41. Causes of delirium in the older patient include all of the following, except:

20. A 6-month-old male presents with 2 days of vomiting and diarrhea. He is conscious, but his level of activity is decreased. The infant’s mother tells you that he has not had a soiled diaper in over 12 hours. The infant’s heart rate is 140 beats/min, and his anterior fontanelle appears to be slightly sunken. You should suspect:

60. In contrast to conductive hearing loss, sensorineural hearing loss is caused by:

38. An older woman with osteoporosis presents with pain and deformity to her left hip after she shifted her weight onto her other foot. She has most likely experienced a(n):

15. If a pregnant patient must be placed onto a backboard, you should:

57. EMTs are dispatched for a fall. The patient, a 16-year-old female with Down syndrome, is experiencing difficulty walking and says that her fingers “feel like needles.” The EMTs should suspect:

25. After determining that an infant or child has strong central pulses, you should:

27. After using the pediatric assessment triangle (PAT) to form your general impression of a sick or injured child, you should:

7. After delivery of the placenta, the mother is experiencing vaginal bleeding. After massaging the uterine fundus and allowing the mother to breastfeed, the bleeding stops. This occurred because:

53. Because hearing-impaired patients typically have more difficulty hearing high-frequency sounds, it is important for you to: