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Multiple Choice


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Question 1
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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 The process of heat transfer via currents in liquids or gases is:
 
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Question 2
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Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window		 At normal room temperature, an unclothed person loses approximately 60 percent of total body heat through:
 
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Question 3
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Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window		 Which of the following locations indicates a patient's core temperature?
 
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Question 4
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Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window		 The normal body temperature range is:
 
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Question 5
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 For each liter of fluid lost due to sweating, a patient will lose approximately:
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 ______ is (are) a usually mild, acute reaction to heat exposure.
 
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Question 7
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Open Hint for Question 7 in a new window		 ______ commonly presents in those with chronic illness and an increased core temperature due to thermoregulatory insufficiency.
 
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Question 8
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Open Hint for Question 8 in a new window		 Dehydration often accompanies hyperthermic conditions because it inhibits:
 
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Question 9
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Open Hint for Question 9 in a new window		 All of the following are signs of dehydration EXCEPT:
 
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Question 10
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Open Hint for Question 10 in a new window		 Which of the following disease processes can predispose a patient to hypothermia?
 
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Question 11
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Open Hint for Question 11 in a new window		 At what temperature will the body shiver the most in order to compensate for heat loss?
 
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Question 12
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Open Hint for Question 12 in a new window		 The ECG wave that is most prominent in a patient with severe hypothermia is the:
 
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Question 13
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Open Hint for Question 13 in a new window		 A patient with severe hypothermia will:
 
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Question 14
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Open Hint for Question 14 in a new window		 The MOST common presenting dysrhythmia seen in the hypothermic patient with a core temperature about 86°F is:
 
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Question 15
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Open Hint for Question 15 in a new window		 Which type of active rewarming may be used in the prehospital setting for a patient in mild hypothermia?
 
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Question 16
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Open Hint for Question 16 in a new window		 Ventricular fibrillation in the hypothermic patient may be minimized by:
 
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Question 17
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Open Hint for Question 17 in a new window		 Which of the following ALS interventions can be performed in the field on a patient in severe hypothermia who is pulseless?
 
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Question 18
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Open Hint for Question 18 in a new window		 Wet drowning occurs in approximately _____ of drowning patients.
 
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Question 19
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Open Hint for Question 19 in a new window		 During saltwater drowning:
 
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Question 20
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Open Hint for Question 20 in a new window		 Atmospheric pressure at sea level is:
 
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Question 21
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Open Hint for Question 21 in a new window		 _______ states that a volume of gas is inversely proportional to its pressure if its temperature remains constant.
 
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Question 22
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Open Hint for Question 22 in a new window		 ______ states that the total pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the individual gases.
 
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Question 23
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Open Hint for Question 23 in a new window		 The pressure of air at sea level is:
 
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Question 24
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Open Hint for Question 24 in a new window		 At what depth do two atmosphere absolutes (ata) occur?
 
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Question 25
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Open Hint for Question 25 in a new window		 Oxygen and inert gases comprise 22 percent of the gases in the air at sea level. The pressure of nitrogen at sea level is:
 
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Question 26
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Open Hint for Question 26 in a new window		 ______ states that the amount of gas dissolved in a given volume of fluid is proportional to the pressure of the gas above it.
 
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Question 27
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Open Hint for Question 27 in a new window		 Which gas tends to dissolve in the blood and tissues in the greatest quantities when a person descends below sea level?
 
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Question 28
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Open Hint for Question 28 in a new window		 The law that BEST describes the increasing dissolution of gases in the bloodstream as a person dives deeper in water is:
 
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Question 29
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Open Hint for Question 29 in a new window		 Which demographic group is MOST susceptible to high altitude pulmonary edema?
 
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Question 30
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Open Hint for Question 30 in a new window		 Substances that emit ionizing radiation are known as:
 
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