EMT Medical Fisdap Study (2022/2023) (Verified Answers)

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EMT Medical Fisdap Study (2022/2023) (Verified Answers) Ateriovenus shunt ✔✔Artificial device allows an artery to flow to a vein without moving through capillaries. Complications of renal dial... ysis ✔✔Hypotension, muscle cramps, nausea and vomiting, hemorrhage from the access site, and infection at the access site. What does insulin do ✔✔When you eat, insulin is secreted from the pancreas. Insulin opens up the cell for sugar. Hypoglycemia ✔✔Lack of sugar in the blood. Can be deadly. Treatment for low blood sugar ✔✔Oral glucose. Hyperglycemia (Diabetes) ✔✔An excess amount of sugar in the blood. Too little insulin makes cells unable to absorb glucose. Cell switch from normal metabolism to abnormal metabolism. It begins to breakdown fat. It begins to create Ketone in the body. Ketone is very acidic. And patient will have a fruity smell to their breath. Treatment for Hyperglycemia ✔✔Rapidly transport to the hospital. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) Pathophysiology ✔✔Causes Kussmaul Respirations (Rapid, Deep breaths) Increased blood sugar, fruity smelling breath. Acidosis ✔✔The accumulation of acids in the body High Blood Sugar long term effects ✔✔Blindness, Neuropathy(Nerve Damage), Necrosis(tissue death), Lose Limbs, Kidney Problems Commonly silent MIs Hypoglycemic Crisis Blood Sugar level ✔✔Blood sugar Below 40 Hypoglycemia blood sugar level ✔✔Blood sugar 40-80 Normal Blood Sugar ✔✔Blood sugar 80-120 Hyperglycemia blood sugar level ✔✔Blood sugar 120-400 [Show More]

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