The physical status modifier that should be used for a patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life is:

A) P1.
B) P3.
C) P4.
D) P6.


C) P4.

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Your paramedic partner has applied continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to a patient in respiratory distress from congestive heart failure (CHF). As an EMT, you realize that this treatment should benefit the patient by:

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A) Alzheimer's disease. B) dementia. C) proprioception. D) delirium.

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For mammography tubes, ________ is inserted into the window of the tube.

a. beryllium b. very thin aluminum c. molybdenum d. graphite

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