A patient has a severe case of generalized myasthenia gravis. It is most important that the patient be monitored for:
a. urine output.
b. atrial fibrillation.
c. hypotension.
d. apnea.
D
A patient with a severe case of myasthenia gravis can develop weakness to paralysis of the diaphragm and other breathing muscles, resulting in apnea.
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You and your EMT partner are responding to a medical aid call in the rural West County area. The dispatcher advises that the caller is reporting the patient as having a history of "plegia." Why would it be beneficial to have the dispatcher clarify a prefix for the word plegia?
A) A patient with plegia is potentially contagious, and the EMTs need to know what precautions are required. B) Without a clarifying prefix, it is difficult for the EMTs to effectively prepare for the type of patient they may encounter. C) Because a dysplegiac patient generally requires an EMT-Paramedic level of care, and it may change the level of response. D) There is actually no need to clarify the word.
The ability of the fire investigator to interpret fire plume behavior will improve the investigators ability to determine the origin of the fire
a. True b. False
There is a ____ week time frame to code an MI as an AMI.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
Approximately what percentage of community hospitals are for-profit?
A. 75 percent B. 25 percent C. 19 percent D. 50 percent