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Paramedics are called to the home of a 48-year-old female who has a history of diabetes. The patient tells paramedics that she has had a sudden onset of chills, high fever, and chest pain when she breathes. She is short of breath and has a productive cough of yellow-green sputum. What should the paramedic suspect?

A 2-year-old patient’s mother tells paramedics that a day or two before he developed a rash, he had white spots on the inside of his cheek. The rash started on his face and has spread to his feet over the past 2 days. What should paramedics suspect?

A patient with abdominal peritoneal irritation may choose to lie in which position?

What is the reason hypoglycemic patients have rapid changes in their levels of consciousness ?

What is the definition of status epilepticus?

Use the following information to answer the next three questions:Paramedics are evaluating a 45-year-old obese woman who is complaining of upper right quadrant pain that radiates to her right scapula. The woman is diabetic and takes oral contraceptives. She had just finished a fast-food meal of French fries and a hamburger when the pain started. This disease results from an inflammation of which organ? (Refer to the previously described scenario.)

What is a major effect of glucagon?

What is one advantage of peritoneal dialysis over hemodialysis?

What is the most common cause of urinary retention in men?

Who is the individual at your department that you should contact in the situation of a dirty needle stick, that is bound by HIPAA laws on information you tell them?