The two mechanisms capable of producing alterations in mental state are:
A) structural and toxic-metabolic.
B) structural and RAAS.
C) physiologic and RAS.
D) cranial nervous and the central nervous system.
Question 2
You and another EMT are discussing a call he previously ran. The EMT said the patient had classic chest pain symptoms and he treated it as a possible heart attack, but he later found out the patient just had indigestion and was discharged 2 hours later. The EMT was concerned that his patient assessment skills were not as good as they should be, and that the ED physician will no longer trust his judgment. How should you respond to his concerns?
A) Tell him that his misdiagnosis is a result of confirmation bias.
B) Tell him that his misdiagnosis is a common EMT mistake caused by illusionary correlation.
C) Tell him that his misdiagnosis is a result of anchoring.
D) Tell him that his misdiagnosis is a result of limited information.
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