Your patient is a 77-year-old male whose wife called for EMS because he began acting confused a few hours ago. The patient has high blood pressure and benign prostatic hypertrophy. The patient is agitated and does not understand why you are there. Your assessment reveals warm, moist skin; a heart rate of 72; a respiratory rate of 24; and a blood pressure of 142/88. The patient has diminished breath sounds over the right middle lobe with coarse rhonchi in the right lower lobe; his oxygen saturation is 89 percent on room air.. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis

________ helps patients by speeding diagnosis so that tPA can be given within a few hours if appropriate.

A) TeleStroke B) Teleoncology C) Telecardiology D) Telepsychiatry

If a patient shows signs of fainting, first complete the draw, and then have the patient lie down.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

What does the abbreviation ASHP stand for?

Association of Specialty Health Practitioners American School of Hospital Pharmacists American School of Health Practices American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Documentation of your physical examination should be:

A) subjective in all regards. B) factual and nonjudgmental. C) representative of your perceptions. D) reviewed by the EMS administrator.