An alert and oriented young male fell 5 feet from a stage, impacting a metal railing with the right side of his chest, just under his armpit. The primary assessment is negative for life threats, although he does complain of very painful breathing and has remarkable tenderness and crepitus over the fifth rib laterally in this area. Throughout care, which action is essential to perform?
A) Apply ice to area
B) Administer aspirin for pain
C) Monitor breath sounds
D) Splint site with a bulky dressing
C) Monitor breath sounds
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Health care workers who have direct contact with residents must have the ____________________ vaccine, which is provided by the employer without charge to the employee.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A bone marrow core biopsy is received on a 10-year-old male patient suspected of having aplastic anemia. The pathologist reviews the smear and concludes the overall cellularity to be 22% with an M:E ratio of 2.5:1
Is the patient likely suffering from aplastic anemia? Why or why not? a. There is not enough information to determine whether the patient has aplastic anemia. b. Yes, the patient is presumably suffering from aplastic anemia, but the M:E ratio does not correlate well with that diagnosis. c. No, the patient is not suffering from aplastic anemia because the overall cellularity is increased. d. Yes, the patient is presumably suffering from aplastic anemia because of the low overall cellularity and the normal M:E ratio.
What causes the carrying angle of the elbow joint? What functional purpose does the carrying angle serve?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is a responsibility of health care team members?
A. Identify the role of each team member B. Identify the specific tasks that need to be done C. Reduce or eliminate interpersonal conflict D. Establish expectations and goals E. All of the above