a 45 y/o male patient c/o abdominal pain and N/V. The patient is located on a 2nd story apartment and states he has a history of asthma. It is a warm summer day, w/ clear road conditions. What condition should the paramedic suspect?

A. Pancreatitis-X

Class 4-Calcium Channel Blockers

MOA-Block the influx of calcium into the myocardium, causing a decrease in the HR, thus also lowering the BP

• Cardizem/Diltiazem

• Verapamil

• Rapid Afib

UTI (urinary Tract Infection)

• Kidneys (all internal structures-nephrons, renal tubules)

• Ureters

• Bladder

• Urethra

• Pyelonephritis