Author Question: You are having a hard time getting the past medical history of a patient who is short of breath. ... (Read 77 times)

storky111 · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

You are having a hard time getting the past medical history of a patient who is short of breath. Which one of the following pieces of information would lead the EMT to believe that the patient has a history of chronic lung disease, such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

A) She takes a daily aspirin.
B) Her chest is barrel shaped.
C) Her respirations are tachypneic.
D) She continually coughs.

Question 2

A patient with bronchitis is suffering from:

A) fluid in the trachea and bronchioles.
B) infection of the alveoli.
C) inflammation of the bronchioles.
D) accumulation of mucus in the trachea.