Inflammation of the withers is called ________ withers

You are an engine company responding to a well-involved building fire in an area of town known for abandoned buildings. The determination has been made that there are no civilians in the abandoned fire building. What should you do?

A) Initiate offensive operations. B) Initiate truck company operations. C) Initiate defensive operations. D) Do nothing—let the building burn to the ground.

A patient seen in the emergency department exhibits paralysis of the lower extremities that is getting progressively worse

Vital capacity is 6 mL/kg, maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) is ?17 cm H2O, and oxygen sat-uration measured by pulse oximeter (SpO2) is 89%. Arterial blood gases are pending. The physi-cian suspects Guillain-Barré syndrome. The most appropriate action at this time is which of the following? a. Intubate and mechanically ventilate. b. Place patient on a nonrebreather mask. c. Initiate continuous positive airway pres-sure. d. Initiate noninvasive positive pressure ven-tilation.