Explain the purpose of personal protective equipment (PPE) and give three examples


Protect the eyes, skin, and/or clothing from blood and other body fluids
Examples: gloves, masks, protective eyewear, gowns, and caps

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Your patient is a 36-year-old female, conscious and alert, sitting at her desk and complaining of a rash and itchiness after taking a sulfa antibiotic. Physical examination reveals warm and dry skin, urticaria on her chest and back, lung sounds that are clear and equal bilaterally. HR = 100, BP = 132/78, RR = 14, SaO2 = 98%. Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment for this patient?

A) Oxygen via nasal cannula, IV crystalloid solution, 5 mg epinephrine IV, 25 mg diphenhydramine IV B) Transport only C) Oxygen via nonrebreather mask, IV crystalloid solution, 25 mg diphenhydramine IV D) Oxygen via nonrebreather mask, IV crystalloid solution, 0.3 mg epinephrine SC, 25 mg diphenhydramine IV, albuterol 2.5 mg via nebulizer

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Describe the progression of coronary artery disease

What will be an ideal response?

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Among smokers with IPF, normal spirometry and lung volumes with reduced DLCO suggest the presence of coexisting:

a. emphysema. b. asthma. c. chronic bronchitis. d. lung carcinoma.

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Which of the following pharmacologic therapies can be used for the relief of patient pain? I. opioids II. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs III. neuromuscular blockade IV. calcium channel blockers

A. II, III only B. III, IV only C. I, II, III only D. I, III, IV only

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