The most basic neuromuscular pathway that produces a rapid, automatic movement such as a flexor withdrawal reflex

What will be an ideal response?


Reflex arc

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You are providing care to a 54-year-old man patient complaining of chest pain. The patient asks to speak to you privately. He tells you he is taking CialisĀ® for erectile dysfunction, and his wife does not know he is taking it

He does not want his wife to find out. As you are putting the EMS bags back in the ambulance, the wife corners you and insists that you tell her what her husband said. What should you do? A) You should tell her. As his spouse, she is legally entitled to know his medical information. B) You should not tell her. There is no reason to humiliate your patient by disclosing his embarrassing condition. C) You should not tell her. By law, your conversation with your patient is confidential. D) You should tell her. He may be having an affair without her knowledge, and she needs to be tested for sexually transmitted diseases.

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When using a pulse oximeter on an adult patient, the EMT knows that the sensor is most often attached to the patient's:

A) chest. B) forehead. C) ear. D) finger.

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Changing a CPT code of 99211 to that of 99212 on an insurance bill, to be reimbursed more money, is an example of __________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Dominant gender ideology in many societies today is organized around three ideas and beliefs. Which of the following is NOT one of the ideas or beliefs?

A. Men are more naturally suited to possess power and be leaders than women are. B. Forms of sexuality other than heterosexuality is considered abnormal or deviant. C. Human beings are either male or female in terms of sex. D. Women are destined by fate to be inferior to men in family structures.

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