A drug addict informs you that he has been taking OxyContin and now requires more and more of the drug to take his chronic back pain away. The EMT would recognize this patient as experiencing:

A) Overdose
B) Dependence
C) Tolerance
D) Adverse reaction


C) Tolerance

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__________ is the standard that provides the framework to improve safety during live fire evolutions and exercises

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A direct blow to the chest at a vulnerable point in the cardiac cycle, leading to cardiac arrest is known as:

A) commotio cordis. B) ALTE. C) livor mortis. D) ventricular hypertrophy.

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A 59-kg IBW female patient is being mechanically ventilated in the CMV mode, f = 12/min, VT = 400 mL, PEEP = 5 cm H2O, FIO2 = 0.5. The ABG results on these settings show a respiratory acidosis and severe hypoxemia

The respiratory therapist increases the set VT and increases the PEEP to 12 cm H2O. The resulting ABGs show improved oxygenation, but the patient still has a respiratory acidosis. The respiratory acidosis may be due to which of the following? a. Tissue hypoxia b. Increased dead space c. Increased cardiac output d. Continued hypoventilation

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