What condition would indicate an infection in the retroperitoneal portion of the abdomen?
A) Gastroenteritis
B) Hepatitis
C) Pancreatitis
D) Inflamed spleen
C
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The designer date rape drug that can cause psychological symptoms weeks after use is:
A) MDMA (Ecstasy). B) rohypnol. C) GHB. D) ketamine.
Bystanders called 911 for a female patient who was screaming obscenities in a store parking lot. On arrival you find the patient to be sitting in the middle of the parking lot muttering incomprehensible phrases. After conducting the primary assessment and finding no immediate life-threatening conditions, you move her to the ambulance. Additional assessment findings include abrasions to her arm
and urinary and fecal incontinence. She also has a bottle of Prozac in her pocket. You reference Prozac in your medication book and find it to be used to treat depression. With this information, how will you treat this patient? A) Assist her in taking one dose of Prozac. B) Arrange for transport to the halfway home where she lives. C) Consider supplemental oxygen and transport on her left side. D) Transport to the psychiatric hospital where she has been a patient.
During the healing process, new blood vessels are formed to provide the growing tissue with nutrients, a process called ____.
A. granulation B. angiogenesis C. photosynthesis D. wound contraction