The condition in which the heart pumps out less blood than it receives is known as:
A) Ischemia.
B) Hypertension.
C) Congestive heart failure.
D) Coronary artery disease.
C
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________ is the accumulation of fluid in the interstitial spaces
A) Edema B) Hyperlipidemia C) Hypertrophy D) Petal fluid
When CPP falls below the critical level of 50 mmHG, autoregulation does which of the following to maintain CPP and cerebral perfusion?
A) Decreases blood pressure B) Increases blood pressure C) Decreases intracranial pressure D) Increases intracranial pressure
A primary injury to the central nervous system would be caused by:
a. drowning. b. a hematoma. c. a brachial plexus injury. d. a laceration of the spinal cord.
You are dispatched to a residence for a 20-year-old male with respiratory distress. When you arrive, you find that the patient has a tracheostomy tube and is ventilator dependent. His mother tells you that he was doing fine, but then suddenly began experiencing breathing difficulty. You should:
A) remove him from the mechanical ventilator and ventilate him manually. B) check the settings on the ventilator to ensure that it is functioning properly. C) detach the ventilator, suction the tracheostomy tube, and reassess the patient. D) remove the ventilator tubing and place an oxygen mask over the tracheostomy tube.