Antidiarrheals that coat the walls of the gastrointestinal tract and target the toxins that might be responsible for diarrhea are known as:
A) laxatives
B) diuretics
C) adsorbents
D) absorbents
C) adsorbents
Adsorbents act by coating the walls of the gastrointestinal tract and by adsorbing the toxins that might be implicated in causing diarrhea.
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Which public protection method involves directing people to go quickly inside a building and remain there until the danger passes?
A. Protection B. Evacuation C. Sheltering-in-place D. Defending-in-place
A motorcyclist wearing a full helmet was thrown from his motorcycle after hitting a patch of oil on the road. The bike had been traveling at a high rate of speed. Manual spine motion restriction is being maintained by an off-duty EMT. The primary assessment reveals the patient to be responsive to painful stimuli and breathing rapidly with slight sonorous airway sounds. His radial pulse is weak and fast. As you quickly scan his body, you note deformity to the left femur and lower leg. Your immediate action should be to:
A) Apply a cervical collar B) Place a nonrebreather oxygen mask C) Remove his helmet D) Expose his left lower extremity
Which of the following complications is least likely to influence creatinine excretion?
a. Sepsis b. Trauma c. Hypoxemia d. Diet
Cytotoxic T cells release a cytokine which causes infected cells to develop holes in their membranes and die
Indicate whether the statement is true or false