PARAMEDIC CARE:
Principles & Practice
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Volume 3: Medical Emergencies
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5TH EDITION, BLEDSOE
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TEST BANK
, Paramedic .Care: .Principles .& .Practice .V.3, .5e
.(Bledsoe).Volume .3: .Medical .Emergencies
Table .of .contents:
Chapter .1: . Pulmonology
Chapter .2: .Cardiology
Chapter .3: .Neurology
Chapter .4: .Endocrinology
Chapter .5: .Immunology
Chapter .6: .Gastroenterology
Chapter .7: .Urology .and .Nephrology
Chapter .8: .Toxicology .and .Substance .Abuse
Chapter .9: .Hematology
Chapter .10: .Infectious .Diseases .and .Sepsis
Chapter .11: .Psychiatric .and .Behavioral .Disorders
Chapter .12: .Diseases .of .the .Eyes, .Ears, .Nose, .and .Throat
Chapter .13: .Nontraumatic .Musculoskeletal .Disorders
,Paramedic .Care: .Principles .& .Practice .V.3, .5e .(Bledsoe)
Volume .3: .Medical .Emergencies
Chapter .1: . Pulmonology
1) Which .of .the .following .is .the .most .important .intrinsic .risk .factor .for .respiratory .disease?
A) Environment
B) Smoking
C) Sedentary .lifestyle
D) Family
.history.Answer:
.D
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Standard: . Medicine
.(Respiratory).Objective: . 2
2) Air .entering .and .leaving .the .lungs .via .inspiration .and .expiration .is .known .as:
A) ventilation.
B) respirations.
C) perfusion.
D) oxygenation..
Answer: . A
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.(Respiratory).Objective: . 1, .3
3) The .diaphragm .is .controlled .by .the nerve.
A) vagus
B) olfactory
C) abducens
D) phrenic.
Answer:
.D
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Standard: . Medicine
.(Respiratory).Objective: . 3, .4
4) An .example .of .diffusion .in .the .respiratory .system .is .movement .of:
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.
D) carbon .dioxide .from .the .alveoli .into .the .pulmonary
.capillaries..Answer: . A
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Standard: . Medicine
.(Respiratory).Objective: . 1, .4
, 5) Airway .resistance .is .increased .by:
A) sympathetic .nervous .system .stimulation.
B) decreased .elasticity .of .the .chest .wall.
C) anticholinergic .drugs.
D) bronchospasm..
Answer: . D
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Standard: . Medicine
.(Respiratory).Objective: . 4
6) Which .of .the .following .patients .are .at .risk .for .the .most .common .cause .of .upper
.airway.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.Answer: .B
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Standard: . Medicine
.(Respiratory).Objective: . 7
7) Normal .tidal .volume .in .an .average .70 .kg .adult .is .approximately
e..A) .1,500
B) .1,000
C) .750
D) .500
Answer: . D
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Standard: . Medicine
.(Respiratory).Objective: . 4
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.
C) functional .residual .capacity.
D) vital
.capacity..Answer
: .C
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Standard: . Medicine
.(Respiratory).Objective: . 4