Which of the following patients is at highest risk for a pulmonary embolism?
A. 59-year-old male who is recovering from pneumonia
B. 66-year-old active female with a history of hypertension
C. 71-year-old male with recent surgery to a lower extremity
D. 78-year-old female who takes blood thinning medications
Answer: C. 71-year-old male with recent surgery to a lower extremity
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A) liveborn infants. B) outcome of delivery. C) perinatal conditions. D) weeks of gestation.
Which of the following techniques does NOT require use of a laminar flow hood?
A) Filling of unit–dose syringes B) Reconstitution of powdered drugs C) Preparation of IV admixtures D) Preparation of orally administered nutritional therapies
If the cause of a patients' TCPA is a tension pneumothorax, you should:
a. perform cricothyrotomy b. perform needle decompression c. perform external stabilization d. perform chest thrusts
When filing, what section of the chart is most likely where you would file an x-ray report?
a. Reports b. History and Physical c. Physician Notes d. Lab and Radiology