When you percuss the chest and hear hyperresonance, the patient may have a:

When you percuss the chest and hear hyperresonance, the patient may have a:
 
  A) cardiac tamponade. B) hemothorax.
  C) pulmonary contusion. D) pneumothorax.

Question 2

Polypeptide chains from ruptured red blood cells are removed from the body through:
 
  A) defecation. B) exhalation. C) urination. D) All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following BEST describes the dosing regimen when using Mark I kits for nerve agent exposure?
 
  a. Administer the contents of one kit only to a patient.
  b. The paramedic may not administer Mark I kits unless blisters have began to form on the skin.
  c. After the initial dose, the paramedic may administer one kit every five minutes until drying of secretions and improvement in ventilatory statues.
  d. Repeat doses are based on an increase in the heart rate to greater than 60 beats per minute.

Question 4

Which of the following is caused by an imbalance in the amount of CSF fluid produced and the rate at which it is absorbed?
 
  A) Cephalimegaly B) Hydrocephalus C) Hypercephalus D) None of the above

Question 5

The portions of the skin that are necrosed by a thermal insult are referred to as the:
 
  A) zone of stasis. B) zone of hyperemia.
  C) zone of necrosis. D) zone of coagulation.