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NREMT Advanced EMT

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You are transferring a patient by ambulance who is trying to speak, but is having difficulty doing so. You believe she is suffering from dysphasia. What does the suffix -dys mean?

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Answer - C - The suffix -dys in dysphasia means difficulty. The suffix -phasia means speech. The suffix-phagia means eating and the -pnea means breathing.

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