Duplicate of Chapter 22 Diabetic Emergencies and AMS

Which of the following best describes status epilepticus?

Clonic phase causes:

If the blood sugar level is very high, which of the following may result?

Which of the items below is not a part of the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale?

Which of the following is within the EMT's scope of practice for the treatment of the diabetic patient?

What is one of the most common characteristics of a stroke?

Hyperglycemic patient skin tone:

Which of the following is NOT a sign of a hypoglycemic diabetic emergency?

Actions of Oral glucose

Hypoglycemic patient skin tone:

What is Reticular Activating System(RAS) responsible for?

Which is not one of the steps in managing a patient experiencing dizziness and syncope?

Which specialized cells produce Insulin?

During your primary assessment you find your patient has an altered mental status. This could indicate which?

Signs of DKA:

For the EMT, which of the following is the most important question to ask of a diabetic patient or his family members?

Tonic phase causes:

vasodilation that once helped move white blood cells now cause drop in pressure within cardiac system causing:

Which statement below is not true about seizures?

EMT'S must have _____ from medical direction to perform blood glucose monitoring using a blood glucose meter.

What are signs in hypoglycemia?

Hyperglycemia is high blood sugar

The signs and symptoms of a transient ischemic attack (TIA) may last up to:

Which of the following is the role of glucose in the body?

Glucose is a form of starch

Postical phase causes:

12 other causes of a seizure:

tonic-clonic seizure comes:

Type 2 Diabetes is when:

Rule of thumb for diabetic emergencies is , "sugar for everyone".

What is a standardized test to evaluate a conscious patient for possible stroke?

What causes Hypoglycemia for diabetics?

What is the most common cause of strokes?

A seizure that occurs spontaneously from an unknown cause is called:

Complex partial seizure may involve:

What is epilepsy?

What are the basic needs for Brain Tissues?

Which of the following blood glucose levels is considered normal for an adult?

With advances in clot-busting (thrombolytic) drugs, the patient has a window of ________ hours to receive treatment.

Which of the following refers to difficulty in speaking or understanding speech as a result of a stroke?

A value of less than 60 mg/dL is typically

Most common cause of a seizure for an adult is a fever

Which of the following is an action of insulin?

Hypoglecimia is:

What organ secretes insulin when the blood glucose rises about over 90 mg/dL?

The medical term for fainting is:

a value grater than 140 mg/dL indicates:

when excessive waste products are released into the system the waste products build up and with dehydration to cause:

Partial seizures affect only one part of the brain, while generalized seizures affect entire brain

As mental status decreases, so may the patients ability to control and keep airway open

Which of the following conditions may be mimicked by hypoglycemia?

Hyperglycemia Develops as a rapid onset while Hypoglycemia takes weeks or Months

Causes of Hyperglycemia?

Most common cause of a seizure for a child is failure to take anti-seizure medication

Type 1 Diabetes is when?

Insulin-glucose relationship has been described as a "lock and key" mechanism

Signs of a partial seizure includes all except:

Many factors that cause dizziness and syncope are generally related to the: