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A 31-year-old patient is in the emergency department complaining of a fever and severe lower right quadrant abdominal pain that they rate as a 9 out of 10. The patient tells you that they have suffered from dull, generalized abdominal discomfort for approximately 7 hours and in the past hour the pain focused and intensified just below the beltline on their right side. The paramedic should suspect:

Assuming the amount of bleeding is the same, which of the following patients with complaints of rectal bleeding should receive more aggressive monitoring and rapid transport?

A contaminated needle should be disposed of by:

Select the 2 diseases that can be transmitted via sexual contact: (Select two correct answers)

You are treating a patient with a fever and productive cough. The patient states they have pleuritic type pain when coughing and feels slightly short of breath with mild hemoptysis. The paramedic should suspect.

Kidney failure becomes End-Stage Renal Disease when __________ and/or __________ becomes required: (Select two correct answers) 

A female patient is complaining of “morning sickness.”  She reports she has recently stopped taking prednisone for a recent allergic reaction to nuts, but otherwise takes no medicines. She is also concerned about the skin on her arms and legs darkening and says she cannot get enough salt on her food. The paramedic should suspect: 

A 5-year-old presents with 2 days of fever, shore throat, and swollen glands. Inspection of the oropharynx reveals inflamed salivary glands. The paramedic should suspect:

Which of the following is the causative organism for Mononucleosis?

Paramedics are at the home of an elderly patient who has been suffering from a urinary tract infection for 4 days. They respond to verbal stimuli, have a patent airway, and their skin is hot and moist. Vitals are BP 82/48, HR 122, RR 24, and CBG is 80. The paramedic should suspect: