Patients who have an injury to their cervical spinal cord and are paralyzed in all four limbs are known as ________

A) quadriplegics B) suffering from Guillain-Barré syndrome
C) paraplegics D) None of the above


A

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As you are treating a patient with blunt trauma to the chest, oxygen saturation begins falling and the patient experiences hemoptysis. Lung sounds are clear and equal bilaterally, but diminished due to painful breathing. You suspect:

A) simple pneumothorax. B) cardiac tamponade. C) tension pneumothorax. D) pulmonary contusion.

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The tissue that protects the body by covering internal and external surfaces is:

a. epithelial tissue b. connective tissue c. nervous tissue d. muscle tissue

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How many ounces are equivalent to 3 lbs?

16 oz 32 oz 48 oz 64 oz

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Nerve tissue is made of special cells called endosteum

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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