Pain occurs when the amount of blood flowing through the narrowed or blocked coronary artery is less than the amount of acidic byproducts that build up in the myocardium.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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Which statement would the EMT expect from a patient with unstable angina?
A) "When I stop what I am doing, the pain goes away." B) "If I take a nitroglycerin tablet, the pain stops." C) "The chest pain awakens me from my nighttime sleep." D) "The antacid my doctor prescribed seems to take the pain away."
An example of a pharmaceutical gas that may be inhaled is:
A) halothane B) nitroglycerin C) hydrogen D) estrogen
In the household measurement system, 8 oz is equivalent to ____.
A. 1 pt B. 1 qt C. 1 tbsp D. 1 tsp E. 1 c
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) was established by the
A) Hospital Standardization Program B) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act C) Health Care Quality Improvement Act D) Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act