The type of oral antidiabetic drug that is considered the mainstay of this type of diabetic therapy is the group known as the:
A. alpha-glucosidase inhibitors
B. thiazolidinediones
C. biguanides
D. sulfonylureas
d
Rationale: Sulfonylurea drugs have been available in the United States since 1954 and have been the mainstay of oral an-tidiabetic therapy for many years.
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A) Only one paramedic on scene B) Blunt or penetrating anterior neck trauma C) Upper airway tumor D) Caustic ingestion
You have been dispatched to transfer a patient with schizophrenia from a hospital emergency department to a behavioral health unit at another hospital. While en route, your partner states that he cannot remember what schizophrenia is. You should tell him that schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder commonly characterized by:
A) Multiple personalities B) The need to be around others C) Delusions and hallucinations D) Feelings of worthlessness
The EMT would recognize a patient as having a phobia when the patient makes which statement?
A) "I am unemployed and think that I will lose my home." B) "I found a snake in my house and am having dreams of finding others." C) "I was just diagnosed with cancer and think that it is terminal." D) "I cannot eat meat because they put dangerous bacteria in it that can hurt me."
Molars converge toward the _______________________ portion of the mouth.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).