PARAMEDIC CARE: ic
Principles & Practice i c i c
Volume 3: Medical Emergencies
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5TH EDITION, BLEDSOE
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TESTBANK ic
, Paramedic icCare: icPrinciples ic& icPractice icV.3, ic5e ic(Bledsoe)
icVolume ic3: icMedical icEmergencies
Table icof iccontents:
Chapter ic1: i c Pulmonology
Chapter ic2: icCardiology
Chapter ic3: icNeurology
Chapter ic4: icEndocrinology
Chapter ic5: icImmunology
Chapter ic6: icGastroenterology
Chapter ic7: icUrology icand icNephrology
Chapter ic8: icToxicology icand icSubstance icAbuse
Chapter ic9: icHematology
Chapter ic10: icInfectious icDiseases icand icSepsis
Chapter ic11: icPsychiatric icand icBehavioral icDisorders
Chapter ic12: icDiseases icof icthe icEyes, icEars, icNose, icand icThroat
Chapter ic13: icNontraumatic icMusculoskeletal icDisorders
,Paramedic icCare: icPrinciples ic& icPractice icV.3, ic5e ic(Bledsoe)
Volume 3: Medical Emergencies
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Chapter ic1: i c Pulmonology
1) Which icof icthe icfollowing icis icthe icmost icimportant icintrinsic icrisk icfactor icfor icrespiratory icdisease?
A) Environment
B) Smoking
C) Sedentary iclifestyle
D) Family ichistory
icAnswer: i c D
Diff: ic1 Page icRef: ic3
Standard: i c Medicine
ic(Respiratory) icObjective: i c 2
2) Air icentering icand icleaving icthe iclungs icvia icinspiration icand icexpiration icis icknown icas:
A) ventilation.
B) respirations.
C) perfusion.
D) oxygenation.
icAnswer: i c A
Diff: ic1 Page icRef: ic8
Standard: i c Medicine
ic(Respiratory) icObjective: i c 1, ic3
3) The icdiaphragm icis iccontrolled icby icthe nerve.
A) vagus
B) olfactory
C) abducens
D) phrenic
icAnswer:
i cD
Diff: ic1 Page icRef: ic7-8
Standard: i c Medicine
ic(Respiratory) icObjective: i c 3, ic4
4) An icexample icof icdiffusion icin icthe icrespiratory icsystem icis icmovement icof:
A) oxygen icfrom icthe icalveoli icinto icthe icpulmonary iccapillaries.
B) air icfrom icthe icoutside icenvironment icinto icthe iclungs.
C) oxygen icfrom icthe ictissues icinto icthe icsystemic iccapillaries.
D) carbon icdioxide icfrom icthe icalveoli icinto icthe icpulmonary
iccapillaries. icAnswer: i c A
Diff: ic2 Page icRef: ic11
Standard: i c Medicine
ic(Respiratory) icObjective: i c 1, ic4
, 5) Airway icresistance icis icincreased icby:
A) sympathetic icnervous icsystem icstimulation.
B) decreased icelasticity icof icthe icchest icwall.
C) anticholinergic icdrugs.
D) bronchospasm.
icAnswer: i c D
Diff: ic2 Page icRef: ic9
Standard: i c Medicine
ic(Respiratory) icObjective: i c 4
6) Which icof icthe icfollowing icpatients icare icat icrisk icfor icthe icmost iccommon iccause icof icupper
icairway icobstruction?
A) 4-year-old icmale icwith iccroup
B) 21-year-old icfemale icunconscious icand icsupine icon icthe icfloor
C) 22-year-old icfemale icstung icby ica icwasp
D) 5-year-old icfemale icwith icepiglottitis
icAnswer: icB
Diff: ic2 Page icRef: ic25
Standard: i c Medicine
ic(Respiratory) icObjective: i c 7
7) Normal ictidal icvolume icin ican icaverage ic70 ickg icadult icis icapproximately e.
A) 1,500
B) 1,000
C) 750
D) 500
Answer: i c D
Diff: ic1 Page icRef: ic9
Standard: i c Medicine
ic(Respiratory) icObjective: i c 4
8) After ica icnormal icinspiration icand icexpiration, ican icadult icpatient ichas icabout ic2,400 icmL
icof icair icremaining icin icthe iclungs, icknown icas icthe:
A) expiratory icreserve icvolume.
B) residual icvolume.
C) functional icresidual iccapacity.
D) vital iccapacity.
icAnswer: i c C
Diff: ic1 Page icRef: ic9
Standard: i c Medicine
ic(Respiratory) icObjective: i c 4