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you made the mistake of giving oral glucose to a diabetic with high glucose. you should: document error and report it to your supervisor OR contact medical control and inform them of the error - contact medical control and inform them of the error you have a patient with a broken leg. you explain your plan to splint her leg and she agrees. what kind of consent is this? expressed consent OR informed consent - expressed consent EMS today had its origins established in 1966 with the publi...

A by-product of involuntary muscle contraction and relaxation is: Select one: a. heat. b. lactic acid. c. nitrogen. d. oxygen. - heat A patient has a blood pressure of 130/70 mm Hg. The "130" in this measurement represents: Select one: a. ventricular relaxation. b. atrial contraction. c. ventricular filling. d. ventricular contraction. - ventricular contraction Bile is produced by the liver and concentrated and stored in the: - gallbladder If a patient's chest barely moves during...

Which is the term used for blue discoloration around the umbilicus? A. Cullen sign B. Murphy sign C. Roxving sign D. Turner sign - A. Cullen sign - blue discoloration around umbilicus - hemorrhagic pancreatitis A 65 year-old homeless male with a history of pancreatitis is seen in the emergency department for vomiting, upper abdominal pain, back pain and weakness. He is cachetic, pale and jaundiced. A 4-5 cm mass is palpable in the mid to right hypochondrium. What is the most likely diagno...

A 72 year old male with new dx of congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation develops episodes of hemodynamic compromise secondary to increased ventricular rate. A decision to perform elective cardioversion is made and the patient is anticoagulated with heparin. Which test should be ordered to assess for atrial or ventricular mural thrombi? A. Electrocardiogram B. Chest XR C. Transesophageal echocardiogram D. C-Reactive protein - C. Transesophageal Echocardiogram A 74 year old pt p...

Name 3 misconceptions about EMD - All EMS calls must go "lights and sirens", callers are to upset to provide accurate and useful info, medical advice cannot help patients and could be dangerous over the phone True or False-The EMD must determine the nature and severity of the medical incident type - true EMDPRS - emergency medical dispatch protocol reference system True or False--It is not the EMDs job to help ensure the safety of bystanders, callers, patients and responding personnel - ...

All actual response assignments and emergency modes are: A. dictated by the IAEMD council of standards. B. listed on the MPDS response grid. C. predetermined by local medical control and EMS administration. D. Determined by individual EMD's based on the specific needs of each case. - C. Predetermined by local medical control and EMS administraton. Medical professionals and communications experts from around the world contribute to the ongoing development of the MPDS. True/False - True ...

Car running up keep stopping why? - Contact is not deenergizing in push button Third-floor bulbs burn out why? - Shorted resistor Car will not travel to second floor without a third-floor me a call and will not go down from three without a second-floor hall, what's the problem? - 2Fl 4/6 Why won't motor start? - MOL1 95/96 Car doors closed and won't run what do you check? - Check for voltage at four and five Bad Transistor Top barricade can be replaced with? - 1/4" Cable There is vol...

In a modernization they plan on moving the controller 30 feet away which ends up resulting in a voltage drop. What do you do? A) Call electric company for a step-up transformer, B) Use a bigger wire. - B) Use a bigger wire. Governor trips at 115% of rated speed, the over speed switch trips at 90% of the 115%. - If you are cutting something with a power saw, which way does piece you are cutting face. Up or down? - Down. They give you a voltage of 480 on primary and 216 on secondary and a c...

A Latching relay: Used for call registration,direction selection or as selector relays Two types are: Set/Rest are electrical and Mechanical Latching relays Need to know latching relay symbol, Its a box with shaded triangle in lower right hand corner. - Which relay do you need to Order 710 Pg, 7 RPM = 60 ∙ ƒ ÷ P÷2 = Step 1. 60 x Frequency (Hz.) = Step 2. Poles ÷ 2 = Take answer 1 and ÷ by answer 2 = - Know the formula for RPM 435 Pg. 5 If you are referring to a megohm meter, it ...

A contractor wants to raise the car speed from 100fpm to 125fpm, it currently has a 12" sheave. What sheave is required? - Diam=12" 12/4=3" 25fpm=3" 100fpm + 25fpm= 12"+3"= 15" sheave A MOV (Metal Oxide Varistor) burns out. You replace it, but cannot read voltage or resistance. What should you do? - Replace it with a larger MOV On a Ward-Leonard circuit the break is set, but the motor is trying to slip through the break. What is the issue? - Suicide Circuit You have an old DC motor ...

What clinical manifestation does the nurse expect to see in a client suspected of having hypercalcemia? 1. Tachycardia 2. Positive Chvostek 3. Lethargy 4. Tachypnea 5. Decreased deep tendon reflexes - ANS: 3., 5. 3., & 5. Correct: Hypercalcemia is a condition in which the calcium level in blood is above normal. Too much calcium in blood can weaken bones, create kidney stones, and interfere with heart and brain function. Hypercalcemia is usually a result of overactive parathyroid glands. ...

A nurse is explaining to a pregnant patient the purpose of electronic fetal monitoring. Which of the following statements by the nurse is the most accurate way to describe the purpose of EFM? a. "EFM is a diagnostic procedure that monitors your baby's heart rate or FHR and your uterine contractions. b. "EFM is a screening procedure that monitors your baby's heart rate or FHR and your uterine contractions." c."EFM is a screening procedure that only monitors your baby's heart rate or ...

What is Stress? accelerated heart beat; secretion of adrenaline and noradrenaline (Adrenal Medulla) What does the parasympathetic nervous system do? Rest & Repose (Peaceful). Ex. heart rate, pupils dilating, breathing What does the sympathetic nervous system do? Fight or Flight. Controls body's unconscious functions. What is pain threshold? degree of pain sensation beyond which the intensity of pain becomes consciously uncomfortable or intolerable. (You should work as close to pain thr...

What is Stress? accelerated heart beat; secretion of adrenaline and noradrenaline (Adrenal Medulla) What does the parasympathetic nervous system do? Rest & Repose (Peaceful). Ex. heart rate, pupils dilating, breathing What does the sympathetic nervous system do? Fight or Flight. Controls body's unconscious functions. What is pain threshold? degree of pain sensation beyond which the intensity of pain becomes consciously uncomfortable or intolerable. (You should work as close to pain thr...

What level disinfectant is used on non-critical items? - Intermediate disinfectant Ringworm is considered to be a - Fungi The reproductive structure of a virus is: - Parasitize of a living cell The risks of diabetes are: - Kidney disease What is the first step if an electrologist is bleeding: - Take gloves off and let it bleed How long does the effectiveness of the HBV vaccine last for? - 15 years What virus are health care workers at greatest risk for? - HBV Spironolactone does what in t...

Laser stands for what? - Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation What is the distance measured in nanometers between two peaks or two troughs known as? - Wavelength Light of only one color & one specific wavelength is known as? - Monochromatic Refraction is also known as what? - Transmission The process where by a newly created photon of light (generated through amplification) acquires energy equal to the photons that created it is known as? - Stimulated Emission The...

Before working on an electric furnace the tech should - Review diagram, remove jewelry, and follow safety procedures. ALL OF THE ABOVE. A GFCI circuit breaker - detects current leaks to groound the conductor in an electric heat element is usually made of - Nichrome An example of resistive load is - crankcase heater an example of an inductive load is - motor an electric furnace is marked 208/230 single phase 60Hz A tech reads 200 vac at the power supply and determines - the voltage is too ...

1) While reviewing the prior day's material last Wednesday before lecture, you correctly realized that 100 Independence hall would be best compared to the ______ variable and you with your classmates to the ____ variable in our last critical equation - Volume (V), N (# of moles) 3) Which is a correct Statement about the levels of learning in Bloom's Revised Taxonomy? - Possible Answers: -Paraphrasing is one of the two lowest levels of demonstrations of leaning -Differentiating is not a d...

As you eat breakfast, your blood glucose level is moving ________. - C. Away from set point -Out of steady state To keep our body temperature at about 98.6, our bodies utilize a process called _____ and our bodies must ______ be using energy. - B. Homeostasis - Always Carmen was at the grocery store and deciding on a cereal to purchase. The "ATP-O's" caught her eye. The box's information stated that the cereal contains the molecule cells use for energy. Recalling her physiology, Carm...

What does the protein act like in carrier mediated transport? What type of protein is used? - a shuttle (integral transmembrane protein) What regulates carrier mediated transport? Why? - binding regulates transport because the solute must interact with the protein, changes the protein's shape What are the two types of carrier mediated transport? - facilitated diffusion and active transport Which type of carrier mediated transport allows diffusion to happen easier? - facilitated diffusion ...