Your patient is a 44-year-old female who has collapsed while jogging. She has been unresponsive for 4 to 5 minutes by the time you arrive. Her husband appears to be performing high-quality CPR. Which of the following should be your first action?
A) Stop CPR and check for a pulse.
B) Apply the AED.
C) Insert an oropharyngeal airway and begin ventilations.
D) Load the patient into the ambulance for further assessment.
B
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Calculate the airway resistance given the following clinical data: flow rate 60 L/min, peak inspir-atory pressure (PIP) 42 cm H2O, plateau pressure (Pplateau) 15 cm H2O, and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) 5 cm H2O
a. 10 cm H2O/L/sec b. 30 cm H2O/L/sec c. 37 cm H2O/L/sec d. 42 cm H2O/L/sec
Redeposited bone takes how long to reossify?
a. 6 weeks b. 2 months c. 4 months d. 9 months
The return of an axon to its original polar (resting) state is called ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following can stimulate hyperventilation?
A) hypothermia B) metabolic alkalosis C) hypoxia D) hypertension