List at least five health care issues that are being addressed in the twenty-first century
Vaccine to prevent HIV; cures for AIDS, obesity, heart disease, hypertension, cancer; more effective treatments for mental illnesses; cloning of organs for transplantation; expanded use of alternative/complementary therapies by traditional Western practitioners; longer life span; less invasive treatments; treatments with fewer side effects
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________________________ causes a disassociation between the limbic system and the cortical system that result in a seemingly awake patient who is disassociated with the environment
a. Ketamine b. Ativan c. Diazepam d. Etomidate
A patient with terminal lung cancer has called EMS for shortness of breath. At the request of your paramedic partner, you are obtaining the patient's blood pressure. While inflating and then deflating the blood pressure cuff, the patient angrily shouts, "That thing is too tight! What are you trying to do–send me to the funeral home early?" Your best reply would be:
A) "I have to get your blood pressure. The paramedic needs it." B) "Why are you so mad at me? I am just trying to help you." C) "I know that this is tight and uncomfortable, but I am almost done now." D) "Do not yell at me. There is no need for yelling and I do not appreciate it."