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Emergency Medicine: Triage
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1. Caused by periods of low cardiac output (due to low stroke volume or poor contractility) - peripheral vasoconstriction - or decreased pulse pressure.

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

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

4. Appropriately interactive with the surrounding environment.

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

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

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

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

9. Alternating pattern of tachypnea followed by bradypnea.

10. 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.

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

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

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

14. Lower respiratory tract

15. Upper respiratory tract

16. Facial artery -palmar digital artery

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

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

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

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

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. Femoral artery -dorsal pedal artery

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

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

25. Late pleural space of parenchymal disease - chest wall

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