The term ________ refers to actions taken to correct or stabilize a patient's illness or injury.
A. interventions
B. mechanism of injury
C. secondary assessment
D. primary assessment
Answer: A
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Which element identified by a bullet is documented in the words "face flushed with temperature of 101.2? Pulse rapid, respiration shallow . . . Fever remained stable at 101.1?"
a. Constitutional: Measurement of any 3 of the following 7 vital signs: (1) sitting or standing blood pressure, (2) supine blood pressure, (3) pulse rate and regularity, (4) respiration, (5) temperature, (6) height, (7) weight b. Respiratory: assessment of respiratory effort (e.g., intercostal retractions, use of accessory muscles, diaphragmatic movement) c. Cardiovascular: auscultation of heart with notation of abnormal sounds and murmurs d. Skin: inspection of skin and subcutaneous tissue (e.g., rashes, lesions, ulcers)
Mrs. Bertrand is having a cholecystectomy this evening. To prevent dehydration she is to receive 5 percent dextrose in 0.45 percent saline solution at a rate of 150 ml/hour. Using 20 drops/ml tubing, what is the drip rate in drops/minute?
A) 150 B) 75 C) 60 D) 50
What muscle group would you strengthen to provide dynamic stability for the loss of stability from a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)?
a. Quadriceps muscles b. Adductor muscles c. Hamstring muscles d. Gluteal muscles
The growing embryo develops into a fetus during the second trimester of pregnancy.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)