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Positive end-expiratory pressure - maintains alveolar pressure above atmospheric pressure
Golden Hour
Critical first hour after traumatic injury when treatment is most effective
Hemodynamic Instability
Confidentiality
Exclusion Criteria
Acute respiratory distress syndrome - severe inflammatory lung condition with hypoxemia
Abnormal or unstable blood pressure causing inadequate tissue perfusion
Protecting the privacy of participants by not disclosing their personal information
ARDS
PEEP
Conditions that disqualify potential participants from joining a study
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| ACLS | Advanced Cardiac Life Support - protocols for cardiac emergencies |
| Adverse Event | Any undesirable experience associated with the use of a medical product in a participant |
| Afterload | The pressure against which the ventricle must eject blood |
| Aortic Dissection | A tear in the inner layer of the aorta allowing blood to flow between vessel layers |
| ARDS | Acute respiratory distress syndrome - severe inflammatory lung condition with hypoxemia |
| Blinding | Hiding the group assignments from participants or researchers to prevent bias |
| Capnography | Monitoring of exhaled carbon dioxide concentration during respiratory cycle |
| Cardiac Output | The amount of blood pumped by the heart in one minute (L/min) |
| Cardiogenic Shock | Failure of the heart to pump blood effectively causing inadequate tissue perfusion |
| Compartment Syndrome | Increased pressure in muscle compartment causing neurovascular compromise |
| Confidentiality | Protecting the privacy of participants by not disclosing their personal information |
| Cricothyrotomy | Emergency surgical airway through cricothyroid membrane |
| Damage Control Resuscitation | Strategy focusing on controlling hemorrhage restoring perfusion and minimizing complications |
| Data Monitoring Committee | An independent group that monitors data for participant safety and study integrity |
| DIC | Disseminated intravascular coagulation - pathological activation of blood clotting |
| Double-blind Study | A study where neither the participants nor the researchers know who is receiving the treatment |
| ECMO | Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - life support for cardiac and respiratory failure |
| Endpoint | A primary outcome used to judge the effectiveness of a treatment |
| Exclusion Criteria | Conditions that disqualify potential participants from joining a study |
| Glasgow Coma Scale | Assessment tool for level of consciousness based on eye verbal and motor response |
| Golden Hour | Critical first hour after traumatic injury when treatment is most effective |
| Good Clinical Practice | International quality standards for designing conducting recording and reporting trials |
| Head-to-Toe Assessment | Systematic physical examination from head to feet |
| Hemodynamic Instability | Abnormal or unstable blood pressure causing inadequate tissue perfusion |
| Hypovolemic Shock | Shock state caused by severe blood or fluid loss |
| IABP | Intra-aortic balloon pump - mechanical device that increases coronary perfusion |
| Inclusion Criteria | Conditions that must be met for participants to join a study |
| Informed Consent | Process of obtaining voluntary agreement from a participant after full disclosure of study information |
| Inotropes | Medications that increase the force of heart contractions |
| Institutional Review Board | A committee that reviews and approves research involving human subjects |
| Lethal Triad | Hypothermia coagulopathy and acidosis - dangerous combination in trauma patients |
| Massive Transfusion Protocol | Rapid administration of large amounts of blood products for severe hemorrhage |
| Mean Arterial Pressure | The average arterial pressure during a single cardiac cycle |
| MONA | Morphine Oxygen Nitroglycerin Aspirin - traditional acute coronary syndrome treatment |
| Neurogenic Shock | Distributive shock resulting from loss of sympathetic tone and vasodilation |
| PEEP | Positive end-expiratory pressure - maintains alveolar pressure above atmospheric pressure |
| Pericardiocentesis | Procedure to remove fluid from pericardial space |
| Permissive Hypercapnia | Allowing CO2 levels to rise above normal to prevent ventilator-induced lung injury |
| Placebo | A substance with no therapeutic effect used as a control in testing new drugs |
| Preload | The degree of stretch in the ventricle at the end of diastole |
| Primary Survey | Initial rapid assessment of airway breathing circulation disability and exposure |
| Protocol | A detailed plan of a study outlining the procedures and guidelines |
| Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure | Measurement that reflects left atrial pressure (normal 6-12 mmHg) |
| Pulmonary Embolism | Blockage in pulmonary arteries usually caused by blood clots from deep veins |
| Pulseless Electrical Activity | Organized cardiac electrical activity without detectable pulse |
| Randomization | Assignment of participants to different groups by chance to reduce bias |
| Refractory Hypoxemia | Persistent low blood oxygen despite high oxygen therapy |
| Restenosis | Narrowing of blood vessel after previous treatment to open it |
| RSI | Rapid sequence intubation - process of inducing unconsciousness and paralysis for emergency intubation |
| Sample Size | The number of participants included in a study |
| Septic Shock | Life-threatening condition caused by infection leading to organ dysfunction |
| Stroke Volume | The volume of blood ejected by the ventricle with each contraction |
| Tamponade | Compression of the heart caused by fluid accumulation in the pericardial space |
| Tension Pneumothorax | Life-threatening collapse of lung with mediastinal shift due to air in pleural cavity |
| Tertiary Survey | Comprehensive head-to-toe examination after initial stabilization |
| Thoracentesis | Procedure to remove fluid or air from pleural space |
| Torsades de Pointes | Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia associated with prolonged QT interval |
| Tracheal Deviation | Clinical sign of tension pneumothorax where trachea shifts away from affected side |
| Traumatic Brain Injury | Brain dysfunction caused by external force to the head |
| Triage | Process of prioritizing patients based on severity of condition and resources |
| Vasopressin | Hormone that increases water retention and raises blood pressure (ADH) |
| Vasopressors | Medications that constrict blood vessels and raise blood pressure |
| Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome | Condition with abnormal electrical pathways causing rapid heartbeat |
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MONA
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Morphine Oxygen Nitroglycerin Aspirin - traditional acute coronary syndrome treatment
Front
Placebo
Back
A substance with no therapeutic effect used as a control in testing new drugs
Front
Pulmonary Embolism
Back
Blockage in pulmonary arteries usually caused by blood clots from deep veins
Front
Cardiac Output
Back
The amount of blood pumped by the heart in one minute (L/min)
Front
Protocol
Back
A detailed plan of a study outlining the procedures and guidelines
Front
Tension Pneumothorax
Back
Life-threatening collapse of lung with mediastinal shift due to air in pleural cavity
Front
Massive Transfusion Protocol
Back
Rapid administration of large amounts of blood products for severe hemorrhage
Front
Inclusion Criteria
Back
Conditions that must be met for participants to join a study
Front
Vasopressin
Back
Hormone that increases water retention and raises blood pressure (ADH)
Front
Data Monitoring Committee
Back
An independent group that monitors data for participant safety and study integrity
Front
Hemodynamic Instability
Back
Abnormal or unstable blood pressure causing inadequate tissue perfusion
Front
Endpoint
Back
A primary outcome used to judge the effectiveness of a treatment
Front
Tamponade
Back
Compression of the heart caused by fluid accumulation in the pericardial space
Front
Confidentiality
Back
Protecting the privacy of participants by not disclosing their personal information
Front
Refractory Hypoxemia
Back
Persistent low blood oxygen despite high oxygen therapy
Front
Lethal Triad
Back
Hypothermia coagulopathy and acidosis - dangerous combination in trauma patients
Front
Pulseless Electrical Activity
Back
Organized cardiac electrical activity without detectable pulse
Front
Traumatic Brain Injury
Back
Brain dysfunction caused by external force to the head
Front
Stroke Volume
Back
The volume of blood ejected by the ventricle with each contraction
Front
Permissive Hypercapnia
Back
Allowing CO2 levels to rise above normal to prevent ventilator-induced lung injury
Front
Compartment Syndrome
Back
Increased pressure in muscle compartment causing neurovascular compromise
Front
Tracheal Deviation
Back
Clinical sign of tension pneumothorax where trachea shifts away from affected side
Front
RSI
Back
Rapid sequence intubation - process of inducing unconsciousness and paralysis for emergency intubation
Front
Restenosis
Back
Narrowing of blood vessel after previous treatment to open it
Front
Damage Control Resuscitation
Back
Strategy focusing on controlling hemorrhage restoring perfusion and minimizing complications
Front
Exclusion Criteria
Back
Conditions that disqualify potential participants from joining a study
Front
Inotropes
Back
Medications that increase the force of heart contractions
Front
Cardiogenic Shock
Back
Failure of the heart to pump blood effectively causing inadequate tissue perfusion
Front
Head-to-Toe Assessment
Back
Systematic physical examination from head to feet
Front
Good Clinical Practice
Back
International quality standards for designing conducting recording and reporting trials
Front
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Back
Condition with abnormal electrical pathways causing rapid heartbeat
Front
Double-blind Study
Back
A study where neither the participants nor the researchers know who is receiving the treatment
Front
ACLS
Back
Advanced Cardiac Life Support - protocols for cardiac emergencies
Front
Adverse Event
Back
Any undesirable experience associated with the use of a medical product in a participant
Front
Capnography
Back
Monitoring of exhaled carbon dioxide concentration during respiratory cycle
Front
Sample Size
Back
The number of participants included in a study
Front
Mean Arterial Pressure
Back
The average arterial pressure during a single cardiac cycle
Front
Cricothyrotomy
Back
Emergency surgical airway through cricothyroid membrane
Front
PEEP
Back
Positive end-expiratory pressure - maintains alveolar pressure above atmospheric pressure
Front
ARDS
Back
Acute respiratory distress syndrome - severe inflammatory lung condition with hypoxemia
Front
Primary Survey
Back
Initial rapid assessment of airway breathing circulation disability and exposure
Front
Vasopressors
Back
Medications that constrict blood vessels and raise blood pressure
Front
Torsades de Pointes
Back
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia associated with prolonged QT interval
Front
Golden Hour
Back
Critical first hour after traumatic injury when treatment is most effective
Front
Neurogenic Shock
Back
Distributive shock resulting from loss of sympathetic tone and vasodilation
Front
ECMO
Back
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - life support for cardiac and respiratory failure
Front
Glasgow Coma Scale
Back
Assessment tool for level of consciousness based on eye verbal and motor response
Front
Preload
Back
The degree of stretch in the ventricle at the end of diastole
Front
Septic Shock
Back
Life-threatening condition caused by infection leading to organ dysfunction
Front
Triage
Back
Process of prioritizing patients based on severity of condition and resources
Front
Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure
Back
Measurement that reflects left atrial pressure (normal 6-12 mmHg)
Front
IABP
Back
Intra-aortic balloon pump - mechanical device that increases coronary perfusion
Front
Thoracentesis
Back
Procedure to remove fluid or air from pleural space
Front
Randomization
Back
Assignment of participants to different groups by chance to reduce bias
Front
Afterload
Back
The pressure against which the ventricle must eject blood
Front
Aortic Dissection
Back
A tear in the inner layer of the aorta allowing blood to flow between vessel layers
Front
Pericardiocentesis
Back
Procedure to remove fluid from pericardial space
Front
Hypovolemic Shock
Back
Shock state caused by severe blood or fluid loss
Front
Blinding
Back
Hiding the group assignments from participants or researchers to prevent bias
Front
Institutional Review Board
Back
A committee that reviews and approves research involving human subjects
Front
DIC
Back
Disseminated intravascular coagulation - pathological activation of blood clotting
Front
Informed Consent
Back
Process of obtaining voluntary agreement from a participant after full disclosure of study information
Front
Tertiary Survey
Back
Comprehensive head-to-toe examination after initial stabilization
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