You have been dispatched to transfer a patient with schizophrenia from a hospital emergency department to a behavioral health unit at another hospital. While en route, your partner states that he cannot remember what schizophrenia is. You should tell him that schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder commonly characterized by:

A) Multiple personalities
B) The need to be around others
C) Delusions and hallucinations
D) Feelings of worthlessness


C) Delusions and hallucinations

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Bronchiolitis is BEST described as a:

a. viral infection causing inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi. b. bacterial infection causing inflammation of the bronchioles. c. bacterial infection causing inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi. d. viral infection causing inflammation of the bronchioles.

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Advantages to general anesthesia include rapid excretion of the anesthetic agent and:

A. medullary paralysis B. prompt reversal of its effects when desired C. the laryngeal reflex D. respiratory depression

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BUN is an abbreviation for blood urea nitrogen

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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The term __________________ means relating to the cheek.

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

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