Assuming that none of the following patients has any neurologic deficits, which patient requires cervical spinal immobilization?
A) A 19-year-old man who has a gunshot wound to the right thigh
B) A 3-year-old girl who fell on the sidewalk while running and who has a bite injury to her tongue
C) A 10-year-old male skateboarder who fell while skating down a hill and received abrasions to his hands, elbows, chest, and knees
D) A 70-year-old woman involved in a moderate-speed, lateral-impact motor vehicle collision, who is complaining of left arm pain
D
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Which of the following is the most effective way to assess a patient's respiratory rate?
A) Count respirations for 6 seconds and multiply by 10. B) Count respirations for 30 seconds and multiply by 2. C) Count respirations for 2 minutes and divide by 4. D) Count respirations for 10 seconds and multiply by 6.
The EMT is appropriately using the SAMPLE mnemonic when he asks which question?
A) "Who is your doctor?" B) "When did you eat last?" C) "Have you thought about stopping smoking?" D) "Why did you call for the ambulance?"
Biopsy of minor salivary gland of the lip shows a lymphocytic infiltrate that has replaced salivary gland parenchyma without evidence of scar. The patient is 58 years old and has dry eyes and rheumatoid arthritis. She very likely has which of the following?
a. Sarcoidosis b. Adenoid cystic carcinoma c. Sjögren's syndrome d. Chronic sialadenitis e. Gorlin-Goltz syndrome
Why is keeping accurate patient charts essential for running a good dental practice?
What will be an ideal response?