You are treating a 14-year-old female patient who was lost overnight on a family camping trip. Her clothes are wet, she is shivering and lethargic, and she has trouble walking. You suspect she is suffering from:
A) generalized hypothermia. B) hypothermic stress syndrome.
C) frostbite. D) localized cold injury.
A
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Experienced medical assistants may find work as which of the following?
a. Office managers b. Instructors of medical assistants c. Medical records managers d. All of the above
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Which of the following is the most common infectious cause of death in the United States?
a. Cystic fibrosis b. Polio c. Pneumonia d. Tuberculosis
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Two or more tissue types combine to form ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A pulse rate that is above 100 bpm for an adult defines:
bradycardia brachycardia tachycardia tachypnea
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