A vitamin essential to the conversion of glucose is:
a. Thiamine
b. Calcium
c. Magnesium
d. Vitamin C
a
Rationale: a. Thiamine is a vitamin essential to the conversion of glucose to energy.
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Your patient has penetrating trauma to the chest, which you have covered with an occlusive dressing. As you monitor the patient's breathing, you notice he is having more difficulty. You should:
A. palpate for signs of flail chest. B. apply tracheal deviation until breathing normalizes. C. release the dressing momentarily to see if air escapes from the wound. D. wrap the dressing more tightly with absorbent bandages.
A 22-year-old male was fishing when he was submerged for approximately 30 seconds after he moved into deeper water to untangle his fishing line. He states that he did take some water into his lungs but feels better now and does not see the need to be transported to the hospital. Which response is most appropriate?
A) "We will wait here with you for another 20 minutes. If you do not cough, then you should be okay, and I will feel better about letting you refuse transport." B) "Let me listen to your breath sounds again. If they are clear, then you should be okay to refuse additional care and transport." C) "You seem okay now, but it may take a day or two for complications to become apparent. You really should be checked out in the hospital." D) "Your pulse oximetry reading is 97% on room air, which indicates that you are breathing adequately. You should be okay to refuse care, but keep an eye on yourself."
A GTT is being conducted on a patient. One phlebotomist collects the samples using a finger puncture, and the other phlebotomist collects the samples with a venipuncture. How will this cause a problem with the sequential results?
The rule requiring that all health care providers who act as creditors have a written identity theft detection and prevention program is called the
A) HIPAA Privacy Rule. B) Red Flags Rule. C) Security Rule D) Fair Credit Rule