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You are leading a group through Big Bend National Park in Texas. It’s been quite a warm day, pushing 95 degrees F for most of your hike. There is an older gentleman along for the hike in good shape with no medical co-morbidities. He starts to complain of some of the symptoms of heat stroke. Why do older adults have a harder time regulating their body temperatures?

With a 1st degree burn, only the epidermis is affected. If a person was burned down through the stratum spinosum, what structures would be damaged by the burn?

In hypothyroidism, the thyroid gland fails to produce thyroid hormones in sufficient amounts, resulting in high amounts of TSH. This process would be immediately stopped via:

Based on the case study above, what is true related to this burn victim’s third degree burns?

Which of the following is false about connective tissue?

One of your patients has just been told that he has a mediastinal tumor. He continues to have shortness of breath and difficulty swallowing. What does the mediastinum NOT contain?

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a chronic, hereditary condition that affects the lungs and digestive system. Usually it is related to a build-up of thick and sticky mucous that clogs up the airways and ducts of the digestive system, resulting in trouble breathing and issues with nutrient absorption. In some cases of CF, it is caused by an abnormal proliferation of:

Your 34 year old patient was recently diagnosed with a chronic lung infection and a past medical history of a cardiac defect, indicating that he is likely not receiving adequate oxygen for perfusion of his body tissues. What would be his most likely clinical sign and/or symptom?

A patient is rushed to the emergency room via ambulance after being caught in a house fire. He has suffered third degree burns to his entire face, the superior half of his anterior chest, and to the anterior surface of his right arm, forearm, and hand. What is the estimated surface burn area of this patient’s body?

A 68 year old female presents to the hospital for hip surgery secondary to increasing intensity of pain. The pain is located on the lower portion of the anterior abdominal wall with the femoral region inferiorly, the coxal region laterally, and the pelvic region medially. Where is this patient’s pain?