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You respond to an office where you find a 25-year-old male lying on the ground. He is unresponsive to verbal and physical stimuli and only marginally reactive to painful stimuli. His vitals are BP 138/88, R 24, deep and regular, with an occasional large sigh. Pulse is 92, and regular at the wrist. His skin color seems normal (Slightly reddish), warm and sweaty. The other office workers state that he just made a noise, fell out of his chair and was shaking on the ground for about 3 minutes. The apparent seizure stopped about 5 minutes ago. You find a Medic Alert bracelet that states that he is an epileptic.   What phase of the seizure was he in when you arrived?

You arrive on scene to a patient involved in a physical altercation. Your 24-year-old patient presents with difficulty breathing. While performing your rapid trauma assessment, you note crepitus and paradoxical movement in the right flank. What is this condition?

You are called to the home of a 70-year-old male whom you find in bed, pulseless and apneic. The correct first steps in treating this patient would be to:

What is the maximum amount of time you can suction an adult patient?

Important to your care of a patient who has suffered multiple stab wounds is to:

Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses are a mitigating factor in the development of which gallbladder pathology?

What is the origin of the splenic artery?

Pre-req check: Let’s explore ln(x) a bit more and get some more integration practice.  Recall

In which set are all three species isoelectronic?

Which best describes ammonia (NH₃)?