What injury occurs when there is compression of the chest with forced retrograde blood flow and engorgement of the blood vessels in the upper chest neck and head?
A) Myocardial contusion
B) Traumatic asphyxia
C) Hemothorax
D) Commotio cordis
B
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A) reflecting. B) sympathy. C) documenting. D) assessing.
When fully developed, the brain fills the cranial cavity and is enclosed by the meninges, which include all of these, EXCEPT ________.
A. dura mater B. pia mater C. synaptic space D. arachnoid mater
Which of the following regimens is ideal for controlling type 1 diabetes?
a. oral hypoglycemics b. intermediate or long-acting analog insulin injected once or twice daily and a rapid- or short-acting analog insulin c. only a short-acting insulin d. only a long-acting insulin
Mr. Jackson is being seen in the urgent care center where you work because of severe chest pain. He says the pain is sharp and severe and gets worse when he coughs or breathes in. He is afraid he is having a heart attack. Based on these symptoms, you might suspect that he has
A. myocardial infarction. B. costochondritis. C. sore muscles. D. heartburn. E. a pulmonary embolism.