Your patient is vomiting large amounts of bright red blood. The patient does not complain of any pain or tenderness in the abdomen during your assessment. The patient's pulse is 128 and he is having difficulty breathing. His skin is pale, cool and clammy. You noticed he has a jaundiced appearance. You would suspect this patient has:

A. pancreatitis
B. esophageal varices
C. abdominal aortic aneurysm
D. appendicitis


Ans: B. esophageal varices

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The first genetically engineered drug approved by the FDA was:

A) Epogen. B) Humulin insulin. C) Pulmozyme. D) Hepatitis B vaccine.

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Which of the following is one of the five rights of medication administration?

A) Right dose B) Right EMT C) Right allergies D) Right physician

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___________________ T waves are defined as T waves greater than 5 mm in the limb leads and greater than 10 mm in the precordial leads.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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