During a musculoskeletal exam, you find redness of the skin over a nontraumatized joint. Which of the following is LEAST likely to be the cause?
A) Rheumatic fever
B) Dislocation
C) Gout
D) Arthritis
B
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A 44-year-old male was cutting limbs from high in a tree when he fell. He is found to be unresponsive with snoring respirations. His breathing is inadequate at a rate of 8 per minute and his carotid pulse is weak and difficult to locate. Following the primary assessment and initial management of life threats, which of the following actions will the EMT complete while performing the secondary
assessment? A) Obtain vital signs and get a past medical history from the family. B) Start positive pressure ventilation with a bag-valve mask. C) Place an oral airway and cervical collar on the patient. D) Perform a trauma jaw-thrust to open the airway.
Church and government health benefit plans are NOT regulated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
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In addition to intravenous fluids, the first line of treatment for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) consists of:
A) pharmacotherapeutics B) dysrhythmics C) antiarrhythmics D) sodium channel blockers