An intoxicated 24-year-old female patient has been struck by lightning and is conscious but confused. Which of these assessment findings should the EMT investigate further first?
A) Burns to both arms
B) Irregular heartbeat
C) Deformity to the left wrist
D) Unequal pupils
B) Irregular heartbeat
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In the Medicare program, RAC stands for:
a. Recovery Assessment Committee. b. Reliable Audit Contract. c. Retroactive Audit Conducted. d. Recovery Audit Contractor.
The PR interval measures the time it takes for the impulse to travel from the
A) AV node to the bundle branches. B) sinus node to the internodal tracts. C) atria to the ventricle. D) bundle of His to the ventricular myocardium.
Which of the following is TRUE regarding urinary tract? infections?
A) Hypertension may also occur with an overwhelming UTI.
B) Fever is rarely seen with a urinary tract infection.
C) Pyelonephritis is often a result of urinary tract infections.
D) Women tend to get more urinary tract infections than men.
Thromboplastin can be manufactured from human or bovine brain tissue.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)