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What is the term for the inability to make any purposeful response?
What is the term for the inability to make any purposeful response?
- Decubitus
- Coma (correct)
- Irritability
- Orthopnea
What is the primary purpose of the AVPU scale in assessing a patient's conscious level?
What is the primary purpose of the AVPU scale in assessing a patient's conscious level?
- To diagnose a patient's mental health disorder
- To monitor a patient's vital signs
- To make a rapid and initial assessment of a patient's conscious level (correct)
- To provide a detailed assessment of a patient's mental state
What is the formula for calculating Body Mass Index (BMI)?
What is the formula for calculating Body Mass Index (BMI)?
- BMI = weight in kg + (Height in M)2
- BMI = weight in kg - (Height in M)2
- BMI = weight in kg x (Height in M)2
- BMI = weight in kg / (Height in M)2 (correct)
What is the term for dyspnea on lying flat, relieved by semi-sitting position?
What is the term for dyspnea on lying flat, relieved by semi-sitting position?
What does the term 'obtunded' describe in relation to a patient's mental state?
What does the term 'obtunded' describe in relation to a patient's mental state?
What is included in the general examination of a patient's body?
What is included in the general examination of a patient's body?
What is the term for the pale color of the skin that can be caused by illness or anemia?
What is the term for the pale color of the skin that can be caused by illness or anemia?
What is the term for a patient who is conscious, well-oriented, and has an average mood and memory?
What is the term for a patient who is conscious, well-oriented, and has an average mood and memory?
What is the term for the measurement of the body from the top of the head to the feet?
What is the term for the measurement of the body from the top of the head to the feet?
What is the primary difference between the AVPU scale and the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)?
What is the primary difference between the AVPU scale and the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)?
What is the term for the position where a person lies flat with the chest down and the back up?
What is the term for the position where a person lies flat with the chest down and the back up?
What is the term for a patient who is almost entirely unresponsive and responds only to intense stimuli such as pain?
What is the term for a patient who is almost entirely unresponsive and responds only to intense stimuli such as pain?
What is characterized by a blueish discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes due to increased deoxygenated blood?
What is characterized by a blueish discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes due to increased deoxygenated blood?
What type of cyanosis occurs due to inadequate oxygenation secondary to conditions that lead to an increase in deoxygenated hemoglobin or presence of abnormal hemoglobin?
What type of cyanosis occurs due to inadequate oxygenation secondary to conditions that lead to an increase in deoxygenated hemoglobin or presence of abnormal hemoglobin?
Which of the following is NOT a cause of central cyanosis?
Which of the following is NOT a cause of central cyanosis?
What is peripheral cyanosis characterized by?
What is peripheral cyanosis characterized by?
What is NOT a cardiovascular cause of central cyanosis?
What is NOT a cardiovascular cause of central cyanosis?
Which of the following is a pulmonary cause of central cyanosis?
Which of the following is a pulmonary cause of central cyanosis?
What is a common cause of peripheral cyanosis?
What is a common cause of peripheral cyanosis?
What is the primary cause of jaundice?
What is the primary cause of jaundice?
What is the typical temperature at which patients with hypothermia lose consciousness?
What is the typical temperature at which patients with hypothermia lose consciousness?
What is a common cause of regional ischemia?
What is a common cause of regional ischemia?
What is the definition of fever in terms of rectal temperature?
What is the definition of fever in terms of rectal temperature?
What is the term for an increase in body's core temperature above 41 C°, causing its thermoregulatory mechanism to break down?
What is the term for an increase in body's core temperature above 41 C°, causing its thermoregulatory mechanism to break down?
