Which of the following patients should receive a focused history assessment and a physical examination?
a. A conscious patient with a medical condition
b. A patient with a minor finger laceration
c. An unconscious patient with a leg injury or an ankle injury
d. An unresponsive patient with no gag reflex
Answer: a. A conscious patient with a medical condition
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should employ: A) therapeutic communication. B) interference. C) active listening. D) verbal cues.
What are common signs that result from mechanical shock, regardless of the cause?
a. pink, cool and dry skin b. alert and oriented to time and day c. bilateral diminished lung sounds d. jugular vein distention, tachycardia
Hospital-based applications for clinical decision support include:
1. Cardiac ischemia 2. Decreasing fluid given in resuscitation efforts 3. Appropriate tidal volume and plateau pressure monitoring in acute respiratory distress syn-drome 4. Decreasing exacerbations in asthma patients a. 1 and 2 b. 1, 2 and 3 c. 1, 3, and 4 d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
A patient has an elevated thrombin time and normal reptilase time. Which of the following situations is most likely?
a. Heparin therapy b. Low fibrinogen c. Elevated fibrin split products d. Dysfibrinogenemia