When examining a patient's pressure ulcer, you are able to identify the patient's greater trochanter within the wound bed. How would you classify the extent of wound involvement?
A. Unable to determine from the information provided
B. Superficial
C. Partial -thickness
D. Full -thickness
D
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A) provide immediate and rapid transport. B) assist the patient with his epinephrine auto-injector. C) obtain a medical history. D) call for advanced life support (ALS) assistance.
In which of the following conditions would you find a patient with myxedema?
A) Hyperthyroidism B) Graves' disease C) Hypothyroidism D) Addison disease
The _________ forms the lateral walls and floor of the bony orbit, which houses the eyeball
A. zygoma B. ethmoid
Melanoma is a form of skin cancer
Indicate whether the statement is true or false