Referred pain is:
A) a protective mechanism. B) pain belonging to another patient.
C) felt in a place different than where it originates. D) not related to current condition.
C
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A. Z-flange B. Robert-Shaw C. Ayres D. Magill
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
According to the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT), an adult trauma patient should be transported to the highest level of trauma center if he or she:
A. was involved in a motor vehicle crash in which another patient in the same vehicle was killed. B. has a systolic blood pressure of less than 110 mm Hg or a heart rate greater than 110 beats/min. C. has a bleeding disorder or takes anticoagulant medications and has any blunt or penetrating injury. D. has a GCS score of less than or equal to 13 with a mechanism attributed to trauma.
Which of these statements regarding radiographic contrast is false?
A) There are few shades of gray in a radiograph with short-scale contrast. B) Short-scale contrast describes a radiograph in which the density differences between adjacent areas are large. C) There are many shades of gray in a radiograph with long-scale contrast. D) Long-scale contrast describes a radiograph in which the density differences between adjacent areas are large.