All of the following nutrients provide energy EXCEPT _______
a. carbohydrates
b. vitamins
c. fats
d. proteins
b
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You have arrived on the scene of a paramedic who was shot as she approached a residence on a call. The scene has since been secured. Your patient is a 38-year-old woman with one gunshot wound to the left side of the chest at the fifth intercostal space in the midaxillary line. She is pale, cool, and awake but agitated. She is diaphoretic and complaining of pain in her left side and difficulty
breathing. The patient's EMT partner has applied oxygen by nonrebreathing mask and placed an occlusive dressing over the entry wound before your arrival. As you continue your assessment, the patient's level of consciousness decreases. She responds to verbal stimuli. Her airway is clear, her respiratory rate is 38 per minute and shallow, her neck veins are flat, and her breath sounds are absent on the left side. The patient lacks a radial pulse, and the abdomen is non-guarded and non-tender. Which of the following should you do first? A) Start a large-bore IV of isotonic crystalloid solution. B) Do a rapid trauma assessment. C) Assist ventilations with a bag-valve-mask device. D) Do an immediate needle chest decompression.
The door to an airborne-precautions room should be ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
________ is the dominant mechanism by which fire gases move.
A) Continual flow B) Buoyant flow C) Restive flow D) None of the above
Which of the following signs/symptoms may be reduced following periodontal surgery if adequate plaque control is maintained?
A) Swelling B) Root sensitivity C) Pain D) Fremitus