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• priority

• What would you do next?

• What would you do first?

• What are the most appropriate immediate interventions?

Always think-What will overall help my patient the most, prevent them from dying or becoming more critical

Invasive (Going into the body)

• IV

• Intubation

• Injection

• Tubes

NIPPV (Non-invasive Positive pressure ventilation)

Neuron-A brain cell

Axon-The long part or the tail of a neuron

Diffuse-Everywhere or all over

DAI-Diffuse Axonal Injury

• Deceleration injuries/Trauma

Ischemia (Partial Blockage)

• A lack of oxygenated blood to the myocardium

Injury (A larger blockage)

• Actual injured muscle due to longer ischemia

Infarction (Complete blockage)

• Actual muscle death

Question Interpretation

Priority Questions

• What would you do next?

• What would you do first?

• What is the most immediate intervention?

• What is the most appropriate intervention or treatment? Out of all the answers below, what will benefit the patient the most? (Dyspnea, SOB, Spo2-88%, BP-162/88, rhonchi and wheezing

Endocrine System

• Made up of all glands and 1 organ (Pancreas), that secrete hormones into the bloodstream

Hormones

• Chemicals that are released from 1 area of the body, that travel to another area to help carry out certain functions

Think of the endocrine system as a relay race!!!!!

• Pituitary Gland-(Brain)"Master Gland"-It secretes the greatest number of hormones in the body

• Spinal Cord Injuries

• Neurogenic Shock

• Autonomic Dysreflexia

CNS-Central NS

• Brain

• Spinal Cord

Hematology/Immunology/Infectious Diseases

3 Types of Blood Cells-Produced in the bone marrow

• RBCs (Erythrocytes)-Carry Hgb & Oxygen-Live for 120 days

• WBCs (Leukocytes)-Fight infections. Immune response-Live for 14 days

• Platelets (Thrombocytes)-Blood clotting

Blood clotting

Laryngeal Spasms (Anaphylaxis, Facial Trauma)

• Forceful upward pressure from the jaw. Opens and elongates the glottic opening

• Epinephrine

Stomas & Tracheostomy

Stoma-The surgical hole made in the neck

Tracheostomy-The plastic tube that goes into the stoma