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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What determines the range of motion in each part of the spine?
a. The muscles attached to it b. The size of the vertebral bodies c. The size of the intervertebral disks d. The orientation of the facet joint surfaces
__________ is the standard that provides the framework to improve safety during live fire evolutions and exercises
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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.
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