Anesthetics that are able to dissolve much more easily in lipids than in water are termed:

A. volatile
B. hydrophilic
C. lipolysic
D. lipophilic

d
Rationale: A common property of general anesthetics is that they are all very lipophilic (able to dissolve much more easily in lipids than in water).

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You are by the side of a female patient who has overdosed on a drug. She is conscious but very combative and noncompliant with your requests. Which one of the following statements made by the EMT best suggests assault?

A) "You win. I cannot get your blood pressure and the doctor is going to yell at me. I am going to blame you." B) "If that is the way you are going to behave, then I am not going to try to get your blood pressure anymore." C) "If you throw up in the back of my ambulance, I will use your shirt to clean it up. Just think about that for a minute." D) "If you do not let me get your blood pressure, I will take off the oxygen and you will suffocate."

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