Marlee Shared "Unitek STM 201 WK 1" - 12 Picmonics
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Unitek STM 201 WK 1
- Red or Bulging Tympanic Membrane
- Ear Pain
- Pulling at Ear
- Fever
- Upper Respiratory Infection
- Considerations
- More Common in Young Children
- Eustachian Tube Narrower
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Smoking Increases Risk
- Outer Ear
- Middle Ear
- Inner Ear
- Cochlea
- Organ of Corti
- Inner Hair Cells
- Basilar Membrane
- Characteristics
- Mouth
- Mechanical Digestion
- Salivary Amylase Begins Carbohydrate Breakdown
- Lingual Lipase Begins Lipid Breakdown
- Esophagus
- Bolus
- Peristalsis
- Cause/Mechanism
- Haemophilus Influenzae
- Assessment
- Drooling
- Fever
- Stridor
- Restlessness
- Dyspnea
- Cough
- Tripod Position
- Considerations
- Emergency Treatment
- Do Not Examine Throat
- Interventions
- Maintain Airway
- Upright/Sitting Position
- Humidified Oxygen
- Intubation/Tracheostomy Supplies At Bedside
- IV Antibiotics
- Decrease Anxiety
- Considerations
- NPO
- Vaccine
- Restrain to Prevent Extubation
- Cause
- Bacterial or Viral Inflammation
- Assessment
- Sore Throat
- Dysphagia
- Interventions
- Throat Culture
- Antibiotics
- Tonsillectomy
- Considerations
- Often Streptococcus
- Monitor for Acute Glomerulonephritis
- Monitor for Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Indications
- Recurrent Tonsillitis
- Considerations
- Saline Gargles
- Ice Chips
- Monitor for Bleeding
- Within 24 Hours
- After 5-7 days
- Soft Foods
- Do Not Cough, Clear Throat, or Blow Nose
- Do Not Use Straws
- Cause/Mechanism
- Narrowed or Obstructed Air Passage
- Assessment
- Apnea
- Loud Snoring
- Startle Response
- Daytime Drowsiness
- Interventions
- Positional Therapy
- Oral Appliance
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
- Surgery
- Considerations
- Weight Loss
- Mechanism
- Parainfluenza Virus
- Assessment
- 3 Months to 3 Years
- Nighttime
- Barking Seal Cough
- Inspiratory Stridor
- Interventions
- Cool Humidified Air
- Dexamethasone
- Racemic Epinephrine
- Pathophysiology
- Chronic Inflammation of Bronchi
- Signs and Symptoms
- Early-Onset Cyanosis
- Blue Bloaters
- Productive Cough
- Wheezing
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Late-Onset Dyspnea
- Crackles
- Diagnosis
- Reid Index > 50%
- Characteristics
- History of Atopic Disease
- Symptoms
- Dysphagia
- Diagnosis
- Endoscopy with Biopsy
- Eosinophilic Infiltrate
- Unresponsive to GERD Therapy
- Interventions
- Elimination Diet
- Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)
- Topical Glucocorticoids
- Pathophysiology
- False Diverticulum
- Junction of Pharynx and Esophagus
- Inferior Pharyngeal Constrictor
- Symptoms
- Dysphagia
- Regurgitation of Undigested Food
- Halitosis
- Diagnosis
- Barium Swallow
- Treatment
- Surgical Repair
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