NREMT Paramedic Exam 159 Questions With Complete Solutions

Crenation - ️️Shrinking of a cell due to osmosis. Hemolysis - ️️Breaking of a cell. Atrophy (of a cell) - ️️Also involves the shrinking of a cell, but is not due to an osmotic force, and is usually due to tissue breakdown. Hypertrophy (of a cell) - ️️Enlarging or thickening of a cell. Class 1 research - ️️Most reliable and valid, it is the highest and best for citation, research and policy development is derived from prospective, controlled, randomized, double-blind studies. Class 2 research - ️️Biased, non-randomized, or retrospective studies with weaker evidence. Class 3 research - ️️Case studies, medical opinions, or consensus documents. Clinical research - ️️Focuses on improving pt outcomes. Evidence-based research - ️️Aims to improve medical practices. Descriptive statistics - ️️Describes a phenomenon. Inferential statistics - ️️Can use information learned in the groups to make predictions about the general public.