________ is the cause of a disease or illness
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Etiology
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Which of the following techniques are used in pediatric Tui-na?
a. Traditional treatment of specific acupoints b. Only hands-off energy work c. A series of strokes along small portions of the channels d. None of the above
You and your EMT partner are preparing to ventilate an elderly non-trauma patient who has a stoma. Your partner performs the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver and you ask him to return the patient's head to a neutral position. "Why? This is not a pediatric patient!" your partner protests. What would you say?
A) Stoma breathers should only have their airways positioned after placement of the ventilation device. B) It is not necessary to position the airway of a stoma breather when providing ventilations. C) Using the head-tilt, chin-lift prior to clearing any mucus plugs from the stoma can cause airway occlusion. D) Elderly patients should never have their heads tilted back because spinal curvatures are common and can prevent airway positioning.
Which of these descriptions is most characteristic of carbon monoxide?
A) It generally takes several days for a toxic level of carbon monoxide to accumulate in the body B) Carbon monoxide poisoning symptoms mimic the flu, but it tends to cause a higher fever than the flu C) Carbon monoxide is an odorless gas that can kill a person by causing severe hypoxia D) Carbon monoxide is a tasteless gas that is produced by household appliances such as electric furnaces
A 65-year-old experienced loss of appetite, weight loss, lemon-yellow skin, liver enlargement, and a beefy red tongue shortly before her death. Autopsy suggested pernicious anemia, and the cause of death would most likely reveal:
a. brain hypoxia. b. liver hypoxia. c. heart failure. d. kidney failure.