____ occurs when there is an excess of adrenal hormones, causing hypertension, elevated blood glucose, insulin resistance, and hypokalemia (low potassium).
A. Graves Disease
B. Hyperthyroidism
C. Cushing's syndrome
D. Thyroid storm
Answer: C
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1. The placement of the heart in the thorax is to the left of the mediastinum. 2. The pericardial cavity normally contains blood. 3. The pericardial cavity is normally dry. 4. Blood returns to the heart from the lungs by way of the pulmonary arteries. 5. When in the lungs, the blood absorbs both oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Which of the following describes cooperative efforts and good exchange of communication between coworkers?
interpersonal communication intrapersonal communication teamwork positivity
You are a new EMT in a very busy urban EMS system. Before joining this agency, you worked as a volunteer in a rural EMS system, where you did not experience many EMS calls. You are working with a seasoned EMT when you are requested to respond to a residential home for an unresponsive 13-year-old male patient. Upon your arrival, the family escorts you into the garage, where the boy is being cradled by his crying mother. The boy is unresponsive. As you draw nearer to the boy, your partner says to you, "Hey, you smell that moth ball smell? I know what might be going on." Given your partner's statement, how might the odor be related to the patient's condition?
A) Chloral hydrate overdose B) Camphor overdose C) Organophosphate overdose D) Acetone overdose
Air-filled spaces like the lungs and the intestines create a host of symptoms that are covered under the broad umbrella term of ____.
A. dysbarism B. narcosis C. barotrauma D. decompression illness