Mary Anne is a hospital nurse who has been exposed to HIV by an accidental needle stick. She immediately began taking antiretroviral drugs in a process known as:?
Ans: post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)
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Paramedics carry out their tasks in the prehospital setting as designated agents of the:
A) EMS system director. B) EMS system medical director. C) EMS program director. D) hospital nursing director.
The results of the release of norepinephrine are the:
A) increase in heart rate and vasodilation B) decrease in heart rate and vasoconstriction C) increase in heart rate and vasoconstriction D) decrease in heart rate and vasodilation
Because of an extremely low PO2, you suspect that an arterial blood sample taken from a pa-tient's brachial artery might have been contaminated with venous blood. Which of the following might help to confirm your suspicion?
a. Call the laboratory resources/staff to get the latest chemistry report. b. Inspect the sample for color and con-sistency. c. Cross-check the sample with an SpO2 reading. d. Measure the sample's actual hemoglobin saturation.
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