EMT MOD 4A TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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EMT MOD 4A TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A 59-year-old male with a history of emphysema complains of an acute worsening of his dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain following a forceful cough. Your assessmen... t reveals that he has a barrel-shaped chest, unilaterally diminished breath sounds, and tachycardia. What is the MOST likely cause of this patient's condition? [Ans: - Spontaneous pneumothorax A pleural effusion is MOST accurately defined as: [Ans: - fluid accumulation outside the lung. Asthma is caused by a response of the: [Ans: - immune system. Crackles (rales) are caused by _________. [Ans: - air passing through fluid His parents tell you that their son has had a chest infection for the past two days and when they took him to their family doctor, they were told it was likely due to the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). They have kept him well hydrated, but the infection seems to have gotten worse. On auscultation, you hear decreased air entry bilaterally with fine expiratory wheezes and the occasional coarse wet crackle. Based on this information, your patient is most likely suffering from: [Ans: - bronchiolitis. [Show More]

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