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Heart sounds are characterized by fine vibrations or tremors, which may indicate blood flow obstruction.

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Thrills

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The spleen can be palpated in what quadrant?

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Upper left quadrant

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How long does it take to perform bowel sound assessment for each quadrant?

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5 minutes

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Is the liver larger in men or women?

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Men

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What conditions cause priapism?

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Leukemia
Sickle-cell disease
Spinal injury

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During examination of the lower extremities, the patient should be in what position?

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Seated

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Only palpable landmark in the cervical spine

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Spinous process of C7

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12 Cranial nerves can be categorized as sensory, somatomotor, proprioceptive, and ____.

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Parasympathetic

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To perform the pronator drift test, what should the patient do?

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Stand with arms forward and eyes closed.

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What reflex is elicited by gently stroking the inner thigh proximal to distal?

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Cremasteric

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What does deformity and point tenderness of the pelvis indicate?

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Fracture

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Secondary skin lesion that is concave, involves loss of the epidermis and dermis, and varies in size.

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Ulcer

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Axillary site can be used for temperature in what age?

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6 years old

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What is the anterior chamber of the eye is assessed for?

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Blood or pus

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What do you palpate for tenderness or discoloration in an ear examination?

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Mastoids

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What does bubbling or crackling sensations that occur in the soft tissues indicate?

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Subcutaneous emphysema

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What is the best position for auscultating lungs?

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Sitting upright

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What is indicated when bronchial breath sounds are heard in the peripheral lung field?

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Fluid is present

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High-pitched, discontinuous sound that is usually heard during the end of inspiration.

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Crackle

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High-pitched musical notes that are usually louder during inspiration. Caused by high-velocity air traveling through narrowed airways.

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Wheezing

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Continuous low-pitched, rumbling sounds usually heard during expiration. Heard over the trachea and bronchi.

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Rhonchi

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Inspiratory, crowing-type sound that can be heard without a stethoscope; indicates significant narrowing or obstruction of the larynx or trachea.

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Stridor

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What heart sound is caused by the closing of the mitral and tricuspid valve?

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Lub

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What heart sound is caused by the closing of the aortic and pulmonic valves?

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Dub

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What do you assess to detect CO toxicity?
ETCO2
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AVPU stands for...
Alert Verbal Pain Unresponsive
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Poorly articulated speech
Dysarthria
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What can cause red skin color?
CO poisoning
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What are fine, irregular, red lines produced by capillary dilation?
Telangiectasia
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Elevated, firm, circumscribed area greater than 1 cm.
Plaque
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Elevated, firm, circumscribed lesion; deeper in the dermis than a papule; 1-2 cm in diameter.
Nodule
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What condition is telangiectasia seen in?
Rosacea
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Irregularly shaped, elevated, progressively enlarging scar that grows beyond the boundaries of a wound.
Keloid
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What starts a treatment plan?
Obtaining patient consent
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What approach in the primary survey recognizes the need for immediate intervention for patients who have life-threatening illness or injury?
Resuscitative approach
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What skill by the paramedic is an ability that develops with experience?
Multitasking
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The ability to quickly focus thinking to get the desired results depending on the situation.
Critical thinking
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What is an outcome or conclusion based on critical thinking and clinical decision making?
Clinical judgment
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What is the first step in the clinical thinking process?
Concept formation
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What does the quality of data interpretation rely on?
Patient's willingness
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How should the patient handoff process be conducted?
In person
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What is the first step in treating cardiac arrest patients according to AHA?
Chest compressions
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Minimum acceptable O2 level without O2 supplement.
94%
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What organ produces the quietest percussion tone?
Muscle
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What is the most important and common factor in dealing with a patient that refuses to talk?
Taking time
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What may help a paramedic obtain needed information from a patient who stops talking?
Persistence
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What can encourage patients to end a refusal to talk?
Approval of cooperation
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What should a paramedic use to comfort a distressed elderly patient?
Gentle touch
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What is a situation in which the history and physical examination match a recognized pattern of injury or illness?
Pattern recognition
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What is the paramedic's field impression of the patient's condition based on?
Analytic thinking
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What can cause a paramedic to overlook important information?
A biased or judgmental attitude
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Who provides scene cover on a call?
Law enforcement
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What year did the airline industry introduce crew resource management?
1979
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First stage of the crew resource management circle of success.
Establish a leader
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PACE acronym
Probe Alert Challenge Emergency
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Who is MOST immediately helped by feedback in therapeutic communication?
Sender
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What percentage of US residents speak a language other than English?
20 %
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What does a patient become after being a receiver?
Decoder
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Listening LADDER
``` Look Ask Do not interrupt Do not change subject Empathize Respond ```
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What follows message transmission in therapeutic communication?
Receiver

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