A patient with megaloblastic anemia would show which of the following?
A. Elevated vitamin B12, elevated folic acid
B. Elevated vitamin B12, decreased folic acid
C. Decrease vitamin B12, elevated folic acid
D. Decreased vitamin B12, decreased folic acid
D
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Managing multiple patients, such as at a mass-casualty situation places the paramedic at risk when considering medication administration because of potential communication issues with medical direction. Which of the following will help ensure patient status?
a. Use only the patients last name when communicating. b. Only one paramedic should administer medication during a multi-patient incident. c. Use of an incident command system to ensure proper identification of patients. d. Avoid the use of medications in the field during operations deferring emergency care to the hospital staff.
A miscarriage is the spontaneous end of a pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or fetus is incapable of surviving, generally defined in humans at prior to 20 weeks of gestation.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Syrup of ipecac has been used less in recent years because:
a. it can take up to 8-12 hours to work. b. it removes, on average, less than one-third of the stomach contents. c. most patients will not drink it. d. the forceful vomiting removes too much fluid from the body
The third character in a medical and surgical code specifies the objective of the procedure.
a. true b. false