Implied Consent exists when a patient is suffering from a life-threatening injury or illness and is:
A. Under police custody
B. A threat to himself and
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C. Under age of 18
D. Unconscious
The opposite of distal is
A. Superior
B. Medial
C. Lateral
D. Proximal
The chamber of the heart that is most muscular and that pumps the most blood into the aorta is the
A. Right atrium
B. Left ventricle
C. Right ventricle
D. Left atrium
When you take the pulse of a patient, you are really
A. Counting pressure waves of blood that the heart sends through an artery
B. Feeling the swelling of the vein as each wave of blood passes back to the heart
C. Noting the heartbeats in the column of blood in a large vein
D. Feeling the vibrations of the heart muscles as they push the blood through
In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST seen by observing
A. Mucosal membranes
B. Earlobes
C. Scalp
D. Face
You are treating an alert 35-year old trauma patient. You palpate a strong radial pulse of 100. Your partner has taken the patient's blood pressure and advised you that it is 68/32. You should:
A. Suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it
B. Accept the reading as accurate
C. Ask you partner to retake BP reading again in 15 min
D. Treat patient for hypertension immediately
A correct statement about diastolic blood pressure is that it is the pressure
A. Exists when heart left ventricle is refilling
B. Due to the contraction of the ventricles of the heart
C. Caused by contraction of the atria of heart
D. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries
All of the following are symptoms EXCEPT?
A. Headache
B. Weak pulse
C. Chest pain
D. Nausea
For a patient with a suspected lumbar spinal injury, the BEST device for moving the patient as a single unit over uneven terrain is the:
A. wheeled stretcher
B. long spine board
C. flexible stretcher
D. short spine board.
Which of the following is the best indicator of the quality of ventilations?
A. chest expansion
B. pupil size
C. blood pressure
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