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

You are caring for a patient with a severely decreased level of consciousness. The familystated that the patient has been sick with nausea and vomiting for the last several days.The patient is breathing rapidly, and their skin is warm and dry with a weak and rapidradial pulse.Based upon your primary assessment findings, what is the likely cause of the patient’scondition?Select all that apply.

Immediately after you back into a private residence, the father of an 8-year-old childcomes out carrying a child. He is panicked as he climbs into the back of your nontransportvehicle. The child is awake, but lethargic and slow to respond. The father saysthe child is sick with a fever and has a stiff neck. Identify the best plan of action.

Your patient has a known bee allergy.  She was stung and now complains that her throat feels “itchy.”  You note that her lips are swelling.  She has a prescribed epinephrine auto-injector.  What should you do?

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

You are called to the scene of an unresponsive, young adult male patient. Your primaryassessment reveals absent respirations, circumoral cyanosis, a strong carotid pulse withwarm and dry skin, and pinpoint pupils. What should you do?Select all that apply.

What are the names given to each medication listed in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia?

A 57-year-old-patient takes Metformin for a medical problem. The patient reportsdrinking too many beers and having too much food to eat today and this is the reason fornot feeling well. “The pills aren’t doing me any good” the patient claims. Most likely themedical condition the patient is referring to is:

You are called to a farmhouse on a sunny spring afternoon. Upon arrival, a frantic mother tells you that her 3-year-old daughter was playing in the yard, accidentally stepped on a hornets’ nest, and was stung repeatedly. The patient is alert, screaming and crying, and can follow her mother’s commands. Her arms and legs are swollen and show the marks of several stings. Her body is covered in hives. Her vital signs are blood pressure 90/40, pulse 110, respiratory rate 24, and oxygen saturation 99 percent. Her lung sounds are clear and equal bilaterally. Her mother states she put “nox-a-sting” on the bites but the bites only seemed to get worse. What condition is the patient suffering from?

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: