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A weakened area of an artery that balloons out and may rupture, causing catastrophic bleeding, is called:  

You respond to a 32-year-old female who is having a seizure. You arrive on the scene to find the patient drowsy, confused, and complaining of a headache. This patient is demonstrating the:

The liver lies primarily in which abdominal quadrant? 

You are on the scene of a 22-year-old female patient who is unresponsive. The patient’s mother states that she is deathly allergic to peanuts and accidentally ate stir fry cooked in peanut oil. The patient is unresponsive with agonal respirations at 6 per minute. What is your first action?

For the EMT, which of the following is the most important question to ask of a diabetic patient or his family members?  

When should the EMT most likely expect to hear wheezes in a patient complaining of shortness of breath secondary to an asthma attack?  

Your patient is a 21-year-old female with a history of epilepsy. She is having a convulsion upon your arrival. Which of the following should you do?  

Which of the following is MOST likely to be a complaint of a patient suffering from anaphylaxis?

Pain felt in a distant location that is not connected to the actual source of the pain is called:  

Hemodialysis is used to help the kidneys filter ________ and remove excess ________.