You are requested by the police to assist them with an 18-year-old patient who isbarricaded in a hallway. The scene is safe. Neighbors say they saw the patient actingnormal just a few minutes ago. You observe that the patient appears to be hallucinating.What is your FIRST consideration?

Which of the following medical conditions is caused by the formation of a blood clotwithin the vasculature of the brain?

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: