EMT FINAL EXAM JBLEARNING QUESTIONS ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
WITH VERIFIED DETAILED SOLUTIONS ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
When assessing a conscious patient who overdosed on a drug, you should FIRST determine:
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A) the patient's weight in kg.
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B) the type of medication ingested.
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C) when the medication was ingested.
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D) if there is a history of prior overdose. - correct answer✔✔B
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While triaging patients at a mass-casualty incident, you encounter a 4-year-old child who is
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breathing at a rate of 54 breaths/min. What should you do? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A) Apply high-flow oxygen
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B) Tag the child as immediate
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C) Assess for distal pulses
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D) Ventilate with a bag-mask device - correct answer✔✔B
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A prolapsed umbilical cord is dangerous because the:
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A) cord might pull the placenta from the uterine wall during delivery.
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B) mother may die of hypoxia due to compromised placental blood flow.
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C) cord may be wrapped around the baby's neck, causing strangulation.
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D) baby's head may compress the cord, cutting off its supply of oxygen. - correct
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answer✔✔D
Your assessment of the newborn reveals that she has a patent airway, is breathing
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adequately, and has a heart rate of 130 beats/min. Her face and trunk are pink, but her ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
hands and feet are cyanotic. You have clamped and cut the umbilical cord, but the placenta
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has not yet delivered. You should:
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,A) massage the lower part of the mother's uterus until the placenta delivers.
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B) give the newborn high-flow oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask and transport.
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C) reassess the newborn every 5 minutes and transport after the placenta delivers.
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D) keep the newborn warm, give oxygen to the mother if needed, and transport. - correct
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answer✔✔D
A patient overdosed on several drugs and is unresponsive with shallow breathing and facial
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cyanosis. As you continue your assessment, the patient suddenly vomits. You should: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A) suction his oropharynx at once.
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B) turn the patient onto his side.
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C) insert an oropharyngeal airway.
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D) begin assisting his ventilations. - correct answer✔✔B
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A known diabetic female is found unresponsive. Her respirations are rapid and shallow; her
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skin is cool, clammy, and pale; and her pulse is rapid and weak. Which of the following
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would BEST explain the likely cause of her condition? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A) Insulin overdose ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B) Excessive eating ||\\//|| ||\\//||
C) High blood sugar ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
D) Failure to take insulin - correct answer✔✔A
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A 29-year-old pregnant female complains of a severe headache, blurred vision, and swelling
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of her hands and feet. Which of the following additional assessment findings would the
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EMT MOST likely encounter? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A) Hypertension ||\\//||
B) Hyperglycemia ||\\//||
C) Abdominal pain ||\\//|| ||\\//||
,D) Vaginal bleeding - correct answer✔✔A
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In which position would you expect a patient with severe dyspnea to be found?
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A) Prone ||\\//||
B) Supine ||\\//||
C) Fowler's ||\\//||
D) Lateral recumbent - correct answer✔✔C
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You are caring for a man with terminal cancer when his caretaker presents you with a
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Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form. The purpose of this form is ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
to:
A) advise medical providers that resuscitation is not to be attempted.
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B) describe acceptable patient interventions in the form of medical orders.
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C) enable the caretaker to make healthcare decisions on the patient's behalf.
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D) limit the treatment provided to the patient to basic life support care. - correct
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answer✔✔B
A 69-year-old man complains of dyspnea that began two days ago and has gotten worse.
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Which of the following assessments would give you the MOST information regarding the
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possible cause of his dyspnea? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A) Lung sounds ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B) Mental status
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C) Oxygen saturation
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D) Pulse rate and quality - correct answer✔✔A
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A 73-year-old male presents with confusion; cool, pale, clammy skin; absent radial pulses;
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and a blood pressure of 70/40 mm Hg. The patient's wife tells you that he has had
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abdominal pain for a week and began vomiting a coffee-ground substance yesterday. His ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
, past medical history includes hypertension and gastric ulcer disease. Your MOST immediate
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concern should be that:
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A) his blood glucose level is probably too high.
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B) he is bleeding from his gastrointestinal tract.
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C) he is in shock and requires prompt transport.
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D) his condition requires surgery within 2 hours. - correct answer✔✔C
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Which of the following is an abnormal finding? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A) Heart rate of 80 beats/min in a 3-month-old infant
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B) Rapid, irregular breathing in a newly born infant
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C) Systolic BP of 100 mm Hg in a 10-year-old child
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D) Respiratory rate of 26 breaths/min in a 2-year-old child - correct answer✔✔A
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Unresponsiveness, shallow breathing, and constricted pupils are indicative of which type of ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
drug overdose? ||\\//||
A) Narcotic ||\\//||
B) Marijuana
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C) Barbiturate
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D) Amphetamine - correct answer✔✔A
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Which of the following conditions would MOST likely cause flushed skin? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A) Blood loss ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B) Hypothermia
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C) Exposure to heat
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D) Low blood pressure - correct answer✔✔C
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WITH VERIFIED DETAILED SOLUTIONS ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
When assessing a conscious patient who overdosed on a drug, you should FIRST determine:
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A) the patient's weight in kg.
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B) the type of medication ingested.
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C) when the medication was ingested.
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D) if there is a history of prior overdose. - correct answer✔✔B
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While triaging patients at a mass-casualty incident, you encounter a 4-year-old child who is
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breathing at a rate of 54 breaths/min. What should you do? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A) Apply high-flow oxygen
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B) Tag the child as immediate
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
C) Assess for distal pulses
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D) Ventilate with a bag-mask device - correct answer✔✔B
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A prolapsed umbilical cord is dangerous because the:
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A) cord might pull the placenta from the uterine wall during delivery.
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B) mother may die of hypoxia due to compromised placental blood flow.
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C) cord may be wrapped around the baby's neck, causing strangulation.
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D) baby's head may compress the cord, cutting off its supply of oxygen. - correct
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answer✔✔D
Your assessment of the newborn reveals that she has a patent airway, is breathing
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adequately, and has a heart rate of 130 beats/min. Her face and trunk are pink, but her ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
hands and feet are cyanotic. You have clamped and cut the umbilical cord, but the placenta
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has not yet delivered. You should:
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,A) massage the lower part of the mother's uterus until the placenta delivers.
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B) give the newborn high-flow oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask and transport.
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C) reassess the newborn every 5 minutes and transport after the placenta delivers.
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D) keep the newborn warm, give oxygen to the mother if needed, and transport. - correct
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answer✔✔D
A patient overdosed on several drugs and is unresponsive with shallow breathing and facial
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cyanosis. As you continue your assessment, the patient suddenly vomits. You should: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A) suction his oropharynx at once.
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B) turn the patient onto his side.
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C) insert an oropharyngeal airway.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
D) begin assisting his ventilations. - correct answer✔✔B
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A known diabetic female is found unresponsive. Her respirations are rapid and shallow; her
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skin is cool, clammy, and pale; and her pulse is rapid and weak. Which of the following
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would BEST explain the likely cause of her condition? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A) Insulin overdose ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B) Excessive eating ||\\//|| ||\\//||
C) High blood sugar ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
D) Failure to take insulin - correct answer✔✔A
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A 29-year-old pregnant female complains of a severe headache, blurred vision, and swelling
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of her hands and feet. Which of the following additional assessment findings would the
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EMT MOST likely encounter? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A) Hypertension ||\\//||
B) Hyperglycemia ||\\//||
C) Abdominal pain ||\\//|| ||\\//||
,D) Vaginal bleeding - correct answer✔✔A
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In which position would you expect a patient with severe dyspnea to be found?
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A) Prone ||\\//||
B) Supine ||\\//||
C) Fowler's ||\\//||
D) Lateral recumbent - correct answer✔✔C
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You are caring for a man with terminal cancer when his caretaker presents you with a
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form. The purpose of this form is ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
to:
A) advise medical providers that resuscitation is not to be attempted.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B) describe acceptable patient interventions in the form of medical orders.
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C) enable the caretaker to make healthcare decisions on the patient's behalf.
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D) limit the treatment provided to the patient to basic life support care. - correct
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answer✔✔B
A 69-year-old man complains of dyspnea that began two days ago and has gotten worse.
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Which of the following assessments would give you the MOST information regarding the
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possible cause of his dyspnea? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A) Lung sounds ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B) Mental status
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C) Oxygen saturation
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D) Pulse rate and quality - correct answer✔✔A
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A 73-year-old male presents with confusion; cool, pale, clammy skin; absent radial pulses;
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and a blood pressure of 70/40 mm Hg. The patient's wife tells you that he has had
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abdominal pain for a week and began vomiting a coffee-ground substance yesterday. His ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
, past medical history includes hypertension and gastric ulcer disease. Your MOST immediate
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
concern should be that:
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A) his blood glucose level is probably too high.
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B) he is bleeding from his gastrointestinal tract.
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C) he is in shock and requires prompt transport.
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D) his condition requires surgery within 2 hours. - correct answer✔✔C
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Which of the following is an abnormal finding? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A) Heart rate of 80 beats/min in a 3-month-old infant
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B) Rapid, irregular breathing in a newly born infant
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C) Systolic BP of 100 mm Hg in a 10-year-old child
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D) Respiratory rate of 26 breaths/min in a 2-year-old child - correct answer✔✔A
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Unresponsiveness, shallow breathing, and constricted pupils are indicative of which type of ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
drug overdose? ||\\//||
A) Narcotic ||\\//||
B) Marijuana
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C) Barbiturate
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D) Amphetamine - correct answer✔✔A
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Which of the following conditions would MOST likely cause flushed skin? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A) Blood loss ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B) Hypothermia
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C) Exposure to heat
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D) Low blood pressure - correct answer✔✔C
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