Surgical removal of the spleen is termed:
A) splenotomy
B) splenostomy
C) splenectomy
D) splenoplasty
E) splenorrhaphy
C
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You notice that your partner routinely takes only one set of vital signs when treating and transporting patients. When asked, he states that he gets just baseline vital signs because they are most important, as they provide information related to the patient's clinical status at the time of the EMS call. How would you respond?
A) "Examining several sets of vital signs can also indicate the effectiveness of your treatment." B) "You must at least get a pulse rate every 15 minutes, since this is the most important vital sign." C) "Documenting several sets of vital signs is the only way to get full reimbursement from insurance companies for the EMS call." D) "You must get at least two sets of vital signs because that is what the national standard calls for."
The EMT would recognize which patient as suffering from multisystem trauma?
A) A pregnant female with a single gunshot wound to the head B) A 43-year-old male with extremity trauma and shock from a motor vehicle collision C) A 66-year-old female with a deformed arm after having a syncopal episode D) A 23-year-old female with a fractured clavicle sustained in a soccer game
Stress is the body's reaction to the world around it.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Hypoxia becomes the main stimulus for ventilation rather than hypercarbia in patient with:
A) blepharoptosis. B) a history of cardiac problems. C) cirrhosis of the liver. D) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.