What is true of a thoracic aneurysm in the elderly patient?

Hyperthermia in the geriatric patient may be brought on by certain medications that inhibit heat dissipation. What medication class will likely cause these changes?

What is kyphosis?

The lowest blood pressure that can be defined as hypertension is ________mm Hg.

What does A “silent” myocardial infarction signify?

What is one of the first symptoms of left-sided heart failure?

Changes in the heart’s electrical conduction pathways occur as functional cells are lost in the SA and AV nodes and in the rest of the conduction system. These physiological changes can lead to what abnormality?

Which statement most accurately reflects male victims of battering?

Who is the most common perpetrator of child abuse?

Paramedics are dispatched to the scene of a 5-year-old male with a visibly broken arm. The victim is extremely quiet and withdrawn and draws away from contact with the paramedics.  He does not want to sit in his mother’s lap when she tries to hold him.  When asked what happened, he quickly says that he fell out of a tree at the same time that his mother says he fell from his bike. The paramedics should suspect: