As you arrive on scene, an Emergency Medical Responder informs you that the patient has agonal respirations. Based on this description, you would expect the patient's breathing to be:
A) Irregular and deep
B) Occasional and gasping
C) Rapid and shallow
D) Deep and fast
B) Occasional and gasping
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Mrs. Keller, an 88-year-old widow with no close relatives, is a lonely woman who often talks about her happy marriage. To help Mrs. Keller feel loved, the nursing assistant should NOT:
A. occasionally give her a hug or touch her. B. take her to the activity room to meet and talk with other residents. C. compliment her on her appearance. D. ask her if she can think of some relative you could call for her.
For a given minute ventilation, partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide (PetCO2) is a function of which of the following? 1. Metabolic rate 2. Cardiac output 3. Alveolar dead space 4. Physiologic shunt
a. 1 and 3 only b. 1, 2, and 3 only c. 2, 3, and 4 only d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
Codes with four, five, or six characters that require additional character(s) are __________
a. categories b. codes c. subcategories d. subclassifications
The bones of ________ joints are covered with hyaline cartilage and are held together by a fibrous joint capsule.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).