26/01/2024
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26/01/2024
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P*P Advanced Assessment Guide Advanced Assessment Guide: Prehospital patient assessment is designed to be versatile and allow the paramedic to use rapid and focused examination to look for life threatening conditions and to determine appropriate treatments in the field. While all paramedic students at the P*P level are trained i...
07/12/2023
29/10/2023
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Pathophysiology Review: GI/GU pathologies Gastrointestinal/Genitourinary Pathologies: Appendicits: In appendicitis, there is an obstruction of the appendiceal lumen, typically by impacted, hard, f***s. The appendix itself contains a significant amount of bacteria, that is then unable to escape, and proliferates causing inflammation of the a...
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Pathophysiology review: Neurological Pathologies Neurological pathologies: Cerebrovascular Accidnent (CVA/Stroke): A CVA occurs when there is interruption of blood flow to an area of the brain. The resulting ischemia/infarction causes neurological disfunction in the systems associated with the affected areas of the brain. A CVA can occur in one of...
https://jhew86.wixsite.com/jaysmedicstuff/post/pathophysiology-review-the-cardiac-system
Pathophysiology Review: The Cardiac System Acute Coronry Syndrome: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a blanket term to describe all chest pain (or its equivalents) resulting from a cardiac point of origin. In general, this encompasses Angina pectoris, NSTEMI, and STEMI. ACS is the result of ischemia to the cells of the myocardium. The primary...
14/10/2023
06/10/2023
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Pathophysiology Review: Respiratory System Respiratory Pathologies: Asthma: Asthma is a reactive airway disease. This means that its symptoms are the result of a bodily reaction to either extrinsic or intrinsic factors. Extrinsic factors include environmental irritants and allergens, while intrinsic factors would include things like a stress...
28/09/2023
Patient assessment revisited. An overview for the EMT/Paramedic The scene assessment: The scene assessment begins as you approach the address or location of the emergency call. On pulling up to the scene, assess for EMCAP: Environment: Where is the incident occurring? Are there any obvious hazards present? Does the environment present logistical problems? Mechan...
11/07/2023
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https://jhew86.wixsite.com/jaysmedicstuff/post/working-the-differential-series-chest-pain
Working the differential series: Chest pain This series will focus on working through the differential diagnosis for the 3 most common causes of 911 services activation; those causes being: Acute Chest pain Shortness of breath Abdominal pain Developing a differential diagnosis, and using history, physical assessments, and vital signs, to reac...
11/06/2023
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H-Bombs of head trauma Head Trauma management: In the case of head trauma, particularly blunt head trauma, we are primarily concerned with elevated ICP. The human skull cavity is a fixed volume space. It houses the brain, blood vessels, nerves, and spinal fluid. The sum of all these parts is 100% utilization of the volume...
17/03/2023
Respiratory distress vs failure https://jhew86.wixsite.com/jaysmedicstuff/post/respiratory-distress-vs-failure
Respiratory distress vs failure Respiratory distress vs respiratory failure and how to treat them: Respiratory Distress: A patient is said to be in respiratory distress whenever they enter a state where they are not able to exchange sufficient levels of oxygen and CO2 at the alveolar level using a “normal” respiratory rate and...
07/02/2023
07/02/2023
CHOLECYSTITIS Cholecystitis Pathophysiology: The gallbladder works in conjunction with the liver to produce and house bile, for use in fat breakdown during digestion. It is common for gallstones to form during this process, and most of us have them to some degree. However if a gallstone manages to occlude the bil...
04/02/2023
04/02/2023
APPENDICITIS Appendicitis Pathophysiology: The appendix is largely considered to be a vestigial organ, no longer of much use in the body. It houses bacteria and may have once aided in digestion, but we gradually evolved away from using it. In appendicitis, the lumen of the appendix becomes obstructed, usually by...
27/01/2023
27/01/2023
ANAPHYLAXIS Anaphylaxis: Anaphylaxis, or anaphylactic shock as it is more accurately termed, occurs when an environmental trigger causes a systemic inflammatory response, leading to distributive shock. Following sensitization to a given substance, the body creates antibodies in the form of IgE, which are the ac...
23/01/2023
23/01/2023
Pulmonary Embolism Pulmonary Embolism PE occurs when a thrombus, generally a DVT, breaks loose and becomes lodged in one or more branches of the pulmonary artery. This results in a twofold problem affecting both the pulmonary and cardiac systems. Then lung tissue distal to the blockage becomes infarcted and does not a...
21/01/2023
21/01/2023
COPD COPD COPD is an umbrella term used to describe patients with the 2 most common obstructive lung diseases; Emphysema, and Chronic Bronchitis. Both of these illnesses are primarily attributed to exposure to to***co smoke. Other causes can exist, such as toxic exposures, or the rare alpha-1 anti-trypsi...
20/01/2023
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