A patient sustained a crush injury after being pinned by a car that fell off jack-stands while the patient was underneath the car working on it. The injury occurred to the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. Assessment shows bruising to that area, with instability noted to the lowest rib. The EMT's highest concern regarding this injury should be:
A) Fractured rib
B) Abdominal contusion
C) Injury to the spleen
D) Abdominal evisceration
C) Injury to the spleen
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Apt-Downey test (APT) for fetal hemoglobin is used to determine:
A) the source of occult blood in stool. B) whether blood found in the stool of neonates originated from maternal blood that was swallowed or is secondary to disease in the newborn. C) the genetic composition of heme derivative in stool specimens. D) the fecal fat composition of stool specimens.
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With regard to frequency of reassessment, stable dialysis patients must be reassessed at least ________________.?
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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