Which one of the following patients should receive supplemental oxygen with a nonrebreather mask or nasal cannula?
A) 39-year-old male with a sprained ankle and breathing 16 times per minute
B) 18-year-old who overdosed on a drug and is unresponsive and breathing 6 times a minute
C) 42-year-old female who is confused, weak, and dizzy, and adequately breathing 14 times per minute
D) 61-year-old male who is unresponsive with a foreign body airway obstruction that cannot be removed with abdominal thrusts
C
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A) sepsis secondary to endometritis. B) hypovolemia secondary to miscarriage. C) infection of fibroid tumors. D) shock due to pelvic inflammatory disease.
Which of the following is TRUE of the differences between adult and pediatric pedestrians when struck by a vehicle?
A) Adults tend to be thrown under the vehicle. B) Children tend to be thrown onto the hood of the vehicle. C) Children tend to turn toward the vehicle. D) Adults tend to turn toward the vehicle.
Lp (a) is considered a risk factor for developing atherosclerosis due to which of the following?
A. It competes with fibrinogen for binding sites, thus interfering with clot lysis and increasing the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) B. It is produced by macrophages and expressed in atherosclerotic lesions C. It activates complement D. It competes with plasminogen for binding sites, thus interfering with clot lysis and increasing the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
____ occurs when the ventilated alveoli are not adequately perfused by pulmonary circulation.
A. Alveolar deadspace B. Anatomic deadspace C. Physiologic deadspace D. Arterial deadspace