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Principles & Practice
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Volume 3: Medical Emergencies
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5TH EDITION, BLEDSOE
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, Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice V.3, 5e (Bledsoe)
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Volume 3: Medical Emergencies
Table of contents:
Chapter 1: Pulmonology
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Chapter 2: Cardiology
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Chapter 3: Neurology
Chapter 4: Endocrinology
Chapter 5: Immunology
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Chapter 6: Gastroenterology
Chapter 7: Urology and Nephrology
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Chapter 8: Toxicology and Substance Abuse
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Chapter 9: Hematology
Chapter 10: Infectious Diseases and Sepsis
Chapter 11: Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders
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Chapter 12: Diseases of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
Chapter 13: Nontraumatic Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Volume 3: Medical Emergencies
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Chapter 1: Pulmonology
1) Which of the following is the most important intrinsic risk factor for respiratory disease?
A) Environment
B) Smoking
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C) Sedentary lifestyle
D) Family history
Answer: D
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Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 2
2) Air entering and leaving the lungs via inspiration and expiration is known as:
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A) ventilation.
B) respirations.
C) perfusion.
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D) oxygenation.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8
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Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 1, 3
3) The diaphragm is controlled by the nerve.
A) vagus
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B) olfactory
C) abducens
D) phrenic
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Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 7-8
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 3, 4
4) An example of diffusion in the respiratory system is movement of:
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A) oxygen from the alveoli into the pulmonary capillaries.
B) air from the outside environment into the lungs.
C) oxygen from the tissues into the systemic capillaries.
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D) carbon dioxide from the alveoli into the pulmonary capillaries.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 11
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Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 1, 4
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, 5) Airway resistance is increased by:
A) sympathetic nervous system stimulation.
B) decreased elasticity of the chest wall.
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C) anticholinergic drugs.
D) bronchospasm.
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 9
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
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Objective: 4
6) Which of the following patients are at risk for the most common cause of upper airway
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obstruction?
A) 4-year-old male with croup
B) 21-year-old female unconscious and supine on the floor
C) 22-year-old female stung by a wasp
D) 5-year-old female with epiglottitis
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Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 25
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
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Objective: 7
7) Normal tidal volume in an average 70 kg adult is approximately e.
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A) 1,500
B) 1,000
C) 750
D) 500
Answer: D
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Diff: 1 Page Ref: 9
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 4
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8) After a normal inspiration and expiration, an adult patient has about 2,400 mL of air
remaining in the lungs, known as the:
A) expiratory reserve volume.
B) residual volume.
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C) functional residual capacity.
D) vital capacity.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 9
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Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 4
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PARAMEDIC CARE:
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Principles & Practice
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Volume 3: Medical Emergencies
A
5TH EDITION, BLEDSOE
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KS
O
LU
TI
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TEST BANK
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, Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice V.3, 5e (Bledsoe)
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Volume 3: Medical Emergencies
Table of contents:
Chapter 1: Pulmonology
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Chapter 2: Cardiology
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Chapter 3: Neurology
Chapter 4: Endocrinology
Chapter 5: Immunology
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Chapter 6: Gastroenterology
Chapter 7: Urology and Nephrology
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Chapter 8: Toxicology and Substance Abuse
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Chapter 9: Hematology
Chapter 10: Infectious Diseases and Sepsis
Chapter 11: Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders
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Chapter 12: Diseases of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
Chapter 13: Nontraumatic Musculoskeletal Disorders
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TI
O
N
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, Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice V.3, 5e (Bledsoe)
Volume 3: Medical Emergencies
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Chapter 1: Pulmonology
1) Which of the following is the most important intrinsic risk factor for respiratory disease?
A) Environment
B) Smoking
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C) Sedentary lifestyle
D) Family history
Answer: D
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Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 2
2) Air entering and leaving the lungs via inspiration and expiration is known as:
A
A) ventilation.
B) respirations.
C) perfusion.
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D) oxygenation.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8
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Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 1, 3
3) The diaphragm is controlled by the nerve.
A) vagus
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B) olfactory
C) abducens
D) phrenic
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Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 7-8
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 3, 4
4) An example of diffusion in the respiratory system is movement of:
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A) oxygen from the alveoli into the pulmonary capillaries.
B) air from the outside environment into the lungs.
C) oxygen from the tissues into the systemic capillaries.
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D) carbon dioxide from the alveoli into the pulmonary capillaries.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 11
N
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 1, 4
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, 5) Airway resistance is increased by:
A) sympathetic nervous system stimulation.
B) decreased elasticity of the chest wall.
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C) anticholinergic drugs.
D) bronchospasm.
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 9
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
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Objective: 4
6) Which of the following patients are at risk for the most common cause of upper airway
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obstruction?
A) 4-year-old male with croup
B) 21-year-old female unconscious and supine on the floor
C) 22-year-old female stung by a wasp
D) 5-year-old female with epiglottitis
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Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 25
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
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Objective: 7
7) Normal tidal volume in an average 70 kg adult is approximately e.
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A) 1,500
B) 1,000
C) 750
D) 500
Answer: D
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Diff: 1 Page Ref: 9
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 4
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8) After a normal inspiration and expiration, an adult patient has about 2,400 mL of air
remaining in the lungs, known as the:
A) expiratory reserve volume.
B) residual volume.
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C) functional residual capacity.
D) vital capacity.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 9
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Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 4
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