Feeding tubes placed into the stomach or small intestines through the skin are for ____________________term enteral therapy
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An EMT is correctly assessing a patient's radial pulse when he:
A) Uses the palm of his hand to feel the pulse on the upper arm B) Simultaneously checks for a heart rate on both sides of the neck C) Uses his thumb to feel for the pulse on the patient's lower arm, near the base of the thumb D) Uses his fingertips to feel for a pulse on the anterior and lateral aspects of the patient's wrist
You are transporting a patient with diabetes who has low blood sugar. En route, you receive orders to administer oral glucose. Which piece of emergency equipment is most important to have readily available during this procedure?
A) Nasopharyngeal airway B) Suction device C) Oropharyngeal airway D) Automated external defibrillator
An adult patient's blood sample was collected in an EDTA blood collection tube for a CBC. The automated WBC count was 2.1 ? 109/L. Upon microscopic examination of the cells,
the laboratory professional noted that the neutrophils adhered to the erythrocytes. What corrective action should be taken in this situation? a. Draw the blood in heparin anticoagulant. b. Recollect the blood from a finger stick and make manual dilutions. c. Draw the blood in citrate anticoagulant. d. Draw the blood in a plain red top tube.
C & S stands for ________
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