When Performing the Primary Assessment of a 45-Year-Old Patient, Which

question 76

Multiple Choice

When performing the primary assessment of a 45-year-old patient, which one of the following skin findings should concern the EMT?

• A) Cool and moist skin
• B) 1-second capillary refill
• C) Pink color to the nail beds
• D) Skin that is warm to the touch

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Definitions:

Schachter and Singer's

Psychologists who proposed the two-factor theory of emotion, suggesting that emotion is based on physiological arousal and cognitive labels.

Plutchik's

Refers to Robert Plutchik's psychoevolutionary theory of emotion, which categorizes emotions into eight primary types forming a wheel.

James-Lange

A theory of emotion that posits emotions arise from physiological responses to stimuli, rather than being the cause of such responses.

Cannon-Bard

A theory in psychology that suggests emotions and physiological reactions occur simultaneously and independently in response to a stimulus.