What is the name given for a relatively rapid onset of widespread disorganized thought?

Your EMS team has extricated a 70-year-old patient from the vehicle after it went off theroad at a high rate of speed and hit a tree. The patient has an altered mental status andis unable to provide a medical history. You are concerned that a cardiac problem mayhave precipitated the incident, but you must also rule out:

You are called to assess a conscious patient having a behavioral emergency. Which ofthe following is a correct technique regarding physical assessment of this patient?

You have an adult patient with an accidental petroleum poisoning. Which of the followingis the MOST expected route for this poisoning?

You have responded to a patient with a suspected heroin overdose. Which of thefollowing signs and symptoms would you MOST likely expect?

Which of the following sign/symptom would differentiate the route in which poison wasabsorbed?

Which of the following assessment findings suggest a gastrointestinal bleed?

An 87 year old nursing home resident has developed a productive cough over the past three days and confusion  over the past day. There is rhonchi and wheezing in the right lung. Vital signs are BP 116/90, P 92, R 24, temp 101 degrees F. The most likely cause is:

Your epileptic patient is complaining of a persistent metallic taste in her mouth.  You should suspect

You are treating an elderly patient who has had acute onset of difficulty speaking, as wellas being unable to move their left arm or leg. While you are preparing for transport,which assessment finding would lead you to believe the patient is having a transientischemic attack?