Seizures in children most often are the result of

A. a life-threatening infection
B. a temperature greater than 102 degree F
C. an abrupt rise in body temperature
D. an inflammatory process in the brain.


Answer: C. an abrupt rise in body temperature

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A) Connect your oxygen tank directly to the tracheostomy tube. B) Try to further troubleshoot the ventilator. C) Call the manufacturer's service hotline. D) Disconnect the patient and ventilate him with a bag-valve device.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A complication of a strep infection manifested by inflammation of the heart tissue is ____. 

A. tetanus B. rheumatic fever C. pertussis D. scarlet fever E. mumps

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The vessel central to the four chambers of the heart on axial CT images is the ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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