Which sign or symptom would reinforce the EMT's suspicion that a patient with a history of pancreatitis is having an exacerbation of the disease?
A) Upper abdominal pain that radiates to the back
B) Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
C) Right upper quadrant pain with referral to the right shoulder
D) Decreased heart rate and elevated blood pressure
Question 2
The EMT realizes which of the following is true regarding medical tattoos?
A) Cannot legally be honored at this time
B) Appears as a red cross in a white or gray circle
C) May look similar to other tattooed body art
D) Is located on the right wrist of the patient
Patient receiving ultrasound treatment to the left elbow.
The liver in this photograph was from a deceased patient with an advanced state of cirrhosis.
The American Sign Language Alphabet.
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Jaundice seen in the eyes and the skin of a patient with hepatitis A.
Gingival enlargement in a patient taking phenytoin.