Which of the following choices BEST supports an "extended level HPI"?
A. Patient reports a headache rated at 5/10 on a pain scale
B. Patient reports three days of increasingly painful and extremely severe lower left abdominal pain, explosive diarrhea which has not responded to Kaopectate or any OTC antidiarrheal agent
C. Patient reports pain she identifies in lower abdomen but states she does not experience nausea or vomiting
D. Patient reports a dry, hacking cough over past two weeks
B
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A woman fell from a second-story window onto the concrete sidewalk below. She is unresponsive and has a large depression to the back and top of her skull. Additional findings include abdominal bruising and an angulated left ankle. Your partner reports that the patient's vital signs are pulse, 68 beats/min; respirations, 14 breaths/min and irregular; blood pressure, 198/112 mmHg; and SpO2, 91% on room air. Based on these assessment findings, what should the EMT suspect is occurring?
A) Shock caused by bleeding within the head B) Shock caused by bleeding, most likely in the abdomen C) Severe head injury with increasing pressure within the skull D) Past medical history of untreated hypertension
Which of the following describes a panel of tests for carbon dioxide, potassium, chloride, and sodium?
a. Basic metabolic b. General health c. Electrolyte d. Hepatic function
Which of the following forms the periphery of the intervertebral disc?
A. The nucleus pulposus B. The annulus fibrosus C. The nucleus fibrosus D. The annulus pulposus