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Triage and MBS
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- 1What does ABC stand for?A: airway
B: breathing
C: circulation - 2What are some components of a capsule history?Signalment, primary complaint, duration of problem, appetite, water intake, vax status, meds, bleeding, collapse, consciousness?
- 3What MBS are assessed and how?Cardiovascular: pulses, mucous membranes, CRT, HR, cardiac auscultation;
Neurological: mentation, abnormal signs, gait;
Respiratory: RR (15-25 pm) and effort, pulmonary auscultation, observe from afar - 4What is hypoperfusion?failure of the circulatory system to deliver blood to the tissues
- 5What are the various types of shock and what can cause them?Hypovolemic shock: lack of normal blood volume (hemorrhage, fluid loss into GI or 3rd spaces);
Maldistributive: inappropriate vasodilation that alters blood flow (SIRS, sepsis, or anaphylaxis);
Cardiogenic: failure of the heart to pump blood effectively (end stage cardiac disease or severe arrhythmias);
Obstructive: obstruction to blood flow (pericardial effusion or pulmonary thromboembolism)
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- Principles of Science Flashcards on Triage and MBS, created by sportycanine on 26/01/2014.
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