What is the term for a transmitted action potential?

A. conduction
B. nerve impulse
C. stimulus
D. action potential


Answer: B

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a. Agranular blast b. Granular blast c. Dysplastic promyelocyte d. Promyelocyte

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Which of the following oxidase-negative, non-motile, non-fermenting, gram-negative rods can mimic a late lactose fermenter due to the oxidation of lactose rather than fermentation?

A) Burkholderia cepacia complex B) Acinetobacter baumannii C) Achromobacter xylosoxidans D) Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

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You are transporting a patient with a gunshot wound to the hospital and are being accompanied in the patient compartment by a police officer. Just before going into cardiac arrest, the patient says, "It was Joey. Joey did this to me." The patient cannot be resuscitated and is pronounced dead in the emergency department. Which of the following is TRUE regarding the patient's dying declaration?

A) You should write a narrative account of the incident, including the patient's statement, and keep it for your personal records. B) You should record the patient's statement verbatim in your prehospital care report. C) It is not necessary for you to document it, because the patient technically did not die in the back of the ambulance. D) It is not necessary for you to document it, because it was witnessed by law enforcement.

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