You have been called for a 79-year-old female complaining of shortness of breath. Due to the increased respiratory rate, cough, and production of discolored sputum, you are suspicious of pneumonia. A family member asks you how she can have pneumonia, when her temperature is only 97.9F. Your best response is:
A) It is not uncommon for the elderly to have pneumonia without the signs of high fever or chills.
B) You will have to ask the doctor because I cannot give out medical information.
C) There is less need for an increased body temperature since the elderly have a higher number of white blood cells.
D) Higher blood pressure, typically seen in the elderly, tends to inhibit the body from producing a fever.
Question 2
Assessment of a patient's neck reveals that the trachea is deviated to the left. Based on this assessment finding, the EMT should suspect an injury located to the patient's:
A) chest.
B) abdomen.
C) cervical spine.
D) head.
The nitrogen cycle. Numbers represent fluxes as 1012 g N per year (data from Schlesinger 1991, after
Female tule elk
Comparison of (a) male and female skulls and (b) male and female pelves.
Procedures and Diagnostic Tests Related to the Female Reproductive System
A nerve cell (neuron) has extensions called dendrites