Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a true emergency because it can lead to:
a. sudden death.
b. severe pain.
c. moderate blood loss.
d. vomiting.
Answer: a
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When using the rule of nines to assess burned body area percentage in children, the Emergency Medical Responder must remember that:
A. all percentages must be halved to account for a child's smaller size. B. the head and neck is 18% in a child and only 9% in adult. C. the total percentage must add up to precisely 100%. D. all percentages must be doubled to account for a child's different proportions.
The structure responsible for transmitting the force of a contracting skeletal muscle to a bone is a:
a. tendon. b. ligament. c. cartilage. d. joint.
A throat culture provides the following results:
Moderate growth of alpha-hemolytic, catalase-negative, optochin-susceptible, gram-positive diplococci Heavy growth of alpha-hemolytic, catalase-negative, optochin-resistant, gram-positive cocci Heavy growth of gamma-hemolytic, oxidase-positive, glucose- and maltose-positive, gram diplococci You would report A) heavy growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae and heavy growth of normal upper respiratory flora. B) heavy growth of Neisseria meningitidis and heavy growth of normal upper respiratory flora. C) heavy growth of normal upper respiratory flora. D) moderate growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae and heavy growth of normal upper respiratory flora.
Studies have shown that neonates have a lower rate of which of the following when ventilated with high-frequency positive pressure ventilation (HFPPV) than with conventional ventilation?
A) pneumothoraces B) pneumonia C) airway obstructions D) cyanosis