Your patient is a 24-year-old man who smoked a cigarette dipped in formaldehyde and then went outside with no shoes on and walked in the snow for about an hour. He has deep local cold injuries to both feet. Which of the following should be included in your management of this patient?
A) Massage the feet briskly.
B) Have the patient sit with his feet lower than the rest of his body.
C) Break blisters before wrapping both feet in sterile dressings.
D) Gradually rewarm both feet.
D
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A) The act of falling causes the heart rate to decrease. B) The supine position allows more blood to perfuse the brain. C) The trauma of falling causes the blood glucose level to increase. D) The seizure stops once the patient is supine.
Calculate the following desired doses.Ordered: Depakote 0.5 gOn hand: Depakote 125 mg release tabletsDesired dose: __________
What will be an ideal response?
Areas where animals eliminate must be sanitized both inside and outside of the veterinary facility.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The heart is divided into four chambers. The bottom chambers are the:
A. right atrium and left atrium. B. right ventricle and left ventricle. C. left atrium and left ventricle. D. right atrium and right ventricle.