Hypertension can result in serious conditions such as ____ or cardiac arrest.
A. anaphylaxis
B. hypercholesterolemia
C. diabetes
D. stroke
Answer: D
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A. Splint the injury, then prop the extremity up on a pillow B. Immobilize the joints above and below the injury with a sling C. Secure the injured extremity to the body with a swathe D. Cut away clothing to expose the injury site, then control bleeding.
A 36-year-old male patient was involved in an altercation and now has a 2-inch laceration from a knife to the right side of his neck. Bleeding was controlled prior to your arrival by Emergency Medical Responders. Your paramedic partner has asked you to apply an occlusive dressing to the wound. You recognize that the primary benefit of the action is to:
A) Prevent the cervical collar from touching the wound, if one is applied B) Control the bleeding from large blood vessels so the patient does not become hypotensive C) Prevent air entry into the circulatory system D) Promote clot formation so as to stop bleeding
____________________ is the application of statistical analysis to biological data, and is the mathematical component of epidemiology.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The condition of having an excessive amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood is called ________.
A. hyperthyroidism B. hyperkalemia C. hyperglycemia D. Hashimoto's disease