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Which of the following best describes the pathophysiology of most burns to the human body?
 
  A) Heat causes evaporation of water and denatures protein.
  B) Radiation, including solar radiation and radiant heat, alters cell structures.
  C) Chemicals cause an endothermic reaction that destroys tissue.
  D) The skin, and sometimes deeper tissues, are destroyed through combustion.

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An alert and oriented 69-year-old female is complaining of low, right-sided abdominal pain. She describes the pain as knife-like and states that it started suddenly 1 hour ago. Her only medical history is hypertension for which she takes the medication lisinopril. Which of the following assessment findings shows that the EMT is appropriately assessing this patient?
 
  A) No trauma noted to the head
  B) No pain on palpation to the chest
  C) No deformity to the upper extremities
  D) No abdominal guarding is noted


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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

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Coya19@aol.com

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Wow, this really help

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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