Which of the following BEST describes NOT finding a sign or symptom that you would expect to find under the circumstances?
A) Pertinent negative
B) Chief negative
C) False negative
D) Double negative
Answer: A
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A. Ask your supervisor B. Ask your fellow firefighter C. Look it up on the Internet D. Look it up in the administrative office
After assisting a patient with his epinephrine auto-injector, you note that his blood pressure has improved. You realize that this finding probably resulted from epinephrine's ability to:
a. relax the smooth muscle of blood vessels. b. constrict blood vessels. c. increase the number of circulating red blood cells. d. increase the oxygen-carrying capacity of the red blood cells.
Which of the following is the term used to denote that only 10 percent or less of renal function remains?
a. Renal insufficiency b. Renal dysfunction c. End-stage renal failure d. Uremic crisis
Who is affected when our thinking is uninformed, biased, or distorted in the clinical environment?
A. Patient B. Radiographer C. Employer D. All of the above