Your Patient Is Unresponsive

question 29

Multiple Choice

Your patient is unresponsive. Which piece of information given to you by the patient's family is most important to the EMT in relation to a possible stroke?

• A) "He forgot to take his blood thinner last night."
• B) "We think that he had too much to drink last night."
• C) "We noticed him acting oddly about 7 p.m."
• D) "He took some ibuprofen last night for a fever and cough."

Identify the purpose and examples of neuroprotectants in neurological care.

Recognize factors that may trigger seizures.

Grasp the concept and implications of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

Describe the effects of antidepressants, specifically SSRIs, on the brain.

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Definitions:

Eosinophils

A type of white blood cell that plays crucial roles in the immune system, particularly in combating multicellular parasites and certain infections.

Hemoglobin

It's a component in red blood cells that is essential for moving oxygen from the lungs across the body's tissues, and it also carries carbon dioxide from those tissues back to the lungs.

Blood Vessels

The tubular structures carrying blood through the tissues and organs; a vital component of the circulatory system, including arteries, veins, and capillaries.

Arterioles

Small, muscular blood vessels that control blood flow from arteries into the capillary networks of the body's tissues.