When responding to a patient with a known a degenerative nervous disorder, it is necessary for the paramedic to: - ANSWERSconduct a primary assessment and patient history to determine the chief complaint.
Epilepsy affects approximately how many Americans per year? - ANSWERS1 percent
How many ...
When responding to a patient with a known a degenerative nervous disorder, it is necessary for the
paramedic to: - ANSWERSconduct a primary assessment and patient history to determine the chief
complaint.
Epilepsy affects approximately how many Americans per year? - ANSWERS1 percent
How many pairs of spinal nerves exit the spinal cord? - ANSWERS31
Which of the following is the third most common cause of death and, in middle-aged and older patients,
is a frequent cause of disability each year in the U.S.? - ANSWERSStroke
When considering the etiology of most brain tumors, which of the following is correct? - ANSWERSThey
are often metastasized from elsewhere in the body.
What is one of the major causes behind Wernicke's syndrome or Korsakoff's psychosis? -
ANSWERSThiamine deficiency
You are called to the scene of a 68-year-old female patient. The family told your dispatcher that she was
"breathing but wouldn't wake up." On your arrival you find the patient lying in bed with sonorous
respirations and decorticate posturing. What is your initial concern? - ANSWERSAirway maintenance
Which of the following is a disease process caused by a genetic defect specific to chromosome 4? -
ANSWERSHuntington's disease
Which of the following is not a typical cause of altered mental status? - ANSWERSTinnitus
An increase in intracranial pressure that results in increased blood pressure, decreased pulse, and
irregular ventilations is known as what? - ANSWERSCushing's triad
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