Muscle tightening is called _____
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
contraction
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A young child with multiple physical and developmental abnormalities has a severe nose bleed. You must suction his nasopharynx to decrease the amount of blood he is swallowing. Which of the following would be included in this care?
A) Insert a soft catheter into the nose the same length as the distance from the patient's nose to the tip of his ear. B) Place the patient on his side and gently insert a rigid-tip catheter 1 inch into each nostril starting with the right. C) Insert the soft catheter through the nose past the base of the tongue. D) Irrigate the nostrils with water to thin and loosen the blood prior to suctioning with a rigid catheter.
The reasonable effort that a healthcare provider uses to limit disclosure of patient information is referred to as
A) the privacy rule. B) the minimum necessary standard. C) confidentiality. D) all of the above.
Which of the following medications is used for benign prostatic hypertrophy as an alpha-blocker?
Minipress® Edecrin® Demadex® Aldactone®
You are preparing to perform an ECG on a young woman when she tells you that she just had her blood tested and her blood potassium level is very low. What might you expect to see on the ECG tracing as a result of this?
A. The heart contractions will be longer than normal. B. The heart rate will be fast. C. The heart rate will be slow. D. The rhythm will be irregular.