The suffix -itis, as in the word bursitis, means
A) below
B) inflammation
C) eye
D) above
B
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You are on the scene of a domestic assault in which the female victim defended herself against further attack by stabbing her attacker. Your patient is a 36-year-old man who has been stabbed in the posterior thorax about 1 centimeter to the right of the spinous process of T6. Your assessment reveals loss of motor and sensory function on the right side distal to T6 but intact motor function with
some loss of sensation on the left side distal to T6. Which of the following best explains this patient's presentation? A) "Pseudoneurologic" deficit to avoid being arrested B) Brown-Séquard syndrome C) Central cord syndrome D) Autonomic hyperreflexia
While off-duty a friend, who knows you are a paramedic, expresses concern about her elderly parents. She knows that their health needs are changing, but does not know what to do to help. What would NOT be a resource that she could use?
A) AARP B) Department of Health and Human Services C) The local community senior center D) Wait for now, and then go to the ER when it is something serious
________ is potassium deficit in the bloodstream
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A synonymous term for nephropathy is _____
a. cystitis b. dysplasia c. glomerulonephritis d. nephrosis