A patient involved in an altercation has been struck on the side of the head with a baseball bat, in addition to suffering several blows to the arms and legs. When assessing this patient, which of the following signs or symptoms best indicates the patient has suffered a brain injury?
A) Confusion and combativeness
B) Complaint of a headache
C) Ecchymosis to the side of the face
D) Weakness to both arms
A
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You are transporting a male patient with the complaint of expressive aphasia and right upper extremity paralysis to the hospital. When calling the hospital, which of the following pieces of information is it most critical to convey?
A) History of hypertension B) SaO2 94% despite oxygen C) Time of symptom onset D) Blood pressure 168/82 mmHg
The RHIO (regional health information organization) is a collaborative effort to accomplish what?
A. interoperability B. development of limited data sets C. national identifiers D. online analytical processing applications
The daily census at midnight on May 31 is 100. The new 24-hour period begins at 12:01 a.m. Two patients are admitted on June 1 at 7 a.m. and discharged at approximately 8 p.m. that same day. One patient admitted at 1 p.m. dies at 4:30 p.m. the same afternoon. What is the daily inpatient census for June 1?
A. 100 B. 102 C. 103 D. None of the above
The type of breathing that indicates a laryngeal obstruction is called:
A) Stridor B) Rhonchi C) Crackles D) Rales E) Gurgle