Necrosis means:
A. restricted blood flow B.lack of oxygen C.tissue death D.difficult breathing
C
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a. horizontally b. diagonally c. vertically d. metrically
A 13-day-old infant is suffering from bronchopulmonary dysplasia. His family, along with a home health nurse, called 911 after the child's oxygen saturation began to fluctuate. The home health nurse reports that although the baby is on a ventilator, the nurse has been weaning him to lower intermittent mandatory ventilation settings. The child has a heart rate of 160 bpm and is ventilator
dependent with an SpO2 of 86%. Lung sounds reveal crackles and rhonchi in the left lung; the child is hot to the touch and has cyanotic extremities and central mottling. You suspect: A) pneumothorax secondary to bronchopulmonary dysplasia. B) aspiration secondary to ventilator usage. C) sepsis secondary to lower respiratory infection. D) barotrauma secondary to high ventilator pressure settings.
DEET (N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide) is quite often effective as a(n):
a. antidote for snake bites. b. anti-inflammatory medication for tick bites. c. repellent for mosquitoes. d. analgesic for relieving pain caused by bee stings.
You have been called to a public bus station for a behavioural emergency. On scene you find a disheveled male in his forties sitting up against a wall. He is confused and incontinent. Bystanders state that he suddenly began to stumble around, shouting obscenities, and then fell to the ground spitting and shaking. From this description, the EMT should be suspicious of what condition?
A. Absence seizure. B. Alcohol intoxication. C. Generalized seizure. D. Syncopal episode.