The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Cholesterol in Adults (known as the Adult Treatment Panel III [ATP III] in 2001 agreed that elevated _____ cholesterol is the primary
target of cholesterol-lowering therapy.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
LDL: The Adult Treatment Panel III in 2001 made recommendations for cholesterol management. This panel agreed that elevated LDL cholesterol is the primary target of cholesterol-lowering therapy.
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You are treating a male patient with a sickle cell crisis. Vital signs are: pulse 124, respiration 22, blood pressure 156/92, and SpO2 93%. What instruction would you provide to other EMTs in the care of this patient?
A) "Let's place the patient on a nasal cannula with 4 lpm of oxygen." B) "I need someone to administer aspirin so we can thin his blood and get it moving." C) "The best thing we can do is just to transport to the emergency department." D) "Remember that using a blood pressure cuff can cause significant bruising."
What are the major effects of peripheral chemoreceptor stimulation?
a. Decreased drive to breathe b. Decreased production of erythropoietin c. Vasoconstriction and increased heart rate d. Vasodilation and increased stroke volume
When standing, it is recommended that you point your feet _____ and about shoulder width apart
A) outward B) inward C) straight D) in any comfortable direction
A third-service EMS system is one in which:
A) a public agency not affiliated with the fire department provides EMS service. B) an EMS ambulance is housed in a fire department and is staffed by EMTs. C) responders from a fire department assist the ambulance on every EMS call. D) a privately owned ambulance service works in tandem with a public EMS system.