Gcs scale
4 eyes
5 verbal
6 motor
Fast acronym
For a stroke
Face
Arms
Speech
Time
Signs positive in meningitis
Brudzinskis - flexion of hip and knees when neck flexes
Kernigs - resistance to leg extension when hip is flexed
Babinski response is normal in a child of what age
Less than 1 yr
Newborn reflexes
Rooting- turns toward source, opens mouth and sucks- disappears at 3-4 months
Babinski- toes fan out- 1 yr
Blinking
Moro- 3-4mo disappears
Stepping- move feet as if to walk- 3-4mo
Sucking- 3-4mo
Swimming- 6-7mo
Tonic neck- 2mo
Pain
Coldspa- character, onset, location, duration, severity, pattern, associated factors.
What were you doing when pain started
If you have thickened nails on R lower digits, dry flaky skin, diminished R tibial pulses what are they at risk for
Altered tissue perfusion
What heart sound associated w S1
Asystole
Diastolic
If you have a pt with a severe asthma attack you would assess
The oral mucosa
If shown a pic with protruding and sunken abdomen where you can see ribs it is called a …
Scaphoid
Swooshing sound auscultated in R carotid artery is…
R carotid bruit
When listening to heart for mitral stenosis what would you use?
Bell of scope over apex
Pt complains of lack of sleep, getting up to urinate, and has cardiac condition- this is…
Heart failure
If pr has worst headache ever what to do
Check BP
Is subconjunctival hemorrhage painful?
No
What is the leading cause of blindness in the world
2nd leading cause
Cataracts
Glaucoma
Preload vs afterload
If afterload goes up what else goes up
P- vol of blood at end of doastole
A- resistance left ventricle must overcome to circulate blood
Cardiac workload
Observe for jvd at what angle
45 degree and up
What is lub and what is dub
Lub- recoil of blood against AV valves
Dub- recoil against semilunar valves
Normal vitals for kids
Hr-
90-160 up to 12 mo
80-120 1-2yr
65-100 3-5
58-90 6-11
50-90 12-15
RR
30-53 up to 12 mo
22-37 1-2yr
20-28 3-5 yr
18-25 6-11
12-20 12 and up
Peripheral arterial vs peripheral venous
A- claudication, no or weak pulses, black eschar
V- edema, dull achy pain, sores w irregular borders, ruddy skin
Cataracts vs glaucoms symptoms
Cataracts affect lens, cloudy vision, faded colors, night vision issues,
Glaucoma- optic nerva damage, peripheral vision loss, blind spots, headaches, nausea
Factors affecting BP
Anxiety, pain, stress, smoking, caffeine, alcohol
S/s of fluid vol excess
Edema, warm, redness, jvd, visible and firm veins