________ is a real-time, moving X-ray image, usually viewed on a monitor
a. X-ray
b. MRI
c. Fluoroscopy
d. Mammography
c
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A(n) ________ treats abnormal responses or acquired hypersensitivity to substances with medical methods, including testing and desensitization
a. allergist b. cardiologist c. dermatologist d. anesthesiologist
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
Which of the following is NOT assessed during the "Breathing" phase of the primary assessment?
A) Determining the depth of respiration B) Determining the presence of respirations C) Counting the respiratory rate D) Obtaining a pulse oximetry reading
All Paramedics should obtain an initial baseline 12-lead ECG as soon as possible, and thereafter, serial 12-lead ECGs should be performed every ____ for the first two hours of patient contact.
A. 10 to 15 minutes B. 15 to 20 minutes C. 15 to 30 minutes D. 20 to 25 minutes