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You are assessing a patient experiencing severe chest pain. A blood pressure assessment reveals a difference of greater than 20 mmHg in systolic readings between the left and right arm. Which of the following best explains this difference?

Identify the anatomical location that a curved blade is inserted into during oral intubation.

During assessment of a patient with an altered mental status, which treatment or assessment must be your HIGHEST priority? 

Which of the following is a common term used to describe a soft suction catheter? 

You have arrived on the scene of a patient who has just regained consciousness following a syncopal episode. The patient is surrounded by EMS providers and there are no family members or friends around. Which of the following feelings would you MOST likely expect this patient to experience?

Which of the following landmarks are used to size an oropharyngeal airway properly?

Which of the following is the MOST common complication of acute myocardial infarction?

Medical control has ordered rescuers to extubate a patient who is resisting ventilations through an endotracheal tube. Which of the following complications should rescuers anticipate upon removal of the ETT? 

Which of the following degenerative neurological disorders would be the MOST difficult to distinguish from a cerebral vascular accident?

You are performing ventilations with a basic airway adjunct. Which part of a bag-valve-mask could be missing and still allow rescue ventilationsto be performed?