JBL EMT-B CHAPTER 36 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED

JBL EMT-B CHAPTER 36 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED 1. A productive cough, fever, and chills in an 80-year-old patient with a com promised immune system should make you most suspicious for: Select one: A. bronchitis. B. heart failure. C. pneumonia. D. emphysema.: C. pneumonia. 2. An abdominal aortic aneurysm: Select one: A. is usually not repairable, even if discovered early. B. causes dull pain that often radiates to the shoulders. C. is often the result of hypertension and atherosclerosis. D. can sometimes be palpated as a mass in the groin area.: C. is often the result of hypertension and atherosclerosis. 3. An elderly patient might understate or minimize the symptoms of his or her illness because: Select one: A. the nervous system has deteriorated. B. he or she fears hospitalization. C. of decreased perception of pain. D. of conditions such as dementia.: B.