C. The conditions of many medical patients may not appear serious at first. D. The majority of medical patients you encounter are also injured. 36.
Which of the following conditions is NOT categorized as a psychiatric condition? Select one: A. Alzheimer disease B. Depression C. Schizophrenia D. Substance abuse 37.
Which of the following patients is at greatest risk for complications caused by the influenza virus? Select one: A. 50-year-old woman moderate obesity B. 68-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes C. 12-year-old child with a fractured arm D. 39-year-old man with mild hypertension 38.
You are attending to a 27-year-old male driver of a car. According to his passenger, the patient had been acting strangely while driving, then slumped forward against the steering wheel, apparently unconscious. The car drove off the road and struck a telephone pole. The patient remains unconscious, and physical assessment reveals only a large hematoma on his right forehead with no other physical signs. Your patient is a diabetic who had been under a lot of stress lately and may have missed meals. This is an example of a: Select one: A. Combination of a psychiatric and trauma emergency. B. Medical emergency. C. Trauma emergency. D. Combination of a medical and trauma emergency 39.
When assessing a patient with an infectious disease, what is the first action you should perform? A. Size up the scene and take standard precautions. B. Obtain a SAMPLE history. C. Hand the patient off to a paramedic. D. Cover your mouth and nose with your hand. 40.
Your patient is complaining of fever, headache, stiffness of the neck, and red blotches on his skin. He most likely has: A. Tuberculosis. B. Hepatitis B. C. SARS. D. Meningitis. 41.
Your patient's symptoms include high fever, cough, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and shortness of breath. Which of the following should you suspect? Select one: A. Influenza B. MERS-CoV C. Whooping cough D. Hepatitis B 42.
End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) monitoring is clearly indicated for patients who present with: Select one: A. Headache.
