When discussing the pain in the back, you also check to see if the patient has feeling and movement in the extremities. You are checking to see if there is injury to the ________ system
A) digestive B) nervous C) endocrine D) circulatory
B
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The neural basis for referred pain is
a. Convergence onto spinal cord neurons b. Divergence of spinal cord neurons c. Convergence in cortical areas d. Divergence in cortical areas
The mother of a 15-month-old patient states she has "had the croup" for the past several hours. She is now lethargic, with grunting respirations at a rate of 60 per minute and a pulse of 150. You should:
A) perform a head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver and begin ventilations. B) perform a jaw-thrust maneuver and begin ventilations. C) administer abdominal thrusts. D) place a small folded towel under the shoulders and begin ventilations.
The main organs of the respiratory system are the _____
a. vocal cords b. bronchi c. lungs d. bronchial trees
Following blunt chest trauma, a 35-year-old male is orally intubated and continuous mechanical ventilation is initiated. Physical assessment of the neck and chest reveal a midline trachea and significant reduction in thoracic expansion of the left chest. There are diminished breath sounds in the left lung compared to the right lung. These findings most likely indicate which of the following?
A. flail chest on right thorax B. right tension pneumothorax C. endobronchial intubation D. subcutaneous emphysema