A condition in which shortened muscles around joints cause abnormal and sometimes painful positioning of the joints is called ________

a. contractures
b. orthoses
c. chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease
d. Emery-Dreifuss


a

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A 500mL IV bag contains 1,000 mcg of dobutamine. If the bag is infused over 24 hours, how much drug will be administered per hour?

A) 2 mcg B) 21 mcg C) 42 mcg D) 83 mcg

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A paramedic has asked you to sterilize a laryngoscope blade, which was placed in the mouth of a patient during an endotracheal intubation procedure. To sterilize this piece of equipment, you should:

A) wipe the blade down with a solution of one part bleach to 10 parts water. B) clean the blade with soap and water, and then soak it in bleach for 1 hour. C) immerse and leave the blade in an EPA-registered (approved) chemical sterilant. D) wipe and soak the blade in a solution of 100 parts bleach to one part water.

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Electronic ________ help physically challenged people control their environments.

A) computer B) warming C) aids to daily living D) None of the above

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Which of the following stages of infectious disease includes general complaints such as malaise and fever?

a. Incubation b. Prodromal c. Acute d. Convalescent e. Declining

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