Which of the following devices has an automatic temperature control to maintain the water temperature during a sitz bath?
A) sitz chair
B) regular bathtub
C) sitz tub
D) portable sitz unit
A
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A) profuse, yellow discharge. B) white, curdlike discharge. C) scant, clear discharge. D) external pustule.
During a home care visit, the respiratory therapist is instructing the patient and family member on the use of the patient's equipment
Which of the following household items should the respiratory therapist inform the patient to use to decontaminate the equipment? a. Alcohol c. Bleach b. Vinegar d. Lye
If you were bitten by a dog, which of the following organisms could be found as a potential pathogen in the resulting wound?
A) Capnocytophaga canimorsus B) Afipia spp. C) Bartonella henselae D) Capnocytophaga ochracae
A 60-year-old man presents with chest pain and difficulty breathing. He is pale, diaphoretic, and in severe pain. As your partner applies supplemental oxygen, you assess his vital signs. His blood pressure is 180/90 mm Hg, pulse is 110 beats/min and irregular, and respirations are 24 breaths/min and labored. You ask him if has taken any nitroglycerin and he tells you that he does not have any but his wife does. You should:
A: contact medical control and request permission to assist the patient with up to three doses of his wife's nitroglycerin. B: transport at once, apply the AED in case he develops cardiac arrest, and monitor his vital signs en route to the hospital. C: have him swallow up to four enteric-coated aspirin, continue oxygen therapy, and promptly transport him to the hospital. D: complete your focused physical examination and prepare the patient for immediate transport to an appropriate hospital.