The descending aorta branches into the:
A. deep femoral arteries.
B. common iliac arteries.
C. internal carotid arteries.
D. external carotid arteries.
Ans: B. common iliac arteries.
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A) "If you feel better now, there is probably no need to go to the hospital. I will get the refusal form for you to sign." B) "Once we help you take your epinephrine, the law requires that you be transported to a hospital for additional care." C) "Epinephrine can make you very sleepy. You can refuse to be transported, but just make sure that someone is here to keep an eye on you." D) "The epinephrine will start to wear off in 10 or so minutes. Let's see how you are doing then before thinking about refusing transport."
____ describes the sudden onset of overwhelming panic and confusion a person may feel after initially realizing he is lost.
A. Woods shock B. Dementia C. Despondence D. Hikers confusion
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a. clotting b. hemorrhage c. infection d. vasospasm
To calculate the child's body surface area (BSA) using West's nomogram, a straight line is drawn from the patient's height in inches or ________ across the columns to the patient's weight in ________ or kilograms.
A. feet; grams B. meters; micrograms C. centimeters; pounds D. micrometers; micrograms