You have been called for a 31-year-old male patient who experienced sudden left lower quadrant pain while lifting and moving a friend's couch to an upstairs bedroom. The EMT would recognize this history as suggestive of which type of abdominal pathology?

A) Cholecystitis
B) Appendicitis
C) Aortic aneurysm
D) Hernia


D) Hernia

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Which of the following antibiotics is used to treat methicillin-resistant S. aureus?

clindamycin (Cleocin®) linezolid (Zyvox®) gentamicin (Garamycin®) metronidazole (Flagyl®)

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In the backbend or trunk extension test, the backbend is the distance measured between the floor and the client's ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The hedgehog's spines are modified hairs made of ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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