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A 78-year-old female tells you she woke up with difficulty breathing. She is sitting on the edge of her bed with her legs dependent. You auscultate fine crackles in her bases. Her vital signs are P 100, R 18, BP 168/100, and SpO2 is 92% on room air. You should suspect:

You ask your patient “What does your discomfort in your chest feel like?” This would be an example of:

The term anterior refers to:

Blunt-force trauma is:

What is the effect of hypoperfusion at the cellular level?

You are dispatched to an incident where multiple victims have been exposed to a nerve agent. This is:

A 25-year-old male who was involved in a car crash has a laceration on his forearm. His skin is warm, dry, and pink. He has a two-inch partial-thickness laceration to his left forearm. His movement, sensation, and circulation are intact distal to the injury. You have stopped the bleeding and bandaged the wound. He tells you that the wound is minor, and he does not want to go to the hospital with you. Which of the following must happen before you can allow him to refuse further care or transport?

Before lifting any patient, consider the patient’s:

During the primary assessment, you would focus exclusively on:

Teen shoppers tend to: