Under what circumstance should a reassessment NOT be? performed?
A.
Ongoing lifesaving interventions are required.
B.
The patient is being transported to a hospital close to his home.
C.
The patient has? life-threatening injuries.
D.
The patient does not
A.
Ongoing lifesaving interventions are required.
This is the correct answer.
You are on the scene of a patient who is the victim of an assault. The scene is safe. You find a? 22-year-old male patient responsive to painful stimuli only. His blood pressure is? 180/80, pulse is? 60, respirations are? 12, and his oxygen saturation is?
B.
Unstable. The patient is responsive to painful stimuli only.
This is the correct answer.
Your patient called 911 because he was having chest pain. He states that his pain is a 7 on a? 10-point scale. As part of your? care, you assist him with taking his nitroglycerin per medical direction. After waiting a few minutes for the medication to tak
C.
ask him what his pain is like now.
Your answer is correct.
What is a surgical opening in the wall of the abdomen with a plastic bag in place to collect digestive? waste?
A.
Fistula
B.
Gastric bypass
C.
Colostomy
D.
Thoracotomy
C.
Colostomy
Your answer is correct.
What is the first step in the reassessment? process?
A.
Primary assessment
B.
Focused history and physical exam
C.
Vital signs
D.
Secondary assessment
A.
Primary assessment
This is the correct answer.
You are called for a patient who is complaining of being weak and dizzy. He reports that he does not have enough money to pay for his medications so he has not gotten them refilled. Your service has an automatic blood pressure machine and you use it to me
D.
Take a manual blood pressure.
You have performed a rapid trauma assessment on a patient with multiple? long-bone injuries. Your next assessment step should be which of the? following?
A.
Obtain baseline vital signs and past medical history.
B.
Transport the patient to the hospital and
A.
Obtain baseline vital signs and past medical history.
This is the correct answer.
You are transporting a victim of domestic? violence, a? 25-year-old female, who was struck on the head several times with a baseball bat. On the? scene, she was responsive to verbal stimuli and was bleeding profusely from an open head wound. During transp
B.
Primary assessment
This is the correct answer.
While transporting a patient to the? hospital, the EMT repeats his reassessment including vital signs every 15 minutes until he arrives at the emergency department. According to this? information, which of the following BEST describes your? patient's curr
D.
Stable
When using the memory aid? OPQRST, which of the following questions would help you find out about? P?
A.
Are you having any? pain?
B.
Does anything make the pain better or? worse?
C.
What is your primary? complaint?
D.
Do you have any past medical? histor
B.
Does anything make the pain better or? worse?
This is the correct answer.
You are caring for a woman who sustained a head injury as a result of a domestic dispute. You suspect she has a closed head injury since she cannot remember what happened and one of her pupils is slightly larger than the other. You have been monitoring he
D.
trending.
You and another EMT are discussing a call he previously ran. The EMT said the patient had classic chest pain symptoms and he treated it as a possible heart? attack, but he later found out the patient just had indigestion and was discharged 2 hours later.
D.
Tell him that his misdiagnosis is a result of limited information.
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of a rapid trauma? assessment?
A.
To provide a basis for care during transport
B.
To detect injuries that may become life threatening
C.
To assess the extent of injuries
D.
To focus care on specific injuries
D.
To focus care on specific injuries
When assessing a? 14-year-old male patient that has been involved in a bicycle? accident, you notice that he has a small amount of blood coming from his left forearm. This observation is known as which of the? following?
A.
Clue
B.
Sign
C.
Symptom
D.
Indi
B.
Sign
Your answer is correct.
Your patient is a? 45-year-old female who complains of? "twisting her? ankle" when she slipped on a patch of ice. Which of the following is NOT? appropriate?
A.
Providing emotional? support, if necessary
B.
Secondary assessment
C.
Questioning about any ot
D.
Detailed physical exam
You are performing a rapid trauma assessment on an unresponsive? 30-year-old male. As you evaluate his? head, which of the following should you check? for?
A.
Crepitation
B.
Unequal facial muscles
C.
Whether the patient can follow your finger with his eye
A.
Crepitation
This is the correct answer.
When assessing a patient who has been? stabbed, which of the following information should the EMT gain? first?
A.
Owner of the knife
B.
Make and model of the knife
C.
The reason the patient was stabbed
D.
Size and type of the knife
D.
Size and type of the knife
For which of the following patients is a focused physical examination? appropriate?
A.
A? 70-year-old male with dementia whose caretaker called because he? "didn't seem like himself? today"
B.
A? 30-year-old male with a history of diabetes and who is foun
D.
A? 25-year-old female with a history of asthma and who is complaining of difficulty breathing
Immediately following a rapid physical exam on an unresponsive medical? patient, which of the following should you do? next?
A.
Obtain baseline vital signs.
B.
Perform a focused physical exam.
C.
Find out who the? patient's doctor is.
D.
Check the scene f
A.
Obtain baseline vital signs.
This is the correct answer.
The term priapism means? ________ and may be found in injuries of the? ________.
A.
a painful muscle? spasm; spine
B.
abnormal? pulsation; abdomen
C.
a persistent penile? erection; spine
D.
unequal? pupils; brain
C.
a persistent penile? erection; spine
This is the correct answer.
An unconscious trauma patient should always be assumed to have which of the following types of? injury?
A.
Abdominal
B.
Spine
C.
Cardiac
D.
Skull
B.
Spine
Your answer is correct.
While an EMT forms a field diagnosis on the scene of an? emergency, how do the steps differ from the traditional approach to? diagnosis?
A.
Due to the limited time spent with the? patient, the EMT must rely on a differential diagnosis.
B.
The EMT must rul
B.
The EMT must rule in or out the most serious conditions associated with the? patient's presentation.
This is the correct answer.
Your patient is a? 15-year-old female complaining of shortness of breath. Which of the following is NOT appropriate during the focused? exam?
A.
Looking at her nail beds
B.
Looking at the use of her neck muscles
C.
Checking her pupils for reactivity to li
C.
Checking her pupils for reactivity to light
This is the correct answer.
Where might you find a? patient's medical alert identification? jewelry?
A.
Bracelet
B.
Necklace
C.
Ankle bracelet
D.
All of the above
D.
All of the above
Your patient was struck in the chest with a baseball bat during a bar fight. A crackling or crunching sensation that is felt when air escapes from its normal passageways and is trapped under the skin is? called:
A.
friction rub.
B.
infiltration.
C.
crepit
D.
subcutaneous emphysema.
Which of the following describes skepticism about one thing causing? another?
A.
Availability
B.
Illusory correlation
C.
Confirmation bias
D.
Representativeness
B.
Illusory correlation
This is the correct answer.
When assessing a? patient's pertinent past? history, you should ask which of the following? questions?
A.
Could you describe what? happened?
B.
Have you ever had a reaction to a? medication?
C.
Are you currently taking any? medications?
D.
Have you been h
D.
Have you been having any medical? problems?
What is the sound or feel of broken bones rubbing against each other? called?
A.
Osteomyelitis
B.
Crepitation
C.
Decapitation
D.
Emesis
B.
Crepitation
This is the correct answer.
A description of a? patient's condition that assists a clinician in further evaluation and treatment is known as which of the? following?
A.
Critical thinking
B.
Diagnosis
C.
Red flag
D.
Clinical decision
B.
Diagnosis
Your answer is correct.
When using the memory aid? SAMPLE, which of the following would you do to determine? L?
A.
Listen to the? patient's lung sounds.
B.
Look at the? patient's pupils.
C.
?Ask, "When was the last time you took your? medicine?"
D.
?Ask, "When was the last time
D.
?Ask, "When was the last time you had anything to eat or? drink?
While performing a detailed physical exam on a patient involved in a fall from 30? feet, the patient? (who had previously been responding to your? questions) stops responding. What should you do? next?
A.
Repeat the primary assessment.
B.
Call medical con
A.
Repeat the primary assessment.
Your answer is correct.
Your patient is the? 18-year-old male driver of a vehicle that struck a tree. He is conscious and complaining of neck pain. The passenger is obviously dead. You have performed your primary assessment. Which of the following is the next? step?
A.
Rule out
B.
Perform a rapid trauma assessment.
Your answer is correct.
You are assessing a patient that has been involved in a motor vehicle crash. Which of the following questions would be the most important to ask? him?
A.
How much fuel is in your? car?
B.
How fast was the vehicle? going?
C.
Why were you in such a? hurry?
B.
How fast was the vehicle? going?
Your answer is correct.
Which of the following techniques of physical examination must an EMT? master?
A.
?Observation, palpation, and auscultation
B.
?Percussion, inspection, and palpation
C.
?Auscultation, observation, and percussion
D.
?Visualization, percussion, and ausculta
A.
?Observation, palpation, and auscultation
Your answer is correct.
When checking breath sounds in a trauma? patient, what should the EMT assess for? first?
A.
Wheezing and stridor
B.
Rate and tidal volume
C.
Presence and equality
D.
Amount of dead space air and residual air
C.
Presence and equality
Your answer is correct.
Which of the following situations is most likely to result in hidden or unsuspected? injury?
A.
Deformity of the interior compartment of the vehicle
B.
Collisions that occur at night
C.
A vehicle without air bags
D.
Seat belt use by the vehicle occupants
D.
Seat belt use by the vehicle occupants
You are transporting a? 30-year-old male who has been shot in the chest. He is suffering from a sucking chest wound and has a decreased level of consciousness. How often should you perform a? reassessment?
A.
Every 30 minutes
B.
Every 10 minutes
C.
Every
D.
Every 5 minutes
Your patient is an? 18-year-old female whom you believe may have had a miscarriage and is bleeding heavily. You have completed your primary and secondary assessments and now you need to reassess her to see if the bleeding has stopped. You? should:
A.
in a
A.
in a reassuring? tone, explain what you need to do.
Your answer is correct.
Your patient is a? 24-year-old female who swallowed a handful of pills of unknown type. Although she was initially alert and oriented with no? complaints, you note that she is now beginning to slur her words and is becoming progressively lethargic. What i
A.
Maintaining an open airway
Your answer is correct.
You are dispatched for a patient with chest pain. Your patient tells you that she has had shortness of breath and chest pain for about 20 minutes. Which of the following will give you the best information regarding your? patient's chest pain? symptoms?
A.
C.
Describe how the pain feels.
Your answer is correct.
You are assessing a? 21-year-old female who was assaulted by an unknown person. She is complaining of abdominal pain. As you perform a rapid assessment of her? abdomen, you should check for all of the following except?:
A.
bowel sounds.
B.
firmness.
C.
co
A.
bowel sounds.
Your answer is correct.
A list of potential diagnoses compiled early in the? patient's assessment is known as which of the? following?
A.
?Assessment-based diagnosis
B.
Traditional diagnosis
C.
Differential diagnosis
D.
Emergency medical diagnosis
C.
Differential diagnosis
This is the correct answer.
You are treating a? 15-year-old boy who apparently broke his right arm when he fell while skateboarding with his friends. You have completed your primary and secondary assessment including splinting his? arm, but you found no other injuries or problems. W
D.
Check distal circulation on his right arm.
You are treating a? 57-year-old male for chest pain. You have gathered all pertinent history of present? illness, completed two sets of vital? signs, talked with medical? direction, and assisted the patient with two doses of his nitroglycerin. Determinati
B.
reassessment.
Your answer is correct.
You have responded for a patient with shortness of breath. He reports that his breathing problems began this morning and have gotten worse over the last few hours. You ask if he has taken anything to help his symptoms and he tells you that he has used his
C.
the history of present illness.
Your answer is correct.
Which of the following is one advantage of using? heuristics?
A.
It allows you to treat the patient during diagnosis.
B.
It slows the process of diagnosis.
C.
It provides a more accurate diagnosis.
D.
It speeds up the process of diagnosis.
D.
It speeds up the process of diagnosis.
You are called for a? 58-year-old male who is concerned that his blood pressure is too high. He tells you that he has had a headache and is feeling a little dizzy. You notice that his skin is flushed and feels warm to the touch. As you finish taking his v
A.
write down the? patient's vital signs.
This is the correct answer.
Your? 76-year-old female patient is having trouble breathing. When you auscultate her? lungs, you hear crackles? (rales) and you are concerned that she may have pulmonary edema. Her oxygen saturation is? 92%, so you place her on? 100% oxygen via a nonrebr
D.
Begin ventilating her with a? bag-valve mask.
You are on the scene of a? 16-year-old patient in respiratory distress. The patient has a history of asthma. After placing the patient on oxygen and performing the primary and secondary? assessments, you are confident that the patient is indeed having an
D.
Think of all possible causes of respiratory distress and rule them in or out as potential diagnoses based on your clinical findings.
?________ is reassessing and recording findings of the reassessment so they can be compared to earlier findings.
A.
Trending
This is the correct answer.
B.
Averaging
C.
CQI
D.
Analysis
A.
Trending
This is the correct answer.
In which of the following patients should you check for the possibility of spinal? injury?
A.
A responsive patient with no history of injury who is complaining of a headache and neck pain
B.
An unresponsive patient found in her bed with no obvious injury
C.
An unresponsive diabetic who appears to have fallen down
This is the correct answer.
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a? duck, it must be a duck�except when it? isn't" is a way to summarize which of the? following?
A.
Overconfidence
B.
Confirmation bias
C.
Representativeness
D.
Illusory correlation
C.
Representativeness
This is the correct answer.
You have a long transport of a patient who may have sustained a spinal injury. The patient has been stable throughout your transport. During one of your? reassessments, your patient tells you that he is losing the feeling in his feet and toes and his fing
D.
reassess him every 5 minutes.
In which of the following circumstances is manual stabilization of the cervical spine ALWAYS? necessary?
A.
Penetrating trauma
B.
Trauma to the lower extremities
C.
Trauma above the level of the clavicles
D.
Blunt trauma
C.
Trauma above the level of the clavicles
Your answer is correct.
You are responding to an unresponsive? 65-year-old male patient. The patient has snoring? respirations, a scalp? laceration, and an obvious fracture of the left ankle. What is the best initial course of? action?
A.
Perform a complete primary and secondary
C.
Place an oral airway in the patient.
This is the correct answer.
You are called for an alert patient with respiratory distress. As part of your primary? assessment, you place the patient on oxygen via nasal cannula at 2 liters per minute. You continue with the rest of your assessment including taking a set of vital sig
D.
switch your patient to a nonrebreather mask at 15 liters per minute.
Your patient is a? 14-year-old male who was run over by a tractor and is now unresponsive. During the rapid? assessment, you should look for clear drainage coming from the? patient's ________ indicating a serious injury.
A.
eyes
B.
mouth
C.
ears
D.
rectum
C.
ears
Your answer is correct.
Mrs. Butler is a? 66-year-old woman who is complaining of chest pain. Which of the following questions would be best in helping you determine if the pain is? radiating?
A.
Does anything make the pain better or? worse?
B.
Are you having pain anywhere besid
B.
Are you having pain anywhere besides your? chest?
Your answer is correct.
As you arrive at the emergency department with an unresponsive trauma? patient, the nurse asks for your trending assessment. Why is this information important to the? nurse?
A.
She can evaluate whether or not the patient is improving.
B.
She can determine
A.
She can evaluate whether or not the patient is improving.
Your answer is correct.
What term describes a permanent surgical opening in the neck through which a patient? breathes?
A.
Tracheostomy
B.
Laryngectomy
C.
Cricothyrotomy
D.
Stoma
D.
Stoma
Which of the following is another term for? trauma?
A.
Illness
B.
Suffering
C.
Medical problem
D.
Injury
D.
Injury
You are called for a patient who was discovered unconscious in his bed this morning. You immediately complete a primary assessment and determine that he is breathing and has a good pulse. What should you do? next?
A.
Complete a rapid physical exam.
B.
Beg
A.
Complete a rapid physical exam.
This is the correct answer.
You are on the scene in the bad part of town for an unresponsive? 18-year-old type 1 diabetic patient. His mother states that he is very noncompliant with his diabetes management and goes unresponsive often due to low blood sugar. After performing the pri
D.
Continue patient care by getting a complete SAMPLE history and perform a complete secondary assessment.
What does distention refer to when describing your? patient's abdomen?
A.
Softer than normal
B.
Harder than normal
C.
Having a? sunken-in appearance
D.
Larger than normal
D.
Larger than normal
Your elderly patient reports having stomach cramps for several hours. He denies any trauma and he? hasn't eaten for several hours. Which of the following is more important to your assessment of this? patient?
A.
Determining if he has been taking his medic
D.
Asking if he has been having regular bowel movements
Which of the following methods should be used to have a patient rate the amount of pain he is? having?
A.
Ask the patient to state whether the pain is? mild, moderate,? severe, or unbearable.
B.
Use the memory aid DCAP.
C.
Use the memory aid AVPU.
D.
Have
D.
Have the patient rate the pain on a scale of 1? (least) to 10? (worst).
You are called for a patient who reports a headache for several days. He tells you that he has started a new blood pressure medication and is finishing an antibiotic for a skin infection. During your history? taking, you? should:
A.
write down the pertine
A.
write down the pertinent facts.
Your answer is correct.
You have a patient who is unresponsive on the floor. What is the best way to rule in or rule out trauma as a cause of the? patient's unresponsiveness?
A.
Examine the patient for signs of trauma.
Your answer is not correct.
B.
Look for bystanders and ask t
B.
Look for bystanders and ask them if they witnessed the incident.
This is the correct answer.
Your patient is a? 23-year-old male with a stab wound to the abdomen. You have bandaged the wound and are transporting the patient to a trauma center. During your? reassessment, you note that the bandage has become soaked with blood. What should your prio
B.
Control the bleeding.
Your answer is correct.
Your patient has been hit in the arm with a baseball during practice. He is alert and? oriented, complaining of pain to his left arm with obvious black discoloration of the skin. What type of assessment is called for in this? situation?
A.
Focused exam
B.
A.
Focused exam
This is the correct answer.
What term describes a surgical incision in the neck that is held open by a metal or plastic tube through which a patient can breathe or be placed on a? ventilator?
A.
Cricothyrotomy
B.
Stoma
C.
Tracheopharyngeal fistula
D.
Tracheostomy
D.
Tracheostomy
Your? patient's initial vital signs were a pulse of 120 per minute and? weak, a blood pressure of? 90/50 mmHg, and a respiratory rate of 24 per minute. Upon? reassessment, you note that the patient now has a weak pulse of 100 per? minute, a blood pressure
D.
The? patient's condition may be improving.
On which of the following patients should a reassessment be? performed?
A.
All patients should be reassessed
Your answer is correct.
B.
Patient with chest pain
C.
Patient with a gunshot wound
D.
Patient having difficulty breathing
A.
All patients should be reassessed
Your answer is correct.
Mr. Green is complaining of severe difficulty breathing after being stung by a bee. His wife states he has had reactions to bee stings? before, but not quite this severe. Which medications should you specifically ask him? about?
A.
Antihistamines
B.
Inhal
C.
Epinephrine? auto-injector
Your answer is correct.
The ambulance is called for an assaulted patient. While transporting the patient to the? hospital, the EMT notes the? patient's jugular veins are flat? (nondistended). Which of these is most likely the cause of this? finding?
A.
High blood pressure
B.
Clo
C.
Blood loss
This is the correct answer.
While assessing the past medical history of a? 68-year-old male patient involved in a fall from a? 4-foot stepladder, you use the acronym SAMPLE. What does the A refer? to?
A.
Acuity
B.
Assessment
C.
Amputations
D.
Allergies
D.
Allergies
You are alone in the back of the? ambulance, where you are ventilating an apneic patient. Which of the following is the BEST way to manage the? reassessment?
A.
Continue ventilating the patient during transport and skip the reassessment.
B.
Stay on the sc
A.
Continue ventilating the patient during transport and skip the reassessment.
This is the correct answer.
During reassessment you notice that your patient is making gurgling sounds. Which of the following should you do? immediately?
A.
Place the patient in the recovery position.
B.
Increase the amount of oxygen being delivered to the patient.
C.
Suction the a
C.
Suction the airway.
Your answer is correct.
________ are signs or symptoms that suggest the possibility of a particular problem that is very serious.
A.
Red flags
B.
Pertinent negatives
C.
Differentials
D.
All of the above
A.
Red flags
Your answer is correct.
Your patient is a? 22-year-old college student complaining of abdominal pain. She is alert and? oriented, although somewhat uncomfortable. Which of the following should be your first? action?
A.
Ask the patient to describe the pain and find out if she has
A.
Ask the patient to describe the pain and find out if she has other complaints.
Your answer is correct.
You are transporting a patient who has had her neck slashed from side to side. You and your partner are caring for the patient while a police officer drives you to the? hospital, which is minutes away. You are focusing all of your efforts to maintain her
A.
Reassessment results
This is the correct answer.
You are caring for a teenager who is having a severe allergic reaction. He has hives all over his? stomach, is having respiratory? distress, and is wheezing. After you administer? oxygen, you get a set of vital signs. Medical direction has ordered you to
B.
reassessment.
Your answer is correct.
You respond to a motor vehicle collision and find a patient with an altered mental status and angulated left? femur; the other driver is deceased. Your closest trauma center is 45 minutes away. Which of the following would you do? next?
A.
Request ALS per
A.
Request ALS personnel.
Your answer is correct.
Which of the following is false regarding the purpose of immediately documenting vital signs once they are? obtained?
A.
It may be difficult to recall the vital signs accurately later on.
B.
You will be able to compare each set of vital signs with the pre
D.
Failure to record the vital signs immediately is considered falsifying the medical record.
When you begin interviewing your? patient, he tells you that he has not felt well for several? months, ever since he had his gallbladder removed. He goes on to tell you that he cannot get his wife to schedule a? doctor's appointment for him and when she r
D.
Ask him why he decided to call 911 today.
Your patient is an unresponsive? 40-year-old woman. Which of the following should you do immediately after the primary? assessment?
A.
Take her blood pressure.
B.
Perform a rapid physical exam.
C.
Ask her husband if she has any known allergies.
D.
Determi
B.
Perform a rapid physical exam.
Your answer is correct.
If a patient complains of abdominal pain localized to a specific area of the? abdomen, which of the following techniques should be used to assess the? abdomen?
A.
Palpate the painful area last.
B.
Palpate the painful area first.
C.
Palpate the area at the
A.
Palpate the painful area last.
Your answer is correct.
Your patient has a decreased level of consciousness. There is no evidence of? trauma, and the patient has a long list of medical problems. Of the? following, which would most likely help the EMT determine why this patient has a decreased level of? conscio
A.
List of medications
This is the correct answer.
An? EMT's assessment differs from an assessment made in the emergency department in which? way?
A.
Time is available in the emergency department to make a diagnosis.
B.
The EMT is working with more limited resources.
C.
The emergency physician is concerne
B.
The EMT is working with more limited resources.
This is the correct answer.
When a patient describes how he? feels, he is telling you which of the? following?
A.
His symptoms
B.
His diagnosis
C.
His syndrome
D.
His signs
A.
His symptoms
Your answer is correct.
You are assessing a? 76-year-old male patient that has been involved in a fall from a standing position. You have completed the scene? size-up and primary assessment. What should you do? next?
A.
Reassessment
B.
Focused history assessment
C.
Secondary ass
C.
Secondary assessment
Your answer is correct.
The patient was a driver in a lateral impact motor vehicle collision. During the assessment of his? chest, the EMT notes a segment of the chest wall moving in the opposite direction from the rest of the chest. Which of the following BEST describes this? f
C.
Paradoxical movement
This is the correct answer.
The process by which an EMT forms a field diagnosis is known? as:
A.
differential thinking.
B.
critical thinking.
C.
diagnostic thinking.
Your answer is not correct.
D.
clinical thinking.
B.
critical thinking.
This is the correct answer.
In the assessment of a responsive medical? patient, which of the following will provide you with the most important? information?
A.
Focused physical exam
B.
Detailed physical exam
C.
?Patient's medical history
D.
Baseline vital signs
C.
?Patient's medical history
Your answer is correct.
In medical? terms, bruises are known as which of the? following?
A.
Discoloration
B.
Contusion
C.
Blemish
D.
Abrasion
B.
Contusion
This is the correct answer.
You are transporting a patient whom you are treating for chest pain. You have completed all of your assessments and are writing down some of his personal information such as his address and phone number. As the patient is? speaking, you notice that he is
B.
immediately repeat your primary assessment.
This is the correct answer.
You are transporting a? 20-year-old soccer player who injured his ankle during a match. His injury appears to be isolated and he has no significant past medical history. How frequently should you perform a reassessment on this? patient?
A.
5 minutes
B.
30
C.
15 minutes
Your answer is correct.
Mr. Hughes is a? 49-year-old man complaining of chest pain. To find out about the quality of his chest? pain, which of the following questions is most? appropriate?
A.
Are you having pain anywhere besides your? chest?
B.
Does anything make the pain? worse
D.
Can you describe how the pain in your chest? feels?
Your patient is a? 16-year-old female who is reporting abdominal pain and nausea. She says it came on when she woke up this morning. Her mother says that her daughter has been tired and cranky lately and has not been eating well for a couple of weeks. In?
A.
Have your partner interview the mother in the next room.
Your answer is correct.
You respond to the scene of a motor vehicle crash to find a? middle-aged man on a long spine board being cared for by first responding firefighters. He appears to be bleeding from his head and he is unconscious. You should check the car? for:
A.
personal
B.
a bent steering wheel or starred windshield.
Your answer is correct.
Expert clinicians may use different approaches of thinking through? problems, but which of the following will they have in? common?
A.
Strong foundation of knowledge
B.
Dislike of ambiguity
C.
Knowledge that one strategy works for everyone
D.
Organization
A.
Strong foundation of knowledge
Your answer is correct.