What are two stimuli that must be diminished or eliminated to reduce gagging?
What will be an ideal response?
Psychogenic and tactile. Psychogenic stimuli arise in the mind and may result from prior experience. Tactile stimuli arise from touch and a physical reaction to the sensation of airway obstruction.
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You have initiated the rewarming of a local cold injury to a patient's hand and fingers. On scene the patient had no sensation in his hand or fingers. Which one of the following statements is a cause of concern when made by the patient?
A) "The blisters on my fingers haven't broken yet." B) "My fingers are really starting to hurt now!" C) "There is no pain when I rub my fingers with my other hand." D) "My hand is feeling funny. It seems to be starting to tingle a little bit."
What device is used through the ureteroscope to capture an intact calculus or fragments if fractured by laser?
a. Babcock forceps b. basket stone forceps c. entrapment sack d. vessel loops
What is the correct medical term for Lou Gehrig's disease?
a. Poliomyelitis b. Shingles c. Polyneuropathy d. Paresis e. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Interpret the physicians' medication orders. Prednisone 7.5 mg po qd
What will be an ideal response?