Which medications have been identified to present a low risk to someone who uses them, as long as the medication is used as directed on the label?
A) Controlled substances
B) Over-the-counter (OTC) substances
C) Regulated substances
D) Narcotic substances
B
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Drugs that are used to dissolve an existing thrombus are called:
A) anticoagulants B) hemostatics C) hematinic agents D) thrombolytic agents
Active movement with trigger point deactivation often is useful when working with:
a. Athletes b. Musicians c. Infants d. Injury relief
You respond to a local swim park for a 29-year-old male who was stung by a bee and "passed out." Upon arrival, you find the patient unresponsive to all stimuli with agonal respirations at 6 per minute. You insert an oral airway and administer oxygen at 15 liters per minute by bag-valve mask. You notice that it is difficult to bag the patient. Your partner listens to lung sounds and states they
are very diminished in the upper fields and absent in the lower fields. What is the best action? A) Hyperventilate the patient. B) Request orders from medical control for an emergency cricothyroidotomy. C) Request an ALS unit. D) Request orders from medical control to administer epinephrine.
For what reason do patients with interstitial lung disease most commonly seek medical care?
a. Excessive mucus production b. Hacking cough resulting in chest cage pain c. Progressive exertional dyspnea d. Severe wheezing and sense of breathless-ness