Test Bank - Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, Volume 3, 5th edition by Bledsoe (All Chapters Included).

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PARAMEDIC CARE: th




Principles & Practice t h t h




Volume 3: Medical Emergencies
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5TH EDITION, BLEDSOE
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TESTBANK th

, Paramedic thCare: thPrinciples th& thPractice thV.3, th5e th(Bledsoe)
thVolume th3: thMedical thEmergencies




Table thof thcontents:

Chapter th1: t h Pulmonology

Chapter th2: thCardiology

Chapter th3: thNeurology

Chapter th4: thEndocrinology

Chapter th5: thImmunology

Chapter th6: thGastroenterology

Chapter th7: thUrology thand thNephrology

Chapter th8: thToxicology thand thSubstance thAbuse

Chapter th9: thHematology

Chapter th10: thInfectious thDiseases thand thSepsis

Chapter th11: thPsychiatric thand thBehavioral thDisorders

Chapter th12: thDiseases thof ththe thEyes, thEars, thNose, thand thThroat

Chapter th13: thNontraumatic thMusculoskeletal thDisorders

,Paramedic thCare: thPrinciples th& thPractice thV.3, th5e th(Bledsoe)
Volume 3: Medical Emergencies
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Chapter th1: t h Pulmonology

1) Which thof ththe thfollowing this ththe thmost thimportant thintrinsic thrisk thfactor thfor threspiratory thdisease?
A) Environment
B) Smoking
C) Sedentary thlifestyle
D) Family thhistory
thAnswer: t h D

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Standard: t h Medicine
th(Respiratory) thObjective: t h 2




2) Air thentering thand thleaving ththe thlungs thvia thinspiration thand thexpiration this thknown thas:
A) ventilation.
B) respirations.
C) perfusion.
D) oxygenation.
thAnswer: t h A

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Standard: t h Medicine
th(Respiratory) thObjective: t h 1, th3




3) The thdiaphragm this thcontrolled thby ththe nerve.
A) vagus
B) olfactory
C) abducens
D) phrenic
thAnswer:

th D

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Standard: t h Medicine
th(Respiratory) thObjective: t h 3, th4




4) An thexample thof thdiffusion thin ththe threspiratory thsystem this thmovement thof:
A) oxygen thfrom ththe thalveoli thinto ththe thpulmonary thcapillaries.
B) air thfrom ththe thoutside thenvironment thinto ththe thlungs.
C) oxygen thfrom ththe thtissues thinto ththe thsystemic thcapillaries.
D) carbon thdioxide thfrom ththe thalveoli thinto ththe thpulmonary
thcapillaries. thAnswer: t h A

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Standard: t h Medicine
th(Respiratory) thObjective: t h 1, th4

, 5) Airway thresistance this thincreased thby:
A) sympathetic thnervous thsystem thstimulation.
B) decreased thelasticity thof ththe thchest thwall.
C) anticholinergic thdrugs.
D) bronchospasm.
thAnswer: t h D

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Standard: t h Medicine
th(Respiratory) thObjective: t h 4




6) Which thof ththe thfollowing thpatients thare that thrisk thfor ththe thmost thcommon thcause thof thupper
thairway thobstruction?

A) 4-year-old thmale thwith thcroup
B) 21-year-old thfemale thunconscious thand thsupine thon ththe thfloor
C) 22-year-old thfemale thstung thby tha thwasp
D) 5-year-old thfemale thwith
thepiglottitis thAnswer: thB

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Standard: t h Medicine
th(Respiratory) thObjective: t h 7




7) Normal thtidal thvolume thin than thaverage th70 thkg thadult this thapproximately e.
A) 1,500
B) 1,000
C) 750
D) 500
Answer: t h D
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Standard: t h Medicine
th(Respiratory) thObjective: t h 4




8) After tha thnormal thinspiration thand thexpiration, than thadult thpatient thhas thabout th2,400 thmL
thof thair thremaining thin ththe thlungs, thknown thas ththe:

A) expiratory threserve thvolume.
B) residual thvolume.
C) functional thresidual thcapacity.
D) vital thcapacity.
thAnswer: t h C

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Standard: t h Medicine
th(Respiratory) thObjective: t h 4