A 38-year-old male is conscious and alert after a black widow spider bite to his right hand. You note pain and swelling to the hand, and the patient states that he is dizzy and nauseous. HR = 117, BP = 128/78, RR = 20. During your physical examination, you note that he begins to experience severe, painful muscle spasms in his right arm. Which of the following is NOT appropriate?
A) Sodium bicarbonate
B) Calcium gluconate
C) Diazepam
D) Midazolam
A
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A. purposely deployed for testing. B. not handled to preserve evidence. C. deployed while conducting a survey. D. inoperable before beginning interior survey.
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One reason why proactive interference affects memory performance is that interfering movements similar to the criterion-to-be-recalled movement create ________ so that the distinctiveness of the criterion movement is reduced.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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