A combining form for "lungs" is:
A) pnea
B) or/o
C) enter/o
D) pneum/o
D
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates ________ for people with disabilities
a. nondiscrimination in public places b. standards for the width of doorways and hallways c. accessible placement of door handles, grab bars, and handrails d. all of the above
You have arrived on the scene of a paramedic who was shot as she approached a residence on a call. The scene has since been secured. Your patient is a 38-year-old woman with one gunshot wound to the left side of the chest at the fifth intercostal space in the midaxillary line. She is pale, cool, and awake but agitated. She is diaphoretic and complaining of pain in her left side and difficulty
breathing. The patient's EMT partner has applied oxygen by nonrebreather mask and placed an occlusive dressing over the entry wound before your arrival. As you continue your assessment, the patient's level of consciousness decreases. She responds to verbal stimuli. Her airway is clear, her respiratory rate is 38 per minute and shallow, her neck veins are flat, and her breath sounds are absent on the left side. The patient lacks a radial pulse, and her abdomen is non-guarded and non-tender. Which of the following best explains the presentation of this patient? A) Simple pneumothorax B) Tension pneumothorax C) Pericardial tamponade D) Hemothorax
The patient's facial expressions and body language are examples of ________ communication.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What is done to an upper extremity with an Esmarch bandage prior to inflation of the double-cuffed tourniquet used in Bier block anesthesia?
a. embolization b. evisceration c. exsanguination d. extravasation