Most patients with an infectious disease will have _________. Select one: A. a fever B. abdominal pain C. a low blood glucose level D. seizures

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Most patients with an infectious disease will have _________.

Select one:
A. a fever
B. abdominal pain
C. a low blood glucose level
D. seizures

It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, and movement in all extremities as well as pupillary reactions in patients with a suspected ___________ problem. Select one: A. cardiac B. endocrine C. respiratory D. neurologic

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It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, and movement in all extremities as well as pupillary reactions in patients with a suspected ___________ problem.

Select one:
A. cardiac
B. endocrine
C. respiratory
D. neurologic

In which of the following situations would it be MOST appropriate to utilize an air medical transportation service? Select one: A. 50-year-old conscious woman with severe nausea and vomiting, fever, and chills of 3 days’ duration B. 29-year-old woman who is 18 weeks pregnant, has light vaginal bleeding, and stable vital signs C. 43-year-old man experiencing a heart attack, and the closest appropriate hospital is 15 minutes away D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground transport time of 50 minutes

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In which of the following situations would it be MOST appropriate to utilize an air medical transportation service?

Select one:
A. 50-year-old conscious woman with severe nausea and vomiting, fever, and chills of 3 days’ duration
B. 29-year-old woman who is 18 weeks pregnant, has light vaginal bleeding, and stable vital signs
C. 43-year-old man experiencing a heart attack, and the closest appropriate hospital is 15 minutes away
D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground transport time of 50 minutes

Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it: Select one: A. leads to chronic infection after exposure. B. is less resistant to treatment. C. is a more contagious type of disease. D. has a greater ability to produce disease.

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Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it:

Select one:
A. leads to chronic infection after exposure.
B. is less resistant to treatment.
C. is a more contagious type of disease.
D. has a greater ability to produce disease.

Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it: Select one: A. leads to chronic infection after exposure. B. is less resistant to treatment. C. is a more contagious type of disease. D. has a greater ability to produce disease.

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Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it:

Select one:
A. leads to chronic infection after exposure.
B. is less resistant to treatment.
C. is a more contagious type of disease.
D. has a greater ability to produce disease.

Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on the _________. Select one: A. field diagnosis B. associated symptoms C. nature of illness D. medical history

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Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on the _________.

Select one:
A. field diagnosis
B. associated symptoms
C. nature of illness
D. medical history

An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as: Select one: A. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream and renders the immune system nonfunctional. B. a disease that can be spread from one person or species to another through a number of mechanisms. C. the invasion of the human body by a bacterium that cannot be destroyed by antibiotics or other drugs. D. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body.

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An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:

Select one:
A. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream and renders the immune system nonfunctional.
B. a disease that can be spread from one person or species to another through a number of mechanisms.
C. the invasion of the human body by a bacterium that cannot be destroyed by antibiotics or other drugs.
D. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body.

After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious disease, your next priority should be to: Select one: A. notify law enforcement. B. contact medical control. C. take standard precautions. D. quickly access the patient.

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After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious disease, your next priority should be to:

Select one:
A. notify law enforcement.
B. contact medical control.
C. take standard precautions.
D. quickly access the patient.

Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are given a tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that: Select one: A. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be treated immediately. B. you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34-year-old patient. C. the disease is dormant in your body, but will probably never cause symptoms. D. you contracted the disease by casual contact instead of exposure to secretions.

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On a typical day, the point of highest relative humidity is associated with———– a. the time of the highest temperature b. solar moon c. the time of the lowest temperature d. dusk

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On a typical day, the point of highest relative humidity is associated with———–
a. the time of the highest temperature
b. solar moon
c. the time of the lowest temperature
d. dusk