Your 89-year-old male patient has called for help because he almost passed out after bringing in his garbage cans from the curb. The patient lives alone and says that he became panicked when he started feeling so lightheaded and dizzy. Patients in this age group often undergo all of the following changes to their health, except:

A) sleep-wake cycle disrupted. B) deterioration of respiratory system.
C) increased metabolism. D) blood volume decreases.


C

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A patient you transported several days ago stops by your station to thank you. He reports that he was diagnosed with a strain to the lower right leg. As such, you recognize what structure as being affected by that injury?

A) Joint B) Ligament C) Muscle D) Bone

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In a healthy adult at rest, what is the normal duration of the PR Interval?

A. 0.20 - 0.26 sec B. 0.12 - 0.20 sec C. 0.04 - 0.08 sec D. 0.08 - 0.12 sec

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A patient's medical and dental history should be reviewed

before rendering clinical dental care. prior to submitting insurance forms. periodically at the recall visit. only if a surgical procedure is indicated.

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The two hemispheres of the cerebrum are connected by the:

A. corpus callosum. B. gyri. C. sulci. D. cerebral cortex.

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