An increase in monocytes is seen in patients who have certain diseases, such as ________.
A. tuberculosis
B. typhoid
C. Rocky Mountain spotted fever
D. All of these
Answer: D
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For a patient suffering from conjunctivitis, the EMT would expect to observe a/an:
A) inflamed and irritated cornea. B) infected lens. C) reddened membrane over the sclera. D) nonresponsive pupil.
Your patient is a 23-year-old woman who was rescued from a burning house. She was asleep in a back bedroom when the fire started, and there was no smoke alarm. She has a pulse oximetry reading of 99 percent after receiving oxygen by nonrebreather mask. What is the most appropriate interpretation of this finding?
A) Effects of smoke inhalation have been resolved by oxygen administration. B) You cannot rely on this alone to assess oxygenation. C) There was minimal smoke inhalation. D) Carboxyhemoglobin is less than 1 percent.
Capillary blood collection tubes that contain heparin (to prevent clotting) are identified by a red mark.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The AEMT correctly defines a multiple-casualty incident (MCI) when he states:
A) "It is any event that places an excessive demand on rescue personnel and equipment." B) "It occurs any time that five or more people are injured and require transport to different hospitals." C) "It occurs any time the incident requires the medical director to leave the hospital and direct activities on-scene." D) "It occurs when the number of patients requiring care is greater than 10."