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EMT chapter 15 JBL quizA patient who presents with a headache, fever, confusion, and red blotches on his or
her skin should be suspected of having: - answer meningitis
After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious disease, your next
priority should be to: - answer take standard precautions.
An index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as - answer your awareness and
concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as - answer A medical condition
caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body.
Factors that increase the risk for developing methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) include - answer prolonged hospitalization, especially in an intensive care unit.
Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it - answer has a greater
ability to produce disease.
In addition to obtaining a SAMPLE history and asking questions related to the chief
complaint, what else should you specifically inquire about when assessing a patient with
a potentially infectious disease? - answerrecent travel
In contrast to the assessment of a trauma patient, assessment of a medical patient -
answeris focused on the nature of illness, the patient's chief complaint, and his or her
symptoms.
It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation and movement in all extremities as
well as pupillary reactions in patients with a suspected ____________ problem -
answerneurologic
Patient with tuberculosis pose the greatest risk for transmitting the disease when they -
answercough
Reassessment of a patient with a medical complaint should begin by - answerrepeating
the primary assessment.
The BEST way to prevent infection from whooping cough is to - answerget vaccinated
against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
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