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vinney12

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Which of the following properly accounts for the differences between visceral and somatic pain?
 
  A) Spilled organ contents and bacteria can result in visceral pain, while somatic pain is caused by organ distension.
  B) Visceral pain originates in the walls of hollow organs, while somatic pain originates in skeletal muscle.
  C) The nerves that carry somatic pain impulses enter the spinal column at various levels, while the nerves that carry visceral impulses enter the spinal column via specific nerve routes.
  D) The nerves that carry visceral pain impulses enter the spinal column at various levels, while the nerves that carry somatic impulses enter the spinal column via specific nerve routes.

Question 2

You have been called for a 49-year-old man with chest pain. The patient states that he usually takes nitroglycerin, but it is in his car in a nearby parking lot. His friend states that he also takes nitroglycerin and hands you his bottle of nitroglycerin. Given the patient's condition, what is your next BEST action?
 
  A) Administer half a pill of the friend's nitroglycerin.
  B) Ask the friend to get the patient's nitroglycerin.
  C) Have the patient get his nitroglycerin from the car.
  D) Administer the friend's nitroglycerin.


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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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