When auscultating the lungs of an elderly patient, you note rhonchi-like noises in the upper regions of both lungs. As a knowledgeable EMT, you would recognize that this finding is caused by:
A) Fluid accumulation in the alveoli
B) Accumulation of mucus in the bronchi
C) Narrowing of the larger airways
D) Edema to the bronchioles
B) Accumulation of mucus in the bronchi
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A young man convinces his grandmother to take out a home equity line of credit to loan him $50,000 even though she lives on social security. He invested the money in a business that soon went bankrupt. Now, the bank is foreclosing on grandma and she has nowhere to go. This is an example of:
A) elder abuse. B) financial abuse. C) domestic abuse. D) psychological abuse.
During the ____ phase of wound healing, which starts on about day two and may last three weeks, fibroblasts start to form a bed of collagen and rudimentary tissue.
A. proliferative B. remodeling C. hemostasis D. modeling