What is a hospitalist, and what is the advantage to the patient when a hospital has one?
A hospitalist is a physician who provides comprehensive care to hospitalized patients but who ordinarily does not see patients outside of the hospital setting. The advantage to the patient is that the hospitalist is a specialist in dealing with conditions that require hospitalization and is not distracted by the duties of seeing patients in the clinic setting.
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Which of the following is not a kind of mastectomy?
a. Radical mastectomy. b. Modified radical mastectomy. c. Complete radical mastectomy. d. Subcutaneous mastectomy.
The entire central nervous system is covered by the:
A) dura mater. B) meninges. C) peritoneum. D) pia mater.
You have been called for a young female in labor. She is lying on the floor in obvious distress from the labor pains. While you are assessing her for crowning, your partner is getting a set of vital signs. She tells you that she is getting dizzy and nauseated. Vital signs are pulse rate 120, respiratory rate 22, and blood pressure 98/62. You should be concerned that she has:
A) supine hypotensive syndrome. B) Braxton-Hicks contractions. C) placenta previa. D) contracted food poisoning.
How long should battery-operated equipment used on a transport be able to last?
A) 15-30 minutes beyond the expected length of the transport B) 30-45 minutes beyond the expected length of the transport C) Four hours beyond the expected length of the transport D) Battery-operated equipment should never be used on a transport.