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✔✔Which of the following statements regarding the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) is correct?
Which of the following statements regarding the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is
correct?
Choose one answer.
A. The risk of HIV infection is greatest when deposited on a mucous membrane or
directly into the bloodstream.
B. HIV is far more contagious than hepatitis B and is easily transmitted in the health
care setting.
C. Most patients who are infected with HIV experience chronic symptoms that vary in
duration and severity.
D. The risk of HIV infection is high, even if an infected person's blood comes in contact
with your intact skin. - ✔✔The risk of HIV infection is greatest when deposited on a
mucous membrane or directly into the bloodstream.
✔✔Gas exchange in the lungs is facilitated by: - ✔✔adequate amounts of surfactant.
✔✔Which of the following is a late sign of hypoxia?
Choose one answer.
A. tachycardia Incorrect
B. anxiety Incorrect
C. restlessness
D. cyanosis - ✔✔cyanosis
✔✔An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
Choose one answer.
A. the invasion of the human body by a bacterium that cannot be destroyed by
antibiotics or other drugs.
B. a disease that can be spread from one person or species to another through a
number of mechanisms.
C. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small harmful organisms
within the body.
D. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream and renders the immune
system nonfunctional. - ✔✔C. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of
small harmful organisms within the body. Correct
✔✔Pulmonary edema and impaired ventilation occur during: - ✔✔cardiogenic shock
✔✔Reassessment of a patient with a medical complaint should begin by - ✔✔repeating
the primary assessment
, ✔✔an organ or tissue may be better to resis damage from hypperfusion if the - ✔✔body
temperature is consistently less than 98.6F (37.0)
✔✔the electrical impulse by the heart originates in the - ✔✔sinoatrial node(sa)
✔✔what is true about blood clotting? - ✔✔a person taking aspirin will expierence slower
blood clotting
✔✔classic symptoms and signs of hypoglycemia include - ✔✔cool, clammy, weak,
tachycardia, rapid respirations
✔✔glucose is a trade name for - ✔✔oral glucose
✔✔What organs lie in the retroperitoneal space? - ✔✔gallbladder
✔✔common causes of psychotic behavior include the following, except - ✔✔Alzheimers
dieses
✔✔significant vital signs changes will occur if the typical adult acutely loses more
than___of his or her blood - ✔✔20%
✔✔What is a fact of hemophilia's? - ✔✔may bleed spontaneously
✔✔as red blood cells begin to clumb together to form a clot,____reinforces the clumped
red blood cells - ✔✔fibrinogen
✔✔when assessing arm movement of a suspected stroke, you should - ✔✔expect to
see one arm slowly drift down to the patients side
✔✔hypoperfusion is another name for - ✔✔shock
✔✔activated charcoal administration is contraindicated in patients who have ingested -
✔✔acids or alkalies
✔✔anaphylaxis is mod accurately defines as an - ✔✔extreme allergic reaction that may
affect multiple body systems
✔✔what is not an assessment parameter included in the cincinati prehospital stroke
scale - ✔✔memory
✔✔what is not a function of the sympathetic nervous system? - ✔✔constriction of blood
vessels in the digestive system,