Cancer registrar

Which statement indicates that the EMT correctly understands the goal of assessing a patient with abdominal pain?

A) "It is important to determine if the liver is the cause of pain, since that is the most life-threatening condition." B) "If the patient has tenderness on palpation of the abdomen, the EMT should assume bleeding as the cause." C) "It is more important to recognize a possible abdominal emergency as opposed to determining the exact cause." D) "To appropriately treat the patient, the EMT must identify the exact cause of the patient's pain."

The ________ of the heart is the inferior portion of the left ventricles.

a.) apex b.) base c.) dorsum d.) septum